Urban Planning
RPS adopts an integrated approach to planning, collaborating with clients, industry, government and the community to achieve better economic, social and environmental outcomes.
Our planners are outcome focussed. We successfully lead projects through commercial, regulatory and design considerations to deliver innovative planning solutions based on client objectives, contemporary thinking, urban design principles and best practice techniques.
Central to this approach is effective stakeholder engagement. Our planning capability is supported by highly skilled project communication experts.
We undertake community impact assessments and identify the social impacts of development and construction, providing clients with a valuable risk management tool to assist in considering the full impacts and implications of development decisions.
Our intimate knowledge of relevant legislation, our network of offices and on-the-ground expertise in regional areas throughout Australia enables us to apply our skills within communities outside of urban areas including indigenous communities and rural and regional communities. In line with client and community expectations we also have creative approaches and expertise to deliver sustainable outcomes for associated energy and infrastructure projects.
We have extensive experience providing strategic advice to government on urban planning policy and regional growth management strategies.
Services include:
- Development approvals
- Public policy
- Community and social planning
- Stakeholder consultation
- Statutory and strategic planning
- Environmental approvals
- Heritage assessments and approvals
