Allegedly corrupt planner John Woodman and one of his close associates were involved in the approval of almost 1000 houses in the council area adjacent to the sacked City of Casey.

Kingston Council has completed an initial probe into the potential for corruption on any of the projects where Mr Woodman, legal consultant and close associate Megan Schutz, and his lobbyist, former Liberal MP Lorraine Wreford, were involved.

Planner and developer John Woodman late last year, after spending a day on the stand at the anti-corruption commission. Credit:Justin McManus

The report, which the council considered on Monday night, makes no findings against any of those involved, instead setting out a plan for a more detailed investigation of projects Mr Woodman and his associates were involved in.

Mr Woodman, Ms Schutz and Ms Wreford, along with two sacked Casey councillors, are at the centre of hearings being staged by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission into allegations of corrupt land deals in Melbourne’s south-east.