Journeyman Planning is a fresh consultancy providing services to both the public and private sectors with the focus being solely on town planning services and in particular statutory planning. The Principal Consultant of Journeyman Planning is Angus McGuckian who is responsible for the day to day activities of the company and who will co-ordinate the contract and undertake the assignments. Angus c
ommenced his career with the Department of Main Roads in Queensland after completing his Bachelor of Environmental Planning (with Honours) where he coordinated the Departments input into 17 new format planning schemes under the Integrated Planning Act for the Darling Downs Region. Moving to Melbourne in 2002, Angus commenced with Yarra Ranges Council where over 15 years he progressed to where, upon his departure recently, he was the Executive Officer of Planning Services. This time at Yarra Ranges has provided Angus with an extensive knowledge of a variety of complex planning issues from intensive commercial developments under Development Plan overlays to major tourism developments in the Yarra Valley to complex dwelling applications on heavily vegetated, bushfire and landslip prone properties. This is coupled with an in-depth involvement of the review and evolution of a complicated planning scheme and a complicated decision making environment. After 20 years’ experience in town planning at both state and local government tiers in various Australian states, his passion is about assisting local government planners to achieve quality decisions and outcomes and working with the applicant to achieve credible development that meets the community’s needs. Angus adopts a collaborative approach to his work and loves to engage early and thoroughly on issues to ensure a complete response is provided.
