Land development
Engineering for development approvals: the stormwater, servicing, access and civil design a council assesses, prepared and certified by registered engineers.
Projects
- ProjectSubdivision stormwater management, South East QueenslandStormwater design for a 120-lot residential subdivision: detention basins, water-sensitive urban design and lawful point of discharge
- Project15-unit development, 134 South Street, ThornlandsCertified stormwater, water, sewer and traffic response to a council information request
- ProjectDriveway access to a state-controlled road, LoganAccess design and approval through the Department of Transport and Main Roads, 2025–26
What this sector usually needs
Developers, town planners, architects and private landowners taking a site through a development application, an information request or operational works.
- A stormwater management plan, servicing assessment or traffic impact assessment to lodge with a development application.
- A coordinated response to a council information request covering several engineering matters at once.
- Operational works design and RPEQ certification after approval.
- Access to a state-controlled road, with the Department of Transport and Main Roads approval it needs.
Guidance for a first application
A first subdivision or development usually needs a town planner to lodge the application and an engineer to prepare the stormwater, servicing and access reports the council assesses. We prepare and certify the engineering reports and work alongside the planner.
If the council has already sent an information request, send it with the enquiry; the response is scoped to the request items.
How the work is commissioned
Most development work arrives by referral from planners, architects and earlier clients, or directly when a council asks for engineering evidence.
Services for this sector
- Civil engineeringDevelopment and infrastructure civil engineering: operational works, stormwater and drainage, water and sewer servicing, roads, earthworks and RPEQ certification.
- Traffic engineeringTraffic engineering for developments and road authorities: traffic impact assessments, access and driveway design, state-controlled road approvals and signal coordination.
- Environmental engineeringEnvironmental engineering for development and resource projects: stormwater quality, erosion and sediment control, landfill and leachate, and approval support.
- Structural engineeringStructural engineering for buildings, retaining walls, tanks and civil structures, with design, assessment and certification by registered structural engineers.
- Geotechnical engineeringGeotechnical engineering for foundations, earthworks, slopes, pavements and mine infrastructure, delivered by engineers registered in geotechnical engineering.
- Electrical engineeringElectrical engineering for sites, pump stations, lighting and industrial installations, with design and certification by registered electrical engineers.
- SurveyingEngineering and construction surveying: detail surveys, set-out, as-constructed and volume surveys, monitoring, and cadastral surveys by a registered cadastral surveyor.
Discuss a land development project.
Send the site address, what is proposed, the current stage and any council correspondence. The reply sets out the engineering steps and who is responsible for each.