Ashleigh Pope

Ashleigh advises on a range of planning and environment matters, including planning permit disputes, easements, covenants, existing use rights, and land acquisition and valuation.

Acting with care and diligence, Ashleigh is dedicated to achieving positive outcomes in planning and environment matters while ensuring commercial viability.

Significant experience

Ashleigh’s experience includes:

• assisting clients with planning permit applications and approvals for commercial, industrial and residential properties, both initially to the Council and on appeal to VCAT;
• conducting research and providing advice across planning, environment, land valuation, and land acquisition matters;
• assisting clients in relation to enforcement proceedings;
• drafting claims, submissions, applications, and supporting documents for planning and land acquisition matters in VCAT;
• assisting clients in relation to the interpretation, status and effect of easements, covenants, and crown grants on land;
• briefing expert witnesses across a variety of disciplines; and
• briefing and instructing counsel for appearances before VCAT.