Design Intelligence and Savvy

Whether you’re developing estates, precincts or neighbourhoods, a rigorous and measurable Subdivision Design and Feasibility is as critical as creating functional, attractive, and sustainable urban places.

We listen to your goals and aspirations and harness our know-how and passion for excellence to deliver great Masterplans and Urban Subdivision Designs which maximise yield potential.

At Lyssna Group, our informed and intelligent Subdivision Design and Feasibility services play key roles in helping you unlock the most value from new development opportunities.  Only with the facts at your fingertips and analytic reviews are you better positioned to control risk exposure and achieve the best outcomes.

Our track record for leading collaboration and driving greater Urban Design performance lends confidence to investment in urban development.  Our approach acknowledges the interdependence of various disciplines in Urban Design. We bring together the subjective and quantifiable layers of the built, natural, political and regulatory environments to provide you with effective and efficient designs.

To achieve the best results, not only do you need design intelligence, you also need design savvy.

Our dedicated Urban Design team draws from backgrounds as Licensed Surveyors, Planners and Designers.  Our practical insights come from experience in survey engineering, Estate Survey Management, and close collaboration with many different civil engineering and planning consultants on a wide variety of development projects.

Our approach doesn’t finish with an endorsed Development Concept Plan.  Our Urban Design team is fully integrated with our Subdivision Implementation and Delivery Management.  This ensures our Designers maintain an intimate and practical understanding of the quality and performance of Designs and information produced for various stakeholders throughout the subdivision process.

Our reliable and comprehensive advice is in context to:

• Accurate site boundaries and Title boundary impediments and constraints
• Reviews of Planning constraints imposed by Planning Scheme and Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) process via the Victorian Planning Authority (VPA)
• Physical site considerations
• Achieving cost efficiencies
• Achieving best Lot-mixes and yield options
• Ensuring housing product sales trends are perfectly suited to proposed Lot type mixes
• Ensuring Design options that will satisfy all relevant constraints and not cause delays in the subdivision approval and registration processes.

We have extensive experience reviewing:

• Planning Schemes and Development Plans; and
• Precinct Structure process including the PSP and DCP documentation.

Even an initial preliminary review of the Planning Scheme, Precinct Structure Plan (PSP), Development Contributions Plan (DCP), etc, affecting a site can offer significant insights on yield potential and viability.  We are dedicated to delivering sound and reliable information to arm Clients to make better decisions.

We have strong links with a range of allied stakeholders and consultants who bring additional expertise if needed in areas such as: Planning; Ecology; Heritage; Civil Engineering; Traffic; Landscaping; etc.

We love great Urban Design and Subdivision. Contact us to talk about how we can be part of your journey and how we can add value to due diligence process or subdivision yield and performance.

We have expertise in Residential, Commercial, Mixed Use and Industrial Developments. We would love to hear about your project whether its Greenfield, In-Fill/Medium Density, Brownfield or Elevated/High Rise.

Fields to Families

We love sharing journeys with Developers and Consultant teams to help turn Greenfields into great spaces for families and communities.

There's a lot to consider in assessing the real potential of a Greenfield Development Site, let alone whether you can trust the registered Title boundaries or areas.

Then set-up and roll-out for a successful Development Subdivision raises thinking to a whole new level. You'll need your Surveying Specialist in sync to deliver strategic thinking and advice to provide certainty and save you money along the journey.

We've worked closely with hundreds of Greenfield Developers and Development Managers over many years, and helped many reach new subdivision performance levels.  We harness the power of our cross-industry relationships and our Authority connections to inspire effective collaboration and deliver real efficiencies for specific projects.  We are leaders in finding opportunities to improve subdivision in Land Development projects and navigating smoother pathways.

We are experienced in weaving our surveying and subdivision know-how to add value across the life-cycle of land development projects. Whether it's adding power to negotiations by mastering Title boundary impediments and risks, or unlocking greater value through smart Subdivision Concept Designs, Structuring and Management; you can rely on us.

Re-Imagine & Renewal

Urban Style living has great appeal to many home buyers and investors. This market presents interesting opportunities for Developers to re-imagine and renew how medium density and in-fill sites can attract the growing demand for modern and affordable homes with a tight-knit community feeling.

Urban Style living also brings unique challenges in setting the right Structuring for Subdivision Title and Common Property. These challenges are often compounded at In-fill and Re-Purposed sites, where hidden Titling issues affect project planning and implementation (e.g. dealing with uncertain boundaries, shortages, adverse possession rights, complicated easements and restrictive covenants, etc).

