People

Trent Forrest

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BA/LL.B,MURP,MPIA (Grad)

Brisbane

T: +61 7 3221 8833

F: +61 7 3221 0278

E: trent.forrest@hrppc.com.au

Biography

Trent comes to Humphreys Reynolds Perkins after practicing as a commercial litigation solicitor for almost 10 years. Trent decided to pursue his passion for town planning by enrolling in a Masters of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Queensland, which he completed in June 2009.

Trent's areas of experience include the preparation, lodgement and management of development applications for a range of development types throughout Queensland, research and preparation of statutory planning advice, research and assisting in the preparation of court reports for Planning and Environment Court Appeals and preparing highest and best use analyses for land acquisition and resumption matters.

Trent has a combined Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Queensland and is a graduate member of the Planning Institute of Australia and the Queensland Environmental Law Association.

Publications: 'Implementing ESD under the SPA' - Paper presented at the Queensland Environmental Law Association 2010 State Conference.

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.