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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYERS ILLAWARRA

Trusted Planning & Environmental Lawyers

The team at Kells is committed to providing the best legal advice and representation for planning and environmental matters in Sydney.

Extensive Industry Experience

Our lawyers have acted for and against local councils and state agencies for over 40 years, which means we have an intimate understanding of their decision-making processes and objectives.

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Everywhere You Need Us

With offices across Sydney and the Illawarra region, we make our collective knowledge, experience and expertise available to anyone in NSW who needs our assistance.

Bespoke Legal Services

At Kells, we believe you're not just another client. We take pride in listening to your unique challenges and providing personalised solutions to help you achieve your goals.

Here to Help

Whether you are a local government entity or a private client seeking legal advice on issues involving local government, planning, and environmental law, we at Kells are ready to assist you at every stage of the process. We pride ourselves on being easy to work with, accessible and commercial.

How Can Our Illawarra Planning & Environmental Lawyers Help?

Kells’ local government, planning and environmental law team provides legal advice and services to assist people, corporations and government agencies in respect of local government, planning and environmental law matters.

There are many challenges in the complex and highly regulated development industry and we work closely for and with many local government planning authorities and statutory bodies, which means we have an intimate understanding of their decision-making processes and objectives. 


This provides us with a competitive advantage when either acting for such authorities or for developers seeking approval from such authorities.

Our planning and environmental lawyers can assist you in the following matters:

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If you have any questions or need advice regarding an aspect of local government, planning and environmental law, don't hesitate to contact our experienced team at Kells.

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