Railway Terrace Schofields

HillPDA was commissioned by Premise to prepare a Community and Social Infrastructure Assessment to accompany a State Assessed Planning Proposal (SAPP) application at 249-271 Railway Terrace, Schofields. The purpose of the report was to determine the projected social infrastructure resulting from the population increase from the Planning Proposal. The report…

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Jewish Communal Appeal

As specialists in urban and property economics, HillPDA was engaged by the Jewish Communal Appeal (JCA) to undertake a gap analysis into the future infrastructure requirements of the NSW and ACT Jewish community. The report presented a desktop analysis of the Jewish community and how it has changed demographically over…

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Ingleburn CBD

Campbelltown City Council required a Social Infrastructure Assessment to be prepared to support a Planning Proposal for part of Ingleburn CBD. The Planning Proposal sought to allow for higher density residential and commercial development. HillPDA assessed the area’s needs in terms of passive and active open spaces, community centres, and…

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Mudgee And Gulgong

The Mid-Western Regional Council sought to update its understanding of the supply and demand for residential land in two of its main centres, Mudgee and Gulgong. This was of critical importance to the Council, as external factors and revised population projections indicated higher than anticipated growth in demand for housing…

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Aboriginal Land SEPP

The Aboriginal Land SEPP provides for the making of ‘development delivery plans’ (‘DDPs’) for land owned by Local Aboriginal Land Councils (‘LALCs’). The SEPP initially established a planning pathway for Darkinjung Land Council to secure a state-led pathway HillPDA was engaged by the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) to…

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North Coast

The North Coast Regional Plan 2041 included an action to undertake an employment land review for the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast subregions (combined to form the North Coast) to assess future supply needs and locations. Northern Rivers (LGA) – Tweed, Byron, Kyogle, Lismore,  Ballina and Richmond Valley Mid…

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Northern Rivers

The Northern Rivers Joint Organisation (NRJO) was seeking to undertake an audit of Industrial and employment lands across the Northern Rivers. The outcome of this audit was intended to support and strengthen the region’s economic development strategies, identify a means of progressing existing employment and industrial lands and inform future…

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Wollondilly Shire

Amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (the Act) required local councils to update their Local Environmental Plans (LEPs) and prepare a Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS). The LSPS were to provide a 20-year vision; guiding land use planning and development within their respective LGA. They would also…

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Canada Bay King Street

City of Canada Bay Council (Council) sought to understand the socio-economic impacts associated with changes to land use zoning on a site at 1-7 King Street, Concord West. A study was commissioned to explore future options for the site within the current policy framework and with consideration of market demand.

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