LID Consulting provides practical ESD and waste consulting services for development projects across Australia. We also support clients when projects progress beyond routine planning and design advice into formal expert and tribunal processes.
In Victoria, we prepare expert ESD and waste evidence for planning matters and can appear at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) where required. In New South Wales, we assist with expert processes linked to Land and Environment Court (LEC) matters, including joint expert conferencing, joint expert reporting, section 34 conciliation conferences, and court appearance support where required.
For clients, that means continuity. The same consultancy that develops the ESD or waste strategy for a project can also defend and explain that work when it is tested in a formal planning or legal setting.
Clients gain access to consultants who understand both the technical requirements of ESD and waste management and the higher level of rigour required once a matter enters a formal expert process.
Our Expert Services
LID Consulting can assist with:
- ESD expert reports for planning, tribunal and court-related matters
- Waste expert reports, including operational waste management issues
- Review and amendment of existing ESD or waste reports in response to expert, council or legal review
- Technical input for planning appeals and contested development matters
- Participation in expert meetings, joint expert processes and conciliation conferences
- Support for, or attendance at, VCAT and NSW Land and Environment Court (LEC) matters
We support permit applicants, legal teams, planners, architects and project teams where ESD or waste issues form part of a VCAT or LEC matter.
Our experience spans matters across a broad mix of project types, including:
- apartments
- mixed-use developments
- townhouses
- single dwellings
- hospitality venues
- hotel projects
- office projects
- retail uses
- community facilities
Kensington NSW – Joint experts report resolved
City Rd South Melbourne – City of Port Phillip – Experts report and VCAT attendance
