Stephen is a Director of Holmes Dyer, an experienced and agile national consultancy offering strategic leadership and expert advice to secure bespoke sustainable outcomes in the use, design, development, delivery and governance of land, cities and communities. Stephen joined business partner Helen Dyer in 2016 to establish Holmes Dyer, after identifying a gap in the market for this combination of skills and experience.Stephen is committed to the delivery of quality planning and development solutions which exceed the expectations of clients. He has been responsible for major strategic planning initiatives at both a policy and practical level, including major urban release strategies and new community planning. Stephen has extensive experience in the leading of large multi-disciplinary consulting teams and is involved in strategic development facilitation work for major projects, providing specialist planning advice for major retail, commercial, industrial, residential, tourism and infrastructure developments.He has a long history of broad hectare and infill residential and industrial design experience, having designed innumerable estates throughout Australia and South East Asia, from developments involving thousands of allotments to minor infill sites of only a few lots.Stephen has contributed significantly to the development of the State's planning policy in a range of areas, and is a specialist in retail centres policy and in the undertaking of retail demand assessments