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Wallangarra Pastoral Co. Pty Limited biodiversity survey, vegetation mapping, constraints mapping, open space planning, masterplanning advice. Images copyright Yurrah Pty Limited |
Moreton Bay Regional Council and Portfolio Projects 2010 PIA Queensland Award Winner biodiversity survey, vegetation mapping, constraints mapping, masterplanning advice. Images copyright Yurrah Pty Limited |
Shute Harbour Marina Development Pty Limited visual assessment (environmental impact statement), constraints mapping. Images copyright Yurrah Pty Limited |
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FEATURE ARTICLE: Court Appeals - Prevention is Better Than Cure: As significant areas of unconstrained developable land become less available, developers are finding themselves faced with lengthy approval processes, or worse, development application refusals... Read more Success for Yurrah at 2010 UDIA and PIA Awards: Yurrah are proud to have played a part in a number of award-winning and award-nominated projects in 2010 and are privileged to have worked with clients and consultant teams who are dedicated to delivering exceptional project outcomes... Read more Yurrah Rooftop Habitat (270KB)
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(Nathan Powell and Phil Rowles IN Urban Developer, October 2010, UDIA:QLD) As significant areas of unconstrained developable land become less available, developers are finding themselves faced with lengthy approval processes, or worse, development application refusals. Directors Nathan Powell and Phil Rowles from Yurrah, a specialist ecological and landscape architecture consultancy, recognise that many court appeals could be avoided if a proactive approach to site assessment had been undertaken from the start. “Development of constrained sites, such as those with steep slopes, important vegetation and habitat, and flooding and coastal constraints, demand a creative approach that sometimes looks beyond the council-nominated acceptable solution and utilises the higher level planning instruments available,” Mr Powell said. “There needs to be a balance between the broader intent of the planning scheme and the physical constraints of the site to achieve solutions that meet the performance measures and deliver the desired outcomes of the planning scheme. Much of Yurrah’s work has typically been focused on addressing information request and court appeals for incomplete or unsuccessful development applications. “We’re often called upon to help ‘fix’ a situation when an application is not proceeding as planned,” Mr Rowles added. “Our experience in assisting in these reactive situations has given us the expertise and drive to work proactively with developers from the start of projects to avoid protracted approval processes. “We’re starting to see a shift in the industry where developers are recognising that this approach to working with the legislation instead of fighting it typically provides better development outcomes in a timelier manner.” Yurrah’s experience in developing solutions that meet performance measures and deliver desired outcomes is now being called upon by various organisations to assist in the development of criteria to help simplify the process of seeking approval to develop constrained land. Yurrah provides a full range of expert advice on ecological and landscape matters including professional unbiased comprehensive reporting and expert witness services.
For more information about Yurrah, please phone (+617) 3857 8477.
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Yurrah are proud to have played a part in a number of award-winning and award-nominated projects in 2010 and are privileged to have worked with clients and consultant teams who are dedicated to delivering exceptional project outcomes. The following Yurrah projects received excellence awards and excellence award nominations in 2010:
Moreton Bay Regional Council and Portfolio Projects Winner of the 2010 Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) Queensland Award for Excellence in Planning Practice and Administration biodiversity survey, vegetation mapping, constraints mapping, masterplanning advice. __________________________________ Windarra
Mark Bowden Developments Pty Limited Winner of the 2010 Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Queensland Award for Excellence in the Small Residential Development Category Winner of the 2010 Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Queensland Award for Excellence in Environmentally Sustainable Development - Land Based concept development, landscape design (including ecosystem & habitat restoration). __________________________________
Pradella Developments Pty Limited Finalist in the 2010 Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Queensland Awards for Excellence in Urban Renewal recreation and open space planning, concept development, landscape design (including ecosystem & habitat restoration). __________________________________
TradeCoast Central Pty Limited Finalist in the 2010 Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Queensland Awards for Excellence in Environmentally Sustainable Development - Built Form recreation and open space planning, concept development, landscape design. __________________________________ Centrus M2 Property Group Pty Limited Finalist in the 2010 Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Queensland Awards for Excellence in the Medium to Large Density Development Category biodiversity survey, vegetation mapping, concept development, landscape design (including ecosystem & habitat restoration). __________________________________ We extend our congratulations to the above clients and to all consultants that we had the pleasure of working with in each of the above projects. |
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