Tuesday, 1 April, 2014 - 14:36
Placemaking at forefront of urban design
Planning practices are evolving to put people first as Perth redefines itself as a modern city.
TBB Planning (formerly Taylor Burrell Barnett) is an urban planning and design consultancy. The firm partners with developers and government across metropolitan and regional areas, combining knowledge of the planning system with a focus on community, context, and long-term outcomes.
Rank | Company | # | |
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1st | - | Element Advisory | 65 |
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TBB Planning | 25 |
3rd | - | Rowe Group | 22 |
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Planning Solutions Australia | 22 |
5th | - | Urbis | 16 |
Rank | Company | # | |
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7th | Harley Dykstra | 40 | |
8th | Rowe Group | 40 | |
9th | TBB Planning | 33 | |
10th | Hatch Urban Solutions | 30 | |
11th | Planning Solutions Australia | 26 |
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Planning practices are evolving to put people first as Perth redefines itself as a modern city.
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Aged care provider Rosewood is responding to increasing demand for its services by booking $105 million in developments for its West Perth and Leederville facilities.
The $100 million proposal to commence development on the Port Hedland Spoilbank Marina project has been recommended for approval.
Aboriginal-owned and operated business Garli will complete road works on the state government’s $122 million marina project in Port Hedland.
Rio Tinto has lodged plans to build a $70 million accommodation camp in Paraburdoo, as it awaits final mining approvals to develop its iron ore deposits in Western Range.
The cities of Stirling and Melville have become prime locales for new childcare centres this year, despite residents’ and councillors’ concerns about their impact on amenity and traffic congestion.
The state’s expedited planning pathway has been inundated with a dozen planning applications valued at $1.18 billion on the eve of its closure.
The City of Busselton has backed the development of a $16 million, five-storey apartment in the centre of Dunsborough, despite more than 600 residents opposing the plan.
National tyres wholesaler Total Tyres has lodged plans to build a $25 million complex featuring warehouses and offices in Hesperia’s $500 million Roe Highway Logistics Park.
Global supply chain company Mainfreight is proposing to build a $23 million warehouse in Kenwick as part of Hesperia's $500 million Roe Highway Logistics Park.
A $23 million freight and logistics warehouse proposal as part of Hesperia's $500 million Roe Highway Logistics Park was approved in 10 minutes by an assessment panel.
The City of Stirling has backed off on its plan to introduce a social housing quota for future developments following feedback from industry groups, including Adrian Fini's group.
Christ Church Grammar School has taken another step in its contentious bid to restructure its sporting fields, having lodged a $20 million proposal.
A western suburbs boys’ school is set for a $29 million upgrade of its performing arts space after a development assessment panel approved a proposal to build four-storey facility on campus.
A $16 million apartment building proposal has been approved by a regional planning body, nine months after the initial design for the Dunsborough project was rejected.
East coast industrial developers have set their eyes on Perth’s eastern suburbs following $34 million worth of warehouses recently approved to be built in Hazelmere.
A developer is planning to upsize an already approved apartment block in Leederville, potentially adding four storeys on to a $17 million eight-storey structure.
A proposed eight-storey apartment building in Leederville will be upsized after a development panel approved a rejigged $35 million plan for the site.
A “mindbogglingly big” warehouse will join Hesperia’s 75-hectare Roe Highway Logistics Park after a development panel unanimously approved the $22 million proposal.
A Property Council study into transit-oriented housing has identified Bayswater as the only Metronet station precinct ripe for development, with an emphasis on high-value areas.
Perth’s planning landscape has evolved to capture greater nuance and emphasise community concerns, leaders at Taylor Burrell Barnett say.
Senior journalists Claire Tyrrell and Jack McGinn discuss three decades of change in Perth’s planning landscape as told by staff at local firm Taylor Burrell Barnett.
Developers are faced with greater choice when it comes to getting their projects over the line.
The mining magnate has acquired a significant chunk of coastal land in a $107 million deal, as a plan to rezone the area sits with government.
The Taylor Burrell Barnett founding partner has been remembered for his many achievements in the town planning field.
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