Shelly Fanning LLM, LLB, B.EnvP ‍Associate | Planning Consultant | Lawyer

Shelly Fanning is an Associate of Securitec Lawyers, bringing together extensive experience as both a planning consultant and lawyer. Her unique combination of legal and planning expertise enables her to provide practical, commercially focused advice on planning, development and land use matters across Victoria.

Shelly holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours), a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne, and a Bachelor of Environmental Planning. She has advised private landowners, developers, businesses and government on a broad range of planning, development and environmental matters for many years. She also shares her expertise as a casual lecturer at Deakin University.

Working alongside the Securitec Lawyers team, Shelly provides strategic planning and development advice that complements the firm's specialist legal services for caravan parks, residential land lease communities, manufactured home estates, motels, resorts and other accommodation businesses. Her ability to navigate both legal and planning frameworks helps clients achieve practical, commercially focused outcomes in complex planning, land use and development matters.

Specialist Areas of Expertise

  • Town planning and development approvals

  • Planning permits and amendment applications

  • Land use and development strategy

  • Caravan park planning matters

  • Residential land lease community planning

  • Manufactured home estate developments

  • Motel, rooming house and resort developments

  • Planning scheme interpretation

  • Planning due diligence

  • VCAT planning matters

  • Planning and environmental compliance

  • Strategic planning advice

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Natasha is part of Securitec's specialist legal team, supporting clients across the caravan park and residential land lease community sectors.