People

Ben Lyons

Associate

B.BltEnv(Urb&RegPlan),GradDipUrb&RegPlan, MPIA

Brisbane

T: +61 7 3221 8833

F: +61 7 3221 0278

E: ben.lyons@hrppc.com.au

Biography

Ben is an Associate at Humphreys Reynolds Perkins Planning Consultants with over 10 years of experience in both statutory and strategic planning throughout Queensland and in China. Ben has developed specialist experience in the formulation of development approval strategies for complex proposals and also has extensive experience in undertaking project coordination for significant retail, residential and mixed-use projects, contributing to master planning exercises, preparing statutory planning instruments, undertaking development assessments, and in assisting with expert evidence for Planning and Environment Court matters.

Ben has a Bachelor Degree (Distinction) and Graduate Diploma (Distinction) in Urban and Regional Planning from the Queensland University of Technology and has been the recipient of a number of State and National Awards for Planning Excellence.

Ben is an active member of the Planning Institute of Australia and the Queensland Environmental Law Association and is also a member of both the UDIA (Qld) Housing Accessibility and Services Committee and the Brisbane Development Association Management Committee.


Fast Track Approvals
Humphreys Reynolds Perkins is a Brisbane City Council accredited consultant for RiskSmart.

RiskSmart is an application assessment and approval process that allows low-risk development proposals to be fast tracked with a commitment from Brisbane City Council to decide those applications within 5 business days.

In addition to saving time, RiskSmart applications may also qualify for a discount in Council assessment fees of up to 30%.

Eligible development proposals range from certain types of subdivisions, houses and multi-unit dwellings to extensions to shopping centres, industrial uses and prescribed tidal works.

For further information, or to see if your development proposal can benefit from the RiskSmart process and be fast tracked, contact the Brisbane office on (07) 3221 8833 or via email at: mail@hrrppc.com.au.