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Expert Advice From Local Town Planners

Our professional Town Planning team assists owners, developers, and construction companies across South East Queensland at every stage of the town planning process.

Why work with an Experienced Town Planning Consultant?

If you're unsure where to start or whether your development idea is even possible, we’re here to help.

Our friendly and experienced Town Planners are here to support your project from pre-purchase advice through to final delivery.

Our team of Town Planning experts brings clarity and confidence to every stage of your project. 

  • Straightforward advice tailored to your project
  • Transparent timeframes and fast turnarounds
  • Local council insights and relationships that reduce risk and avoid delays

Our Trusted Town Planning Services

What does a Town Planner do?

Broadly, Doyen Town Planning is your personalised development consultant.

We provide advice and develop strategies to bring your development dreams to reality. We’ll manage your project throughout the Council Development Application process.

Our network of consultants is the brightest minds in the industry - we bring them together to serve our clients throughout the entire development process.

Research

We assess your site to uncover opportunities and risks that may impact your project.

Research includes the location of underground infrastructure, vegetation removal and neighbouring development approvals.

Pre-Lodgement

Obtaining pre-lodgement feedback from the Council or the State Government will assist with reducing risk.

It also increases confidence in the project before preparing the development application.

Applications

Development applications are the core of our business and our specialty.

As private town planners, we know the strategies required to help you achieve the best result in a timely manner.

Post-approval Services

Changes to approvals can be required for several reasons.

Our post-approval service ensures your project can fluidly adapt, as required, to meet ever-changing market needs.

Appeals

Considering appealing a development application decision? We can help.

We resolve issues quickly, cost-effectively, and without the need for court appearances.

Show Cause

If you’ve been issued with a Show Cause or Enforcement Notice, speak with our team promptly for expert assistance and advice.

Our Professional Town Planners' Areas of Expertise

Why Choose our Town Planning Consultants?

We are a dedicated team of Town Planners in Brisbane with intricate knowledge of South East Queensland’s planning system

Our personalised service helps clients secure development approval, development consent, planning and development permits in the shortest possible timeframe.

As a professional town planner, we focus on delivering outcomes that are efficient, compliant, and strategically positioned for success. This allows us to deliver cost-effective, accurate, and reliable advice for your project.

Doyen’s Town Planners bring experience from both the private and public sectors. This gives us unique insight to position your application for a smooth and optimal City Council assessment and approval process.

Explore Our Recent Town Planning Projects

The following is a small selection of projects for which we have successfully obtained development proposal approvals

What our clients say about our Town Planners

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Nicholas
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Great experience from start to finish. Doyen Planning's expert guidance and prompt responses made the whole development application process incredibly smooth. Highly recommend their services to anyone.
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Allan Kang
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Rhys and Rhianna at Doyen Town Planning have been absolute rockstars to work with. They handled all of our town planning works seamlessly from start to finish. Thanks to their expertise, thoroughness, and clear communication, we've achieved fantastic results across multiple projects. They take the stress out of the entire development and approval process and know how to get things over the line. If you need reliable, top-tier town planners, look no further than Doyen town planning! Highly recommend!
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Hoey Moey
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We had no experience in town planning/subdivision activities but found Rhys and the team incredibly helpful throughout our engagement. Definitely recommend.
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Justin On
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Super easy to work with. We spoke to a lot of planners and they were either very unprofessional or unreasonably expensive. Doyen was in the sweet spot. They understood that it was a pretty straightforward DA, and threw it together without hassle.
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They were highly responsible corporative throughout the entire process, and always responded to the questions quickly and professionally.
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Andrew Fisher
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Rhys Trombetta provided excelent service regarding our sub-division proposal, from the get go. He gave considered advice and discussed options - we always felt that he was on our side to achieve the best possible outcome. We now have a successful outcome - thank you Rhys!
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James Davidson
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Rhys recently helped me get our home plans through council. We had some design issues with council come up that we both felt was unreasonable. Rhys was able to go the extra mile and went to the local council office to sit down and sort out a more amicable solution so we could keep moving forward. I would recommend Doyen Town Planning
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KAL B
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Highly recommend Doyen Planning. We had a great and seamless experience.
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Gavin Moore
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The advice received and process adopted was succinct and accurate. Through regular communication, we were informed as to each step of the approval process. Highly recommended.
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Rupert Monahan
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Great service and excellent attention to detail. Would definitely engage Doyen again.
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Areas We Serve

At Doyen Town Planning, we assist property developers, homeowners, architects, and builders across Brisbane, Redlands, and SE Queensland.

Town Planning FAQs

You may need a town planner if you are subdividing land, building townhouses or apartments, planning a new home, changing the use of a site, or dealing with overlays such as character or heritage controls.

Yes. Many sites are affected by constraints such as flooding, character, heritage, environmental, or neighbourhood planning controls. We can help you understand how these affect your site and advise on the best path forward.

We help reduce delays by identifying planning risks early, preparing clear and well-supported application material, and managing Council requests efficiently. This can help avoid unnecessary setbacks and keep the approval process moving.

We work with property developers, investors, homeowners, architects, designers, builders, and commercial clients who need support with planning advice and Council approvals.

Yes. We can assist from the early planning stage through to preparing reports, lodging the application, responding to Council requests, and guiding the project through the approval process.

Yes. If Council requests more information during the assessment process, we can prepare a clear response, coordinate supporting material, and help keep your application moving.

Yes. Pre-purchase planning advice can help you understand a site’s development potential, likely planning constraints, and approval risks before you commit.

Access Your Complimentary Property Intelligence Report (Normally $450)

Get clarity on the site before you commit.

Your report covers:

  • Zoning, heritage & character housing

  • Flooding, bushfire, noise & vegetation overlays

  • Easements, stormwater, sewer & water



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