Joshua Grossman is a Town planner and registered Building Surveyor with over 9 years experience working within the industry. Joshua is currently the principal of Strategic Approvals and Australian Certifying Group.

Joshua provides the following specialisations:

• Assessment of Construciton Certificates, Complying Development Certificates and Occupation Certificates
• Providing formal advice for interpretation of planning legislation
• Representing owners and appearing at Local Planning Panel meetings
• Lodgment and coordination of Development Applications
• Lodgment and coordination of Building Information Certificate Applications
• Auditing of Complying Development Certificates and various State Environmental Planning Policies
• Preparation of Statement of Environmental Effects Reports
• Preparation of clause 4.6 variation request reports
• Liaison and mediator between effected parties and council
• Land and Environment Court appeals pertaining to Development Applications.
• Preparing formal reports that analyse a multitude planning legislation to be utilised as expert evidence for court appeals. 
• General consultation to Land and Environment legal practitioners .
• Acting as the agent and representing owners at the Land and Environment Court.
• Acting as the expert witness for Land and Environment court appeals.
• Attending/conducting joint expert meetings and preparation of joint expert reports.
• Representation at Section 34 Conciliation conferences.
• Providing expert witness reports.
• Providing formal analyses of proposed and already built development under Complying Development, to be used as expert reports at the Land and Environment Court.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Registered Certifier BDC 2403
• Bachelor of Construction Management and Property, Majoring in Property Development – UNSW
• Graduate Diploma in Building Surveying – Bond University
• Graduate Diploma in Urban & Regional Planning – University Of Sydney