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Working across the planning, development and infrastructure fields, we are highly experienced problem solvers, strategic thinkers, policy makers and statutory planners.

Briar takes a design led approach to strategic planning and policy development. We integrate evidence, strategy development and stakeholder engagement to ensure high levels of support and successful implementation.

Strategic planning

    • Metropolitan, regional, local and precinct planning

    • Community Strategic Plans 

    • Policy development and implementation including housing, infrastructure, environment and economic

    • Development assessment process improvement including EP&A Division 5.1 planning self assessment  

    • Master planning and structure planning 

    • Corporate strategies  

    • Decision-making and probity advice

    • Integrated transport and land use planning

    • Business case development 

Program leadership and management

We are leaders in overseeing and managing complex work programs. Our point of difference is our ability to identify and proactively manage risks, issues and interdependencies . Success for us, is when we deliver exceptional project outcomes, that the whole team feels proud of.

    • Financial and project management, including subconsultant management. 

    • Grant assessment, implementation and management. 

    • Panel member (grant assessments)

    • Program governance, risk assessment profiling and decision-making frameworks. 

    • Needs assessment workshopping and client contextualisation. 

    • Public-private liaison and intergovernmental coordination. 

    • Peer review and program oversight. 

    • Corporate social responsibility assistance

    • Due diligence assessments and feasibility advice

    • Land use negotiation and conflict resolution

    • Capacity building, staff development and education programs.  

We help our clients navigate the approvals process through our project directorship and management services, and upfront development approval strategies. We also provide specific development assessment and post approval services. Our priority is to help reduce risk, as projects move through the development assessment process.

Statutory planning

    • Certified Registered Planner expertise

    • Development assessment, rezoning and review of environmental factors

    • Development consent management, including development approval strategies

    • Environmental impact assessment lead

    • Existing use right investigations, co-location and secondary use right investigation

    • Constraint management including Commonwealth EPBC and Native Title matters

    • Compliance rectification and improvement work programs

    • Activity licensing assistance

    • Industrial site closure, remediation and redefinition programs

Infrastructure planning and coordination

Briar has specialist knowledge in infrastructure planning, coordination, funding and delivery. Our approach is to ground truth infrastructure needs and identify appropriate delivery mechanisms. We provide services from a strategic to a site specific scale.   

    • Infrastructure need assessments, growth forecasting and analytics

    • Infrastructure prioritisation and sequencing

    • Funding and delivery frameworks and agreements

    • Planning agreements (local and state)

    • Infrastructure contribution advice including planning agreement and works-in-kind arrangements

    • Advisory services to support delivery models including: 

      • Building offers

      • Heads of agreements

      • Service delivery agreements

      • Land use agreements

      • Acquisition and dedication processes

    • Infrastructure coordination governance and project directorship

    • Business case development

Social impact assessment and planning

Social planning and policy development including social impact assessment and management. We help you unlock the full potential of compliant social impact assessments, creating value and benefit for our clients and community.

    • Social impact assessment. 

    • Social impact management plans. 

    • Social impact and benefit analysis. 

    • Community profiling and baseline research. 

    • Social impact peer review and advisory. 

    • Social and community infrastructure needs analysis and assessment. 

    • Research, analysis and advice for social planning, policy development and implementation. 

    • Strategic social risk management. 

    • Corporate social responsibility. 

Engagement and stakeholder management

Our approach is to integrate effective stakeholder engagement into all aspects of a project. We apply a range of proven techniques so that stakeholder involvement can improve, rather than derail, project outcomes. We believe meaningful engagement brings diverse voices into the process.

    • Stakeholder engagement strategies  

    • Stakeholder mapping, analysis and management 

    • Community consultation and engagement 

    • Interagency engagement

At Briar, we’ve made it our mission to help clients move things forward

What does that mean?

  • We focus on the things that matter

  • We zero-in on the right problem

  • We deliver highly effective, intelligent solutions

  • We create the best conditions for success

  • We support your team, increasing their capabilities

  • We take a risk based approach

  • We shape better places, economies & communities