ZANE of Semitic origin meaning God’s gracious gift; “good” in the masculine form and “beautiful” in the feminine form.

Mark Swain Principal founded SOLUTIONS ZANE in April 2009 to focus on achieving excellence in land use planning, based in Sydney, Australia.

The land use planning services practice is committed to a sustainable interaction between humans and the built and natural environment.

“By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.”

— Socrates

WHY?

SOLUTIONS ZANE gains new and repeat business based on professional expertise, industry knowledge and efficiency of execution according to client needs. We strive to set ourselves apart from our competitors through Trust with the following core values:

R	eliability:	Do what we say we will do
A	ssurance:	We strive to stay updated – If we don’t know we’ll find out
T	angibles:	Everything you see, hear and say about us is important
E	mpathy:	Put ourselves in the shoes of our clients
R	esponsiveness:	Do what we can as soon as we can

MISSION:

To contribute to a sustainable interaction between humans and the built and natural environment.

VISION:

To constantly deliver reliable, timely and cost-effective services to our clients and be a first-choice provider in Land Use and Town Planning Services in NSW.

Mark Swain Principal founded SOLUTIONS ZANE in April 2009 to focus on achieving excellence in land use planning, based in Sydney, Australia.

We provide a consultancy service that facilitates better planning outcomes in an increasingly complex statutory framework, with ever increasing delays in processing times. With the client, we identify early contentious issues and engage in a high level of consultation with the core objective to maximise development potential in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Mark Swain has over 17 years of Local Government experience in Sydney and at Tweed Shire Council before moving abroad to live and work in Cali and Bogota, Colombia and Quito, Ecuador as a Senior Executive for a multi-national training organisation.

Since returning to Australia in 2009 Mark Swain established SOLUTIONS ZANE and has been involved in a wide range of planning projects throughout NSW. Whilst working extensively within the eastern Sydney region, the consultancy is regularly engaged in different areas of the state and is well equipped to respond to the diversities of urban and regional environments.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

SOLUTIONS ZANE sponsors five (5) children through World Vision programs in Zambia and Ethiopia. These programs are aimed at providing the children the necessary tools to overcome the cycle of starvation and poverty via good health and education.

On a local level, Mark is an active member of the Rotary Club of Kings Cross and participates in a range of community service activities, youth education and leadership development.

SOLUTIONS ZANE offers extensive town planning services in the following areas:

Statutory Planning

• Planning advice

• Due diligence reports/feasibility studies

• All types of development coordination including liaison, engaging of respective consultants/experts and lodgement of development applications to Council

• Preparation of Statements of Environmental Effects/Environmental Impact Statements for all types of development including:

• Residential
• Affordable Rental Housing including Boarding Houses
• Retail/Commercial
• Mixed Uses
• Light and heavy Industrial Uses
• Port related uses
• Marine environment land uses
• Recreational and tourist uses
• Agricultural uses
• Environmentally sensitive land uses
• Special purpose land uses (eg. Churches, schools, aged care facilities, child care centres, hospitals, Seniors Housing etc)
• Heritage Development

• Representation at Council meetings and other forums

• Exempt and Complying Development Compliance checks

• Plans of Management

• Coordination of Voluntary Planning Agreements

• Preparation of formal objections to Development Standards under Cl. 4.6 of Standard Instruments

• Land and Environment Court Appeals

We attempt to avoid where possible the litigation process which can be costly and time consuming. Where the foregoing is not feasible, the following services are provided:

• Lodgement of appeal and coordination of legal representation

• Section 34 Conference attendance and representation

• Formal representation at L & E Court Proceedings including appearing as expert witness, preparation of Statements of Evidence, Position Papers and Joint Statements

Strategic Planning

• Rezoning Advice

• Preparation of Planning Proposals

• Feasibility Studies

• Preparation of site specific Local Environmental Plans and Development Control Plans

Since the commencement of Solutions Zane in April 2009, Solutions Zane has been involved in the following projects (Post December, 2015).

Principal

Mark Swain MPIA

Level 2, Office 206, 65-71 Belmore Road,

Randwick. NSW. 2031

Mobile: 0403 354 626
Email: reception@solutionszane.com.au