Meet the Team

Tom is a senior consultant in HillPDA’s planning team. He specialises in strategic, spatial, and social planning in NSW and Victoria. Tom has a particular interest in the effects of long-term trends on the land use needs of cities and regions.

Tom has undertaken a range of planning strategies relating to housing, industry, retail, and community infrastructure land uses. Tom’s experience in spatial planning has drawn on geographical information systems (GIS), using mapping software to analyse and present findings relating to land uses, infrastructure, and environmental factors. Tom is also experienced in social planning, having conducted a range of impact assessments, socio-economic analyses, crime reports, and infrastructure studies to investigate the effects of development on communities.

Whether developing strategies, spatial data, or social analysis, Tom endeavours to create accessible reports that can be used for the benefit of local areas. He has worked with stakeholders from public, private, and non-profit sectors, and from local communities, to help achieve this aim.

Major projects

• Murray River Local Housing Strategy Revision – Murray River Council
• Gunnedah Employment Lands Strategy – Gunnedah Shire Council
• Commercial Planning and Zoning Opportunities – NSW Treasury
• Lower Hunter and Capital Region Housing Supply Pipeline Audits – Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
• Mapping Urban Growth Areas for Regional NSW – Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
• Edmondson Park Social Impact Assessment, Community Needs Assessment, and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design – Urban Property Group
• Rutherglen Social Impact Assessment and Engagement – Cubitic Consulting
• Rooty Hill Road North Socio-Economic Analysis – Transport for NSW