Sustainable neighbourhoods where people want to live, spend time and work generate higher financial value.

Sustainable urban design adds value to development through using land highly efficiently, and planning and distributing uses and building types to create a sense of place.

These do not necessarily increase costs. Early collaboration can facilitate understanding of requirements and reduce time to obtain the required planning approvals.

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CREATING VALUE

The benefits of sustainable planning and design
for cities

PLANNING & FINANCING INVESTMENT

Planning infrastructure investments in advance, ensuring efficiencies and reducing costs

Land value capture

Capturing the benefits of higher land values created by integrated planning

Business Case

Making development viable and to achieving environmental quality and broader social goals