About Michael Leavey

Michael Leavey is a qualified and experienced town planner, based on the NSW Central Coast. Michael provides planning and development services on the Central Coast, and in the Hunter, and Sydney metropolitan areas.

Michael has over 35 years experience working in the state, local and private planning sectors. Prior to establishing his consultancy in 2014 he was the Regional Director for the Hunter & Central Coast Region with the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure, and held senior positions in local government prior to that.

Michael is a Chair of the Cumberland and Mosman Local Planning Panels, and is an expert member on a number of Local Planning Panels. Between 2016 and 2019 Michael was a State-appointed panel member and alternate Chair of the Hunter & Central Coast Regional Planning Panel.

Experience

Michael has held a number of senior planning positions, including:

  • Regional Director Hunter & Central Coast, NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure 2008-2013

  • Regional Director Central Coast, NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure 2006-2008

  • Manager Integrated Planning, Gosford City Council, 2003-2005

  • Manager Compliance, Leichhardt Council 2000-2003

  • Director Environmental Services, Rockhampton City Council 1997-1999

  • Prior to 1997 - private consultancy, Rockhampton City Council, Ryde City Council, Penrith City Council

Qualifications

Bachelor of Town Planning (Honours Class 1), University of New South Wales, 1987

NSW Ordinance 4 Local Government Planners Certificate (No.831), 1988

Queensland Local Government Planners Certificate (No.A197), 1993

Other

Member Planning Institute of Australia (No. 3284)

President, Royal Australian Planning Institute Central Queensland Branch 1995-1997, Executive Committee Member 1997-1999

Judge, Royal Australian Institute of Architects Central Queensland Architecture Awards 1996

Published in 'Talking about Sydney - Population, community and culture in contemporary Sydney' Edited by Robert Freestone, Bill Randolph and Caroline Butler-Bowden, UNSW Press, 2006, ISBN 0 86840 938 3. Chapter 5 "Responding to change in outer metropolitan areas: a Central Coast Perspective.

Coastal Planning and Consulting Pty Ltd

ABN: 39 655 402 547

ACN: 655 402 547

Insurances: Professional indemnity, public liability. Details available on request.