City of Sydney Housing

The Study sought to understand the value of housing diversity to a global city and how cities that compete with Sydney for investment and talent, deliver diverse housing outcomes. The study was commissioned to understand: Current issues relating to housing availability, affordability and diversity in the City of Sydney Identify…

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Rhodes East Affordable Rental Housing

The purpose of this Evidence Report was to support the City of Canada Bay in its desire to deliver a 5% affordable rental housing target for key workers within the Priority Precinct of Rhodes East. Specifically, this Report, along with the Affordable Housing Program and updated Affordable Housing Policy would…

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Coffs Harbour LGA

As part of producing a Local Growth Management Statement, Coffs Harbour City Council contracted HillPDA to provide a strategic framework to facilitate future employment growth within the municipalities centres and employment lands. HillPDA’s study determined priorities and actions to accommodate and create opportunities for industrial, retail and commercial activities to…

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Byron Shire

Byron Shire Council engaged HillPDA to undertake an employment land strategy to review all retail and industrial precincts within the LGA. The study involved undertaking an extensive land use audit, projecting retail and industrial floorspace requirements and determining the capacity of existing business centres and employment precincts. The final strategy…

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Sydney Metro

HillPDA was commissioned as part of the broader EIS Specialist team to undertaken a Business Impact Assessment for the Sydenham to Bankstown upgrade component of the Sydney Metro project. The project involved upgrading the 10 existing stations from Marrickville to Bankstown (inclusive), and the 13 kilometre long section of the…

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WestConnex | M4-M5 Link

HillPDA was engaged by Roads and Maritime Services to undertake a socioeconomic and business impact assessment for the M4-M5 Link project. The report assessed the socio-economic and business impacts of the proposed construction and operation of WestConnex M4-M5 Link, which would comprise a new multi-lane road link between the M4…

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Sydney Metro

In 2009 the NSW Government created the concept of the Sydney Metro. HillPDA’s role was to prepare the specialist social, economic and business impact assessment to enable a thorough and informed review of the project by the NSW Minister for Planning.

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City of Sydney Open Space

The City of Sydney commissioned HillPDA to examine the open space acquisition component of their Section 94 Development Contributions Plan (2006 Plan).

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Tasmanian Activity Centres

HillPDA was engaged to prepare a Study to recommend a consistent approach to the classification of activity centres across Tasmania.

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