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Environment

Planning for sustainable environments and liveable communities.

We work in partnership with stakeholders and the community to understand the environment we are working in and identify opportunities to deliver a sustainable future.

Our economies and communities rely upon the health and productivity of our natural resources.

Our natural environment is essential to the health and productivity of our communities and industries. Across urban, regional and rural areas natural resources provide food, fibre, climate regulation, ecosystem services and amenity, and are of cultural and spiritual significance to First Nations peoples. We tailor our approach to reflect the unique context of each project.

As climate change exacerbates existing threats and introduces new challenges, understanding the impacts on our people, places and economy is critical so we can prepare, mitigate and adapt.

The policies, plans and processes we facilitate are underpinned by our understanding of the strategic context, backed up by scientific evidence and guided by the priorities of stakeholders and the community.

Our expert environment offerings include:

  • Climate risk assessment and management
  • Natural resource management
  • Sustainability and greening strategies and action plans
  • Emergency management risk assessment and management
  • Building sustainability reports
  • Leading environmental impact assessments and approvals

A collective of industry experts

You benefit from the specialist expertise, focus and connections of our environment team.

Anna Pannell
Emily Mansfield

Facilitating hundreds of approvals for houses and land divisions year after year.

From bespoke, architecturally-designed, mansions to housing for volume home builders.  Working everywhere – urban renewal/infill locations, greenfield sites, and regional areas. 

URPS also has registered private certifiers qualified to issue approvals for straightforward housing applications quickly and economically.

A collective of High Rise & Commercial industry experts

You benefit from the specialist expertise, focus and industry connections of our residential team.

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Focusing on development that binds communities.

Passionate about retirement living and aged care, hospitals and medical clinics, schools and child‑care centres, recreation facilities and emergency services buildings.  There is much at stake as the projects are often delivering for those most in need.

A collective of High Rise & Commercial industry experts

You benefit from the specialist expertise, focus and industry connections of our health, education, and community team.

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Delivering important development beyond our cities, as well as helping government.

Dedicated to agri-business and value-adding industries, renewable energy facilities and tourism development, as well as workers accommodation, housing, and land division. We are also trusted by many councils to provide development assessment support.

A collective of High Rise & Commercial industry experts

You benefit from the specialist expertise, focus and industry connections of our regional and government team.

Related Projects

House on the coast with increasing water level

Holbrooks Road, Flinders Park

The council was at first uneasy about the appearance of the shared driveway area in front of the dwellings.  URPS added value by demonstrating that the driveway area would be

Officer South Precinct Structure Plan

The Officer South Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) required careful integration of the adjacent Cardinia PSP.  The integrated plan provides land for industry, commercial use and open space. The interface with

Lesley Crescent, Crafers

URPS added value by convincing the Council Assessment Panel that the large size of the proposed dwelling was appropriate for the spacious setting and would have minimal impact on neighbours. 

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