Camden City Council engaged HillPDA to investigate factors that may impact on the diversity of housing being delivered in the Camden LGA. Council wanted to understand: What type of development controls (i.e. flexible or prescriptive) are most effective in delivering medium density housing in greenfield areas and why? How do…
The NSW Government has announced the exhibition of the draft Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan. It spans eight local government areas: Blacktown, Fairfield, Liverpool, Campbelltown, Camden, Wollondilly, Hawkesbury and Penrith. It aims to protect our rich environmental assets and important koala population in South West Sydney. For more information visit: …
Congratulations to Campbelltown City Council on the exhibition of the Draft Campbelltown Local Housing Strategy. HillPDA is proud to have worked closely with Council in the preparation of this 20 year strategy, which will guide the delivery of housing and ensure that the community’s lifestyle needs continue to…
Throughout the Autumn months, HillPDA’s Melbourne team have collaborated with the City of Stonnington in a review of neighbourhood activity centres. Our retail study has assessed the changing dynamics of small shopping strips across the municipality to support business owners as they bounce back from COVID-19.
The NSW Government has announced the Planning System Acceleration program to assist with maintaining jobs and economic activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the property and construction sectors. The program includes a number of measures designed to reduce backlogs and expedite assessment processes, including increases to the capacity of…
Congratulations to our colleagues at Georges River Council for the exhibition of the Draft Georges River LEP 2020. The draft LEP is supported by a number of documents including a draft Inclusive Housing Strategy and Implementation Plan prepared by HillPDA. The draft Inclusive Housing Strategy promotes the delivery…
It is early days with the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping through the global economy. A number of our clients have reached out seeking our view on the likely impacts to the property market. While we don’t have a crystal ball, the following is a point summary of our appreciation of the…
With the COVID-19 pandemic changing the way we work, it has not changed our professionalism and work ethic. This is a perfect opportunity to strategise and push forward with development proposals, review property portfolios, and plan to revitalise assets. HillPDA remains open for business.
HillPDA was subcontracted by Arup to analyse the economic feasibility of proposed green infrastructure planning controls in the City of Melbourne. HillPDA reviewed the economic feasibility of four hypothetical case studies across the municipality. HillPDA’s role in the project included collaboration with OCULUS, Junglefy and Arup to test impacts of…
