Our Team
We look forward to learning about your plans. Our partnership is the next step in your development path.
Experience, efficiency and local knowledge
Our experienced town planning and disability access consultants have helped hundreds of developers, architects and homeowners. We have the expertise to manage the entire development process and we partner with specialists when required.
We never miss a deadline, and we submit organised and thoroughly prepared paperwork on time.
Our core values are the golden thread through everything we do: accountability, excellence, integrity and passion.
TOWN PLANNING & DISABILITY ACCESS EXPERTS
MEET THE TEAM
Barry Cotten
Founder, Town Planning & Access.
Town Planner
Barry has years of experience in public and private sector urban planning, building, energy efficiency and project management.
The business is shaped by his personal work ethics: integrity and a commitment to results.
Throughout his career, Barry has led town planning and project teams in development assessment planning, strategic land use planning, and building consultancy in both private and local government sectors.
Barry takes a realistic, proactive and outcomes-focused approach to issues and places emphasis on detailed chronological reporting.
Before becoming a Town Planning consultant, Barry qualified as a builder, and it’s this passion for building that underpins his passion for town planning. He has a strong desire to ensure a balance between good design and meeting community needs.
Through his building knowledge he is able to offer valuable practical solutions for clients that don’t over-compromise design and yet aim to meet council objectives in the most complex circumstances.
Barry’s hand-picked team brings diverse background experience to each project. This adds value in a variety of ways, ultimately resulting in a smoothly managed, efficient process to achieve the best possible outcome.
Barry is a Practising Town Planner & Disability Access consultant with over 25 years of public and private sector experience. Additionally, Barry has extensive experience (20 years) in ABSA (NatHERS) Assessments and BASIX, Section J NCC2022, Building Regulations and Work Health & Safety/Human Resources. He has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Building, Graduate Diploma in Town Planning, Graduate Diploma in Disability Access, Graduate Diploma in Work Health & Safety, and other certificates from many short courses in these respective disciplines.
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What Barry brings to the table is not something you can learn from doing a course, or reading a few books. It comes from years of experience. His research and preparation are second to none; he covers all bases.
– Ibrahim ConloI, ICS Design Director
TOWN PLANNING & ACCESSIBILITY EXPERTS
OUR CONSULTANTS
Tania Hannaford
Consultant Planner
Tania had a diverse career prior to Town Planning & Access, with roles ranging from Radiation Therapist to Travel Agent, IT Support and Accounting. It is the breadth of Tania’s career history that has given her exceptional organisational skills and an ability to connect with people.
She has a particular love for architectural plans, property development and sustainability, but her over-riding strengths are meticulous attention to detail and the ability to absorb critical information. This means she is a trusted pair of hands when it comes to ensuring compliance and addressing regulations.
Tania is a qualified Urban and Regional Planner and has a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (BURP) from the University of New England (Armidale) and is a registered member of the Planning Institute of Australia. She is also a qualified NatHERS assessor and a registered member of Design Matters National.
Bruce Carr
Sustainability Consultant
Section J of Volume 1 of the NCC 2019
Bruce is a highly experienced technical sustainability consultant. He works closely with Town Planning & Access to provide Section J Assessments and sustainability advice.
He undertakes technical assessments of a range of varied and complex non-residential developments.
Bruce has a background in business and research and has been working as a sustainability industry professional since 2012.
town planning & ACCESS outcomes
Commitment to the best outcome
Over time, the Town Planning & Access team has built a solid track record and a strong reputation for building trusted partnerships with clients.
Our view that ‘client problems are ours to solve’ means that we’ve built many long-term working relationships. Most of our new business comes from existing clients who use us repeatedly or from happy past clients who’ve referred us on.
Our core values are the golden thread through everything we do: accountability, excellence, integrity and passion.
Let us partner with you
We are committed to helping you achieve the best results. Our passionate town planning and disability access consultants provide practical solutions that don’t mean ‘going back to the drawing board’. Our expert town planning and accessibility consultants have years of industry experience offering achievable access solutions for our clients.
Our town planning, sustainability and disability access consultancy services will guide you through an otherwise complex, challenging process, with proactive recommendations based on our comprehensive, high-quality assessments and reporting.
We look forward to learning about your plans. Our partnership is the next step in your development path.
SYDNEY
3/55 Pyrmont Bridge Rd
Pyrmont, NSW 2009
brisbane
76-84 Brunswick St
Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006
