Facility & Service Planning

Public Place is a highly regarded provider of community infrastructure and service planning services.

 

Facility and service planning is complex and multi-faceted particularly in the context of major public places and settings such parks, libraries, community centres and recreation facilities.

 

At Public Place we employ inclusive and technically robust processes to ensure that investment decisions:

• Are technically achievable.
• Deliver required social outcomes.
• Are economically sustainable.
• Are backed by community and government will.

Our approach is to build an extensive evidence base that enables our clients to make sound and informed investment decisions. We have capabilities in social return on investment and cost benefit assessment techniques.

 

Some recent projects include:

• St. Albans Health and Wellbeing Hub, City of Brimbank.
• Clayton Business Park Urban Renewal Area, Commuity Facilities and Open Space Assessement, VPA.
• A Guide for Community Infrastructure Planning in Urban Renewal Areas, VPA.
• Amcor Community Facilities Review, City of Yarra.
• Service Plan, Kyneton Hospital.
• Knox Early Years Hubs – Strategic and Financial Impact Assessment, City of Knox.
• Long Day Care Market Assessments (multiple), Eltham College.
• Yarraville High School Needs Assessment, City of Maribyrnong.
• Kinglake Regional Aquatic Centre Feasibility, Murrindindi Shire Council.