Meet The AHDS Team

Peter started out as a trainee Health & Building Surveyor at a small country council in 1973, and since then has seen just about everything you can imagine in terms of building and town planning.

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He holds qualifications in Town Planning, Building Surveying and Health Surveying;

(Grad. Dip. Planning - UTS,

Grad. Dip. Applied Science (Building) - UWS -Hawkesbury,

Cert. Health Inspection - TAFE NSW).

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He is accredited by the SA Government (Accredited Professionals Scheme) for Building Surveying (Level 1) and Town Planning consents (Level 1, 2 and 3) across the whole of South Australia, and is very experienced  in SA ERD Court matters,  Council Development Assessment Panels and Building Fire Safety Committees.

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Peter’s wealth of industry experience has been gained across Western NSW (1973- 1978), Overseas (1978 - 1980), (metropolitan and outer Sydney (1980-1998) and in the Adelaide Hills, Murraylands & and Adelaide Metro areas since 1998.​​ This also means he is well-versed in finding solutions to problems arising in specialist areas such as Traffic Engineering, Bushfire Safety, Soil Contamination and Effluent Management.

Emily has been with AHDS for almost five years and is a master at working with the PD Portal and the PD Code (cantankerous documents indeed!). Working beside Peter daily for several years has provided Emily with considerable and eclectic knowledge in the disciplines of Planning and Building in South Australia.

With a background in health and psychology, Emily has also built and renovated a number of homes throughout her years living in the Adelaide Hills, so has a thorough understanding of building in practice and considerable empathy for clients dealing with the vagaries of planning requirements and building works.

Emily's ability to identify the heart of an issue and clarify possible directions is a boon for our clients, as is her committed work ethic and knowledge of the region and its planning processes.