For years we've advised Developers and their Architects, Services Engineers, Owners Corporation Managers and other key Consultants to improve how complex Medium Density Developments are best structured through the boundary framework to:

• Resolve Title boundary issues
• Achieve efficiencies in roll-out and staging
• Ensure on-going functioning of the whole development works well

We are Experts at Subdivision Structuring because we:

• Listen to your goals and aspirations for the Development
• Carefully consider the interplay between your designers, civil contractors and builders
• Ask the right questions and propose good solutions
• Draw from our working knowledge of Council and Authority requirements and processes
• Are passionate about achieving optimal flexibility in delivering subdivision goals
• Understand how Mixed Use and Commercial Subdivision interfaces with Residential, and how to achieve the different flexibility and re-option requirements
• Actively engage with Consultants to assist with project milestones and Authority approvals

We prepare Plans of Subdivision that consider how the Lot Ownership, Rights and Responsibility Framework will deliver for :

• Finance structuring needs
• Contract of Sale certainty
• Great on-going use and management for purchasers and Owners Corporation Managers

We love working with Developers in the Medium Density space and would love the opportunity to share your journey.

Re-use & Up-cycle

All cities have pockets of underutilised land and declining or distressed urban areas. Regeneration of these Brownfield sites has a special impact on the infrastructure, economy, ecology and health of the land. Transforming and re-using Brownfield land can rejuvenate communities and breathes life into often neglected areas to improve the quality of life.

Each Brownfield Development Project comes with a unique risk profile and challenges to manage. Title and Subdivision issues are not front of mind... until they affect project progress - often abruptly.  Quality advice and Subdivision Structuring from a Survey and Subdivision Consultant attuned and sensitive to how Brownfield Developments are managed will save you money and unnecessary anxiety.

We work with Developers and Consultants on innovative approaches to help turn Brownfield site opportunities into successful Developments.

Success in the Industrial and Commercial Subdivision sectors, needs a surveying partner who can structure flexibility and help you re-option quickly and move to stay ahead of changing market needs and meet buyer demands.

We work hard to stay abreast of your needs as they evolve and to provide reliable and quick responses to meet changing requirements.  We know how to listen and offer quality and timely responses.

No one can accurately predict the future.  However, experience has taught us how to foresee issues and future-proof subdivision structures to build in flexibility for efficient changes, as needed.  We do this by drawing from our collective past experiences, staying in touch with our market feelers and good communication with clients.

We'd love to join you on your journey and share our wealth of experience.

Explore our site to learn more about what we offer or contact us to discuss how our professional services and subdivision expertise can help you turn risks into advantage.

Elevated & High Rise

Social change, innovative design and legal frameworks have driven a revolution in the way Apartments, Highrises and Commercial spaces are envisioned, built and function.

For 25 years we have worked with Developers, Architects, Owners Corporation Managers, Services Engineers and Local Government to improve how complex buildings and vertical communities function, via the legal boundary framework : The Plan of Subdivision.

We prepare Plans for contracts by carefully considering how the Lot Ownership, Rights and Interests framework will deliver great on-going use and management for purchasers and Owners Corporation Managers. In sharing our insights and options integral to mitigating risk, we:

• Identify and help resolve boundary issues
• Listen to your expectations, goals and aspirations for the Development
• Consider your finance structuring needs and boundary certainty for Contracts of Sale
• Provide Expert Subdivision Staging and Structuring
• Ensure efficiencies and savings are built in across the life of the project
• Collaborate with lead Consultants and Owners Corporation Managers
• Think through function and future management needs
• Provide Expert Opinion and Explanations and offer boundary options
• Ensure subdivision accords with design and build
• Actively engage with Consultants to assist with project milestones and Authority approvals
• Provide expert and knowledgeable services to ensure Development settlements

Clients rely on our advice to :

• Assist with initial discussions regarding financing and construction options
• Inform design, services engineering, Owners Corporation Management and budgeting
• Determine commercial interface accessory rights needed for the ownership, operation and management of retail areas
• Understand Council and Service Authority sensitivities and requirements
• Optimise flexibility to deliver subdivision goals for the development
• Help to achieve efficient and effective ownership, use and management structures for the development

We love working with Developers in the Department, Highrise and Commercial spaces and would love the opportunity to share your journey.