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POLICY

Smart, insightful, and practical policy that facilitates great development and more.

Townhouse Development

Experts in policy change that helps governments, landowners and other stakeholders achieve not only consensus, but real progress.

We know how to best navigate the often-complex process of changing policy settings.
The foundation of our policy work is in gathering the right information, preparing compelling evidence, and making well-balanced trade-offs.

Our GIS mapping and analysis, together with clever graphic design that distils information via spatial plans and infographics, makes our policy work even more persuasive

We have great connections across all tiers of government. This ensures that your objectives are clearly heard, any issues are resolved quickly, and support is consistent throughout the process.

Our engagement specialists also know how best to engage with key stakeholders.

Our expert policy offerings include:

  • Planning & Design Code Amendments and Planning Scheme Amendments that rezone land.
  • Urban Growth and Housing Strategies.
  • Industrial Needs, Activity Centres and Primary Production Strategies.
  • Governance/Organisational Development.
  • Social Planning.

A collective of Policy experts

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

Grazio Maiorano
Anita Allen
Joshua Skinner
David Petruzzella
Taylah Slattery
Sarah Lowe

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.

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Townhouse Development

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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