Publications

Humphreys Reynolds Perkins has well established links with universities, industry associations and professional member organisations throughout Queensland and Australia.

The firm contributes to academic teaching and continued professional development through these institutes or associations. Members of our team regularly prepare and present papers on topical planning issues.

The Sustainable Planning Bill 2009

The New Brisbane City Centre Neighbourhood Plan

Integrated Planning Act - Is it Too Complex?

Implementing ESD under the SPA 2010

How to Make Plans A Preliminary Manifesto

DRAFT QLD PLANNING PROVISIONS - Achieving good planning outcomes or a missed opportunity?

Critique of DAF Proposals

Creating a standard planning scheme - the Queensland Planning Provisions

Bureaucracy and Mediocrity - Development Assessment Under IPA

2007 - QELA Presentation - State Planning Policy for Protection of Extractive Resources

2004 - Proposed Brisbane CBD Building Heights Controls

2004 - Critical Analysis of TLPI No. 4 - Affecting the Brisbane City Plan 2000

2000 - New Ideas of Planning - The first National Workshop on Planning Theory

1996 - Implementing the vision in a World Heritage Area

1994 - Friend or Foe - Environmental Management Conflict in the 90s

1992 - Planning for Sustainable Development Solutions

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.