In order to provide you with some insight into the versatility, depth of experience and ongoing currency of the technical capabilities of Creedence Planning, a small selection of past projects Gordon Edgar has been professionally involved in are provided below. Scroll further down for our most recently completed Creedence Planning projects.

Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Building to Boutique Hotel, Newcastle

Assessment for City of Newcastle Council of a DA to convert & make additions to a locally iconic former civic administration building for use as a 5 star hotel. An assessment challenge was ensuring a proposed non-compliant height addition would not result in the building visually challenging the local prominence of the heritage-listed City Hall clock tower adjacent. Amendments were required to facilitate this desired outcome.
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17 Unit Multi Dwelling Housing Development, Fletcher

DA assessment for City of Newcastle Council. Although a compliant development, existing local parking / traffic and pedestrian congestion issues during am/pm school drop off / pick up times caused significant local concern. An assessment process outcome was introducing a new through-site pedestrian thoroughfare to allow quicker access to/from the nearby school from surrounding streets. For the developer, this was a beneficial use of an unbuildable drainage easement that helped address community concerns.
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6 Unit Multi Dwelling Housing Development, Merewether

DA assessment for City of Newcastle Council. This well-designed, largely compliant infill development simply needed a reasonable merits assessment approach to unavoidable overshadowing impacts due to an unusual design of adjoining development that exacerbated this issue. Whilst different in character compared to more traditional adjoining development, the proposed development nonetheless presented well in terms of detailing and materials to both streets of this double-fronted block providing a very positive streetscape outcome.
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Recently Completed Creedence Planning DA Projects

Change of Use to Vehicle Sales or Hire Premises, Fitout and Signage - Mayfield West

Creedence Planning prepared, lodged and project managed this DA for an interenationally recognised vehicle hire company to commence use at this location in Mayfield West. Whilst Council engineers raised initial concern about how vehicles could be loaded/unloaded in an existing contrained site area that could not be expanded, eventually a solution was negotiated and approval from Newcastle Council was gained in 91 days.
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Mod Application to extend opening hours beyond midnight for takeaway food premises in Cooks Hill

Creedence Planning prepared and project-managed this challenging Mod application seeking approval to open after Midnight on weekends. Council, police and neighbour concerns needed to be sensitively addressed to get this one over the line with approval eventually gained from City of Newcastle Council in 126 days. Creedence Planning prepared the SEE, CPTED (Crime Risk) report and a Plan of Management.
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Mod Application to extend alterations and additions further to rear for terrace house in Newcastle

Creedence Planning prepared and project-managed this tricky little Mod application for our client to secure approval in 62 days from City of Newcastle Council. Issues to resolve included existing use rights, encroaching an easement for light and air and heritage impact.
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Change of Use to Conduct Pilates Classes - Maitland East

Creedence Planning prepared and project-managed this DA for our client - gaining approval in 53 days from Maitland Council. Variations to Council parking and accessibility standards were sought and granted as well as addressing neighbour noise concerns.
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Alterations and change of use to a medical centre in Broadmeadow

Creedence Planning provided design advice, prepared the SEE and project managed this DA to convert an older commercial building on a narrow block to a medical centre. An existing non-compliant car-park needed an out-of the-box design solution by Creedence Planning to make parking workable and acceptable to Council. Approval was issued by Newcastle Council in 59 days.
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DA for alterations and additions to dwelling house at Raymond Terrace

Creedence Planning prepared the SEE and project managed this DA to enlarge the existing dwelling house. Issues that needed to be addressed included building in a high flood hazard area and extending forward of the establisehed front building line. Following appropriate representations by Creedence Planning, the clients' desired proposal was approved by Port Stephens Council in 33 days.
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New 2.3m High Rear Boundary Fence - Cooks Hill

Incredibly, sometimes even filling a gap to replace an existing dilapidated timber paling fence with a new 2.3m high colorbond fence to match the existing adjoining fencing needs a DA. Having checked it was not exempt, complying development or viable as an accelerated DA, Creedence Planning stayed true to our motto that "no job is too large or too small". We prepared, lodged and project managed the DA to assist our client in gaining a rapid approval from Newcastle Council in 16 days.
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New Garage and Carport - Birmingham Gardens

Creedence Planning prepared, lodged and project-managed this DA to constuct a new combination garage and carport at this site in Birmingham Gardens. Allowing for a "stop the clock" request for stormwater plans, DA approval was secured from Newcastle Council in just 3 assessment days.
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