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[description] => It’s imperative for both the private sector and government authorities to have a good appreciation of market trends in any local government area or region and the future demands for retail and commercial space and employment lands as part of strategic planning. From that is the development of strategies to accommodate growth or potential growth to ensure the delivery of jobs and economic development. HillPDA has worked with Councils, planning authorities and even the private sector in developing the necessary forecasting models and policies or strategies in these fields.
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[description] => HillPDA is making a positive change to the cities of the future. We collaborate with industry, government and communities to resolve issues and develop solutions to complex planning problems. Our industry leading approach to strategic planning is underpinned by economics and development feasibility testing. This makes our plans developable and responsive to market considerations, which ensures they will achieve the desired outcomes.
Our team of experts in statutory and strategic planning, stakeholder engagement and social infrastructure planning have been assisting the public and private sectors for over 34 years. Our work has earned a reputation for providing high quality and value-added services. Our collaborative approach ensures the process is enjoyable, solutions are customised and ideas sharing is valued.
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[description] => HillPDA has played a key role in many strategic planning projects that have changed the shape of our cities.Our strategic plans support economic growth, efficient cities and promote liveability. We have broad ranging strategic planning capabilities and are committed to creating better places for communities and businesses.Working across cities and regions we are able to provide clients advice on their property portfolios,undertake submission responses to new planning policy, draft planning controls and prepare regional planning documents.
The planning environment is constantly changing and evolving and it is important to keep abreast of the changes and draft outcomes that effectively respond to trends and best practice. Our approach to strategic planning is not to just replicate what has been done, but instead challenge existing approaches and recommend pathways or solutions that reflect thought-leadership.
Asset portfolio strategies
Understanding the current state and opportunity of property assets can support decision making and identify strategic and priority planning interventions. HillPDA has worked for a number of clients across the public and private sector, to review their property asset portfolios in line with organisational requirements and strategic plans. This has identified opportunities for clients to retain, repurpose, sell, redevelop or grow their assets. Dependent on the recommendation, appropriate pathways are then defined to support the next stage of implementation, such as options appraisal, potential feasibility testing or defining appropriate planning pathways.
Regional planning
Strategic planning at a regional level is important to provide a clear framework, line of sight and consistency for more place-based and local level planning. HillPDA has supported State Government and various Organisation of Councils in the development of high level strategic analysis and plans that respond to broader regional pressures or provide clarity for consistently addressing topics (e.g. affordable housing, infrastructure contributions, job delivery, industry attraction etc).
Submission responses
The strategic and statutory planning environment is constantly changing with new policies, planning legislation and studies continually emerging on public exhibition. HillPDA often works with clients to review the new material and identify the implications for a client. We then prepare a submission that poses support, potential alterations or merit-based objections to the new planning documentation.
LEP and DCP amendments
Effective strategic planning is often coupled with the need to translate strategies into planning controls within Local Environmental Plan and Development Control Plans. This can often be a complex process with the need to holistically consider cumulative implications on factors such as the efficiency of built form design, development feasibility and planning flexibility. As a multi-disciplinary firm, we are well-positioned and versed in drafting controls and amendments to the planning framework.
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[description] => Healthy and sustainable communities are driven by good planning and design. HillPDA compile and analyse qualitative and quantitative data to provide a variety of social planning services including demographic analysis, social infrastructure needs assessments, open space and recreation strategic planning and liveability planning.
Our approach to social planning has been developed through our diverse experience across the sector evolving from a foundation of industry standards and latest research. Through collation and analysis of demographic and engagement outcomes for social infrastructure delivery, HillPDA provide detailed recommendations that ensure sustainable outcomes.
Demographic analysis
Our cities and towns must respond to the needs of their people. Understanding these needs requires an objective view of who is living and working in the community. HillPDA provide detailed analysis of demographics to identify and understand how economic, social and development trends can impact decision making and strategic planning. This service is the cornerstone of our social planning service with a diverse range of private and public clients benefiting from our multidisciplinary offering in this space.
Social infrastructure needs
Healthy and sustainable communities are built on quality social infrastructure that provides positive outcomes for the people and equitable access for all. Through demographic analysis and engagement, HillPDA develop a thorough understanding of needs and values. These are used to inform comprehensive social infrastructure need assessments providing a guide for developers, councils and communities. The strategy highlights gaps and opportunities for infrastructure in their area with a focus on providing and improving vibrant, strong and socially sustainable facilities and spaces for the communities.
