Let's move

things

forward

to shape better places, economies and communities

Introduction

Briar Consulting is a boutique consulting firm delivering pragmatic town planning solutions that set a clear path to success. We make it our mission to help you move things forward, collaborating with clients, stakeholders and community to shape better places, economies and communities.

Working across the planning, development and infrastructure fields, we are highly experienced problem solvers, strategic thinkers, policy makers and statutory planners. Our vast experience spans states and countries, across residential, industrial, infrastructure and freight market areas.

The Briar Way

We begin by undertaking in-depth needs analysis to support our clients and tailor a ‘fit for purpose’ solution. Our aim is to bridge the divide between all parties by first understanding their perspectives. In turn, we can then to shape better places, economies and communities.

We love working on prickly, complex problems, answering the often-unasked question. This approach is highly effective in delivering quick, targeted outputs for our clients.

We have the expertise to simultaneously provide advice, lead project teams, and provide staff coaching, ensuring the highest levels of support and service, and an exceptional product outcome.

We pride ourselves on being an extension of your team, in it through thick and thin. We’re knowledgeable, pragmatic, reliable and collaborative, and we keep things positive when challenges arise.

Where we thrive

Briar has expertise in corporate strategy setting, town planning services, policy development, approvals and strategy advice. We possess project directorship experience from the perspective of industry as well as local and NSW Government. In recent years we have specialised in providing strategy and advisory services, problem-solving skills, solutions-based policy development, along with strategic and statutory town planning services. We pride ourselves on providing an approach that is practical to implement, inclusive, and easy to understand.

What we do:

  • Investment optimisation and program leadership

  • Strategic planning, policy and reform

  • Infrastructure demand, coordination and delivery

  • Statutory planning and management

  • Social impact assessment and social benefit realisation