Zone Planning Group

What Zone Planning Group does

Zone Planning Group is a privately held Australian town planning and development advisory consultancy founded in 2016 and headquartered in Burleigh Heads, Queensland. The firm delivers development application preparation, project strategy and feasibility advice, due diligence investigations, project management and facilitation, strategic planning and policy development, planning law and expert witness services, and waste management plans across Queensland and New South Wales. It is led by five Directors with 19-30+ years of combined public- and private-sector experience and serves property developers, commercial and industrial operators, childcare and aged care providers, and local/state government planning departments.

The firm's underlying capability is professional expertise and regulatory relationships rather than technology: its competitive edge rests on director-level tenure, deep connections with local and state planning authorities, and an established track record on high-rise residential, master planned community, industrial, and commercial projects. Landscape architecture and master planning are delivered through an affiliated subsidiary, Zone Landscape Architecture. Geographic reach is provided via three offices — Burleigh Heads (Gold Coast), Gladstone (Central Queensland), and Moss Vale (Southern NSW) — positioning the firm along the QLD/NSW growth corridors.

The business model is professional services consulting: project-based fees on development applications, planning advice, expert witness, and strategic planning engagements, with revenue generated from both private developers and public sector clients. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, supported by a professional website portfolio, proprietary industry studies and reports, and director-led referral networks. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is scoped per engagement. No AI/ML capabilities, platform product, or external funding have been disclosed.

Name

Zone Planning Group

Legal name

Zone Planning Group

Website

https://zoneplanning.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zone Planning Group is an Australian town planning consultancy delivering development applications, strategic planning, planning law, and landscape architecture services to property developers, commercial operators, and government clients across Queensland and New South Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Town Planning Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement (BPAIACAE), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

Keywords

• Town planning services
• Development application consultancy
• Urban design planning
• Landscape architecture
• Planning law advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Burleigh Heads

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Town Planning and Development Advisory Services: Professional consulting fees for town planning services including development applications, project strategy, due diligence, project management, strategic planning, planning law/expert witness services, waste management plans, and landscape architecture/master planning. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements with both public and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Zone Planning Group provides town planning, urban design, and development application services for residential, commercial, industrial, childcare, aged care, and master-planned community projects across Queensland and New South Wales. Service scope spans the full development lifecycle including Development Applications, Project Strategy & Advice, Due Diligence Investigations, Project Management & Facilitation, Strategic Planning & Policy Development, Planning Law and expert witness work, Waste Management Plans, and Landscape Architecture & Master Planning (delivered via affiliated brand Zone Landscape Architecture).

Product overview

Zone Planning Group offers a unified suite of town planning and development application services across Queensland and NSW. The core offering includes Development Applications covering all built form land use types and subdivision, supported by Project Strategy & Advice, Due Diligence Investigations, Project Management & Facilitation, Strategic Planning & Policy Development, Planning Law (expert witness), and Waste Management Plan preparation. The company also delivers Landscape Architecture & Master Planning through its affiliated brand Zone Landscape Architecture (zonelandscape.com.au). Research publications including Greenfield land studies, City Plan Amendment analyses, and dwelling supply reports are available as supplementary resources. Projects span High Rise Residential, Medium Rise Residential, Townhouses, Dwellings & Dual Occupancies, Subdivision & Integrated Housing, Masterplans, Industrial, Commercial, Child Care Centres, and Aged Care/Retirement/SDA developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Development Applications Comprehensive development application services covering all built form land use types and land development including subdivision projects, prepared and managed for developers across QLD and NSW.
• Project Strategy & Advice Strategic consulting services for development projects including project planning, feasibility assessment, and advisory support for developers and landowners.
• Due Diligence Investigations & Unauthorised Activities Investigative services assessing development sites for unauthorised activities and conducting due diligence assessments for prospective purchasers and developers.
• Project Management & Facilitation Project management and facilitation services through the development application and post-approval phases of development projects.
• Strategic Planning & Policy Development Strategic planning and policy development services for public and private sector planning and urban design projects, including planning scheme preparation.
• Planning Law Services Expert witness and general planning litigation services for planning matters in NSW and QLD planning courts.
• Waste Management Plans Preparation of operational waste management plans to accompany development applications.
• Landscape Architecture & Master Planning Landscape architecture and master planning services covering all built form land use types and land development (subdivision), delivered through affiliated brand Zone Landscape Architecture.
• Studies & Reports Industry studies and reports analysing current and future trends, challenges, and opportunities in the planning sector, including Gold Coast Light Rail Corridor analysis, City Plan Amendments studies, Greenfield land studies, and dwelling supply reports.

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Capras Community Care PartnershipminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting Capras Community Care, a community organization.
• Currumbin Wildlife SanctuaryminorOthersCommunity partnership with Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary supporting wildlife conservation.
• SOP (Sanctuary of Prayer)minorOthersCommunity partnership supporting SOP organization.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Aurecon: Global engineering, planning and advisory firm with significant Australian planning practice. Competes with Zone Planning on large master-planned community and urban regeneration work, but operates at substantially larger scale with broader technical capabilities.
• Cardno (now Stantec): Large multi-disciplinary engineering, planning and environmental consultancy (acquired by Stantec in 2022). Overlaps with Zone Planning on planning approvals and master planning but as part of a much broader infrastructure-oriented portfolio.

Direct peers

• SGS Economics and Planning: Independent Australian planning and economics consultancy providing strategic planning, development economics, and policy advisory. Direct competitor in the residential/commercial development advisory space, particularly in NSW and QLD where Zone Planning also operates.
• Ethos Urban: Australian urban planning, design and economics consultancy focused on urban renewal, master planning and development advisory. Comparable to Zone Planning across project types, geographies (Sydney/Melbourne/Qld), and customer base of property developers and government clients.
• Urbis: Australia's largest dedicated town planning and economics consultancy, with offices across all major east-coast markets. Competes directly with Zone Planning for development application, strategic planning, and expert witness work in QLD and NSW, but at significantly greater scale and broader service breadth.
• Mecone: NSW-based planning, environment and property economics consultancy serving developers and government. Comparable in scope (DA, planning policy, expert witness) with overlap in Sydney growth-corridor projects Zone Planning targets from its Moss Vale office.
• Tract Consultants: Australian planning, urban design and landscape architecture consultancy operating across QLD, NSW, VIC and WA. Direct comparable to Zone Planning's master planning and landscape architecture offering, often competing on large master-planned community mandates.
• KDN Group: Boutique Australian town planning consultancy operating in QLD with similar developer-customer base. Similar headcount and service mix to Zone Planning, competing for high-rise residential and master-planned community work on the Gold Coast corridor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/zoneplanning1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zone-planning-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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