Independent advice. Informed decisions.
Spiro Stavropoulos · Principal Planner
Town Planning · Heritage · Aged Care · Seniors Living
With nearly 35 years of experience across New South Wales, Spiro provides independent strategic advice across planning, heritage, aged care and seniors living. His counsel is grounded in senior practice, operational leadership and a clear understanding of what makes projects viable.
From development feasibility, approvals and heritage strategy to aged care governance, property and executive advisory, receive experienced guidance at the decisions that matter.
Experience grounded in practice
Spiro Stavropoulos is a specialist town planner, heritage consultant and aged care advisor with nearly 35 years of practice across New South Wales. His work brings together planning expertise, heritage judgment and direct leadership experience in aged care and seniors living.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts
Member, Planning Institute of Australia (MPIA)
Certified Practising Planner (CPP)
Career experience
Senior Planner, Randwick City Council
Director, Canterbury Council
Senior Planner, JBA Planning, now Colliers Planning
Founding Director, SPD Planning — 15 years
Director, Perumal Murphy Alessi, heritage practice
Head of Property, then Chief Executive Officer, St Basil’s Homes for the Aged — approximately 8–10 years
Professional standing
Spiro is a member of the Planning Institute of Australia. Clients value an advisor who understands both the statutory planning system and the operational realities of running organisations.
Advice for every stage of your project
Spiro Stavropoulos provides independent planning, heritage, aged care and seniors living advice across Sydney and New South Wales. Choose the pathway that best matches your project, transaction or organisation.
Property Developers, Investors & Builders
Development feasibility, planning strategy and pre-DA advice establish what a site can realistically deliver. Spiro manages DAs, council negotiations, Clause 4.6 written requests, rezoning, strategic submissions, Statements of Environmental Effects, panel and council representation, complying development reports, and Land and Environment Court evidence.
The result is clearer investment decisions, fewer delays and stronger approval prospects, supported by nearly 35 years of planning experience.
Buyers, Vendors & Real Estate Agents
Pre-purchase planning due diligence examines zoning, floor space ratio, height, heritage, flooding and bushfire constraints. Development potential assessments cover renovation, subdivision, dual occupancy, secondary dwelling and granny flat opportunities.
Planning Snapshots and vendor advisory give agents and sellers a credible, plain-English account of what can be done—helping buyers bid with confidence and reducing uncertainty.
Architects, Building Designers & Heritage Consultants
Pre-design planning advice identifies constraints before design work progresses. Heritage services include heritage impact assessments, Statements of Heritage Impact, Burra Charter significance assessments, conservation management plans, adaptive reuse strategy and design review against council guidelines.
You receive designs and applications shaped for compliance from the outset, with heritage arguments that respect significance while supporting viable outcomes.
Aged Care Providers, Boards & Executives
Independent advice covers board and governance reviews, corporate and clinical governance frameworks, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission preparation, property strategy, home care and community services, change management, restructuring, executive mentoring, growth and funding submissions.
Advice is grounded in direct leadership experience as Head of Property and Chief Executive Officer of St Basil’s Homes for the Aged—not generic consulting theory.
Seniors Living Developers & Investors
Planning and development advice supports retirement villages, land lease communities, independent living units and integrated care campuses. Services include site due diligence, feasibility, DA management, rezoning, strategic planning and coordination between planning requirements and aged care regulation.
You gain one experienced adviser who understands both the approval pathway and the operational realities of seniors living.
Selected Projects
Planning & Heritage — Selected Development Work
144 Glebe Point Road, Glebe — Everton: Heritage planning for the City of Sydney heritage item, an early Victorian Gothic stone cottage dating from circa 1838.
28–34 Clarke Street, St Leonards: Alterations to a heritage-listed 7,500m² commercial building and planning for 10 new apartments.
50A Lyons Road, Drummoyne: Seven-storey mixed-use development incorporating 37 apartments.
Planning & Heritage — Strategy, Approvals & Feasibility
102–106 Boyce Road, Maroubra: Planning strategy and expert evidence for 26 apartments, with a non-compliant DA approved through the Land and Environment Court.
11–13 Albert Road, Strathfield: Planning for 40 apartments across six storeys.
Northbridge Plaza Shopping Centre: Rezoning work undertaken with JBA Planning.
Pyrmont grain silos: Environmental Impact Statement for demolition for the City West Development Corporation.
Pennant Hills Golf Club: Rezoning and subdivision feasibility.
Norwood Road, Buxton: Rezoning of surplus NSW Government land.
Aged Care & Seniors Living — Facility Development
Emmaus Village, Kemps Creek: Planning and development advice for a 140-bed aged care facility and 61 independent living units, valued at approximately $10 million.
Clyde River Motor Inn, Batemans Bay: Advice for 78 serviced apartments, valued at approximately $20 million and approved by the NSW Department of Planning.
Aged Care & Seniors Living — Organisational Leadership
St Basil’s Homes for the Aged: Full portfolio management and organisational leadership as Chief Executive Officer, bringing direct operational experience to aged care strategy and governance.
These examples are a selection of past work and are not intended to imply that every project is a current engagement.
Why clients engage Spiro
Independent, practical advice grounded in nearly 35 years of experience across New South Wales. Spiro Stavropoulos brings together planning, heritage, aged care and seniors living expertise, with the judgement to identify risks early and connect regulatory, property and operational considerations.
Clients value clear advice before decisions are made, an experienced perspective on complex projects, and direct counsel informed by executive and CEO-level responsibility in aged care.
Experience, Services & Enquiries
Spiro Stavropoulos is a Principal Planner providing authoritative Sydney and NSW town planning, heritage consultancy, aged care advisory and seniors living development advice. Explore the practice, selected work and professional background, or get in touch directly.
Spiro Stavropoulos · Principal Planner ABN 78 419 816 387 33 Dunning Avenue, Rosebery NSW 2018 0439 501 892 · spiro@stavropoulos.com.au www.stavropoulos.com.au
Discuss your project
Please get in touch to discuss a planning, heritage, aged care or seniors living matter across Sydney and NSW.
Direct contact
0439 501 892
spiro@stavropoulos.com.au
33 Dunning Avenue, Rosebery NSW 2018