Last updated: 19 July 2026
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Make it your forever home, enjoy the beach lifestyle, make more room for the kids or grand kids, work from home – what ever your plan, we can help make it happen. It’s hard to turn down an opportunity for an informal meet and greet at The Blackthorn Cafe, contact us to discuss your planning requirements.
AS Planning is an independent Town Planning Consultancy working in the Mornington Peninsula Shire and surrounding areas, primarily assisting clients in obtaining Planning Permits through Council in the most efficient and timely manner possible. We work with a high volume of clients requiring a Planning Permit triggered from the Design and Development Overlay (DDO), Vegetation Protection Overlay (VPO), Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO), Significant Landscape Overlay (SLO) and Environmental Significance Overlay (ESO) in the Mornington Peninsula area.
Andrew Stubbings is the Director & Founder of AS Planning. He has years of experience within both the public and private Town Planning sector and has a solid understanding of Council’s end to end process. Andrew now works independently with home builders, developers, architects, investors and business owners.
AS Planning will ensure the strongest planning application is submitted to Mornington Peninsula Shire on your behalf. The planning application addresses all relevant policies and includes external consultants reports.
Contact us today about our Town Planning services in and around Arthurs Seat, Balnarring, Baxter, Bittern, Blairgowrie, Boneo, Cape Schanck, Capel Sound, Crib Point, Dromana, Fingal, Flinders, Hastings, HMAS Cerberus, Main Ridge, McCrae, Merricks, Moorooduc, Mornington, Mount Eliza, Mount Martha, Pearcedale, Point Leo, Portsea, Red Hill, Rosebud, Rye, Safety Beach, Shoreham, Somers, Somerville, Sorrento, St Andrews Beach, Tootgarook, Tuerong and Tyabb.
A Design and Development Overlay (DDO) will guide the scale and form of your development on your land. We can help you understand the DDO requirements set by Mornington Peninsula Shire and help you meet these requirements in your building design, before your application even goes to Council.
The other common Planning Permit triggers we come across in this region are Vegetation Protection Overlay (VPO), Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO), Significant Landscape Overlay (SLO) and Environmental Significance Overlay (ESO). No matter which overlay applies to your property, AS Planning can assist in engaging the right professional and obtaining the reports required for the Planning Permit application. Whether it’s a Designer, Arborist, Landscape Architect, Traffic Engineer or any other relevant professional, we have an extensive network of local experts to assist with the development process.
Ever thought of what attracts you to the Mornington Peninsula coastline? Is it the low-lying wind-swept native vegetation? The Tea Tree or Coastal Banksia vegetation scattered throughout the foreshore and within rear yards?
Do away with the exotic Agapanthus, Lilly Pilly’s & Japanese Maples.
We can assist with maintaining the indigenous vegetation stock within Mornington Peninsula Shire by way of a detailed Landscape Plan, that utilises the many different species located within the Coastal Alkaline Scrub – Plant List.
Andrew has a Bachelor of Applied Science – Planning. He is a strong communicator when it comes to community consultation, as well as engaging with project stakeholders and authority consultation.
Andrew has over 20 years of experience in both private and public town planning, including working in local government. He has extensive knowledge of Council processes.
Support your planning permit application through surveys and assessments from our specialist partners, including expertise in Urban design, Landscape architecture, Flora and fauna, as well as Civil and traffic engineering.