Open and recreation space plans
Open space and recreation are key elements of social infrastructure and require detailed planning to ensure they are meeting the social needs of the community and are economically sustainable. HillPDA can provide a robust plan for the future of open space and recreation in any community focusing on the function of each space. Our strategies use a multidisciplinary approach ensuring that all social and economic elements are considered. The resulting strategy provides actionable recommendations to enable practical application of the plan in the medium and long term.
Liveability strategies
Liveability strategies provide a framework to evaluate and capitalise on local identity, environmental and cultural values that are unique to places. HillPDA uses a methodology adapted from the RMIT Centre for Urban Research to assess the quality of life outcomes of land use policy. An assessment is made using national liveability indicators based on industry standard metrics for walkability, transport accessibility, open space provision, education, employment, housing affordability and access to food and alcohol. This quantitative assessment informs how rezoning, transport and infrastructure can be used to improve the liveability of the local community.
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[description] => HillPDA provides expert research and advice to ensure that our clients decisions are supported by robust evidence. We combine professional expertise and research skills to bring an innovative, multi-disciplinary approach to solving complex problems in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
Our planning, economics and feasibility experts can present complex information to clients in a way that they can understand. We work with governments, industry and not-for profit organisations to inform and support their decision making. Our advice has informed decisions regarding property, employment land, education, housing, health and infrastructure, including many city-shaping projects.
Policy and planning review
HillPDA is a highly respected policy and planning advisor to both government and non-government organisations. Our policy expertise spans strategic land use planning, infrastructure funding, asset management, urban renewal and governance. For 35 years, HillPDA has had substantial success influencing policy, through submissions as well as the formulation of new policy for government. Our team has representation on professional and industry committees and is constantly contributing to planning policy.
Development contribution plans
HillPDA prepares comprehensive studies and infrastructure supply and demand audits for local and State authorities to inform the formulation of development contributions plans. We combine our best practice project feasibility analysis, expert demographic modelling and social planning expertise to provide an evidence base for contribution planning. This gives authorities confidence in our recommendations for what infrastructure is needed and the reasonable apportionment of costs for future demand.
Specialised research
As independent experts we are often approached to undertake discrete research tasks or prepare specialist advice on topics for the private and public sector. This tailored research often supports the development of strategy, policy or decision making on themes such as, best practice approaches, case studies, market trends, land uses, planning process or economic factors. The research can be presented graphically or can be more in the format of an academic discussion paper or memo, dependent on the clients preference.
Affordable housing policy
HillPDA has been at the forefront of developing affordable housing policy since its inception. Today, we work with community housing providers, State and local authorities to develop evidence based policy that meets feasibility requirements for affordable housing delivery. Our approach of working with authorities to identify the best locations and mechanisms for delivery of affordable housing helps ensure that the needs of low to moderate income households and key workers are met. We provide services for all phases of affordable housing policy development. This includes demographic and spatial analysis to determine housing needs, stakeholder engagement, feasibility analysis, cost/benefit analysis, formal policy development and affordable housing scheme preparation.
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Demographic analysis
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Social infrastructure needs
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Open and recreation space plans
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Liveability strategies
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[description] => HillPDA partners with business, government and communities to plan for the future of our cities. Our in-house think-tanks allow multi-disciplinary insights to be explored and translated into visions and strategies that are grounded in economic realities. Our strategies are innovative and tailored to local conditions. They often include realistic and implementable action plans that identify short, medium and long term priorities and responsibility. We design strategies to be implemented; not to sit on a shelf.
Urban revitalisation and place-based plans work best when they respond to the factors that influence local growth, prosperity and productivity. We can tailor planning controls to make development feasible while incorporating public benefit contributions that can stimulate investment to improve the public realm and local amenity.
Employment land
Securing a sustainable supply of employment land is a priority for responding to population growth and providing essential services and jobs. Leveraging our unique ability to draw on planning and economics expertise, we are able to build and test land use and development scenarios that align with market trends and strategic intent. Engagement with businesses and stakeholders is integrated into our planning approach to draw on local insights, nurture community ownership over plans and shape realistic and achievable strategies. Our strategies establish clear priorities, timeframes and responsibilities.
Centre revitalisation
We specialise in urban renewal and revitalisation strategies that respond to the factors that influence local growth, prosperity and productivity. We understand that a holistic, place-based approach is required for centre revitalisation and that it takes more than street tree planting to attract consumers back to a centre. We provide strategies that identify planning, design, economic and governance initiatives to lead to improved centre performance, community wellbeing and job retention.
Local housing
HillPDA has been working with government and the residential industry for more than 30 years. We are recognised for our understanding of how planning legislation, developer decisions and market trends can impact on the delivery of appropriate, affordable and diverse housing to meet community needs. We have worked with local government to develop long term strategies to manage housing growth in a way that balances housing need with environmental considerations and is supported by infrastructure delivery and liveability considerations.
Place-based plans
Place-based plans provide a tool to accommodate growth and protect valued environments at a local level. People are passionate about the communities they live and work in and a one-size-fits all approach to planning often does not work. Place-based plans enable opportunities to be identified that encourage investment, facilitate infrastructure delivery and prioritise community and stakeholder initiatives. Planning controls and actions can then be tailored to respond to stakeholder aspirations and deliver on the community vision.
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[description] => One of the most vexing questions in development is whether there is market demand for a land use. HillPDA’s development advisory and market research experts delve into a nominated market or markets using multiple mapping, statistical and research tools along with strong industry contacts. Our research then supports our analysis and advice concerning the degree and timing of demand to assist you in making the correct decisions across retail, residential, commercial, industrial and tourism markets as well as other niche markets.
Based on the market research we can then test the development feasibility options on the site to reality check the preferred design. We can also provide advise for what it would take for a development to be considered viable.
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[description] => HillPDA provide industry leading feasibility testing and advisory services. Our services are supported by a strong research-based approach, application of industry endorsed proprietary software, EstateMaster, a deep understanding of the intricacies of financial problems and the ability to communicate complex issues in simple terms.
Tipping point analysis
One of the most vexing questions in development is whether there is market demand for a land use. HillPDA’s development advisory and market research experts delve into a nominated market or markets using multiple mapping, statistical and research tools along with strong industry contacts. Our research then supports our analysis and advice concerning the degree and timing of demand to assist you in making the correct decisions across retail, residential, commercial, industrial and tourism markets as well as other niche markets.
Based on the market research, we can then test the development feasibility options on the site to reality check the preferred design. We can also provide advice or a ‘tipping point’ for what it would take for a development to be considered viable. This can be achieved through increases in the gross floor area of the development or through value capture mechanisms like voluntary planning agreements.
Master plan input and strategic advice
HillPDA has provided advice on the financial feasibility to support the direction of significant masterplans across Australia for over 30 years. We use the sophisticated Estate Master property software and support our modelling with robust market research, a databank of market-tested assumptions and performance benchmarks. Our advice seeks to help realise a masterplan’s potential by ensuring it is not simply a case of ‘will it work’ but ‘how best will it work’ which is fundamental to the realisation of a sustainable and cohesive development that supports the highest and best use of the land that embraces the landowner’s vision.
Value uplift and value capture modelling
HillPDA are experts in understanding value capture, where the benefits of an uplift in planning controls or infrastructure are shared between land owners and the Government or local Council. This is a critical mechanism in order to fund public investment to maximise community benefits.
HillPDA is in a unique position, where we are able to collaborate across our planning, valuation, property economic and advisory teams to better understand the base case and to devise innovative methods of value capture. This theoretical view is then backed by HillPDA’s strong financial modelling skills to ensure market research-based viability.
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[description] => Profitable projects are born in the viability of the land. The decision whether to purchase an asset or proceed with a property development should be carefully examined by HillPDA's experts. The team's strong research-based approach and application of industry-endorsed proprietary software, EstateMaster, facilitates the analysis of development viability with all of the permutations required to generate profit and save valuable time and money.
At HillPDA we believe in life-long learning, research and development. We are renowned for our innovative approach to our projects and the tools we develop to support our studies. Many of these tools have become successful products in their own right.
Services include
- Feasibility template model
- Affordable housing calculator
Development approval for a proposed warehouse in Punchbowl
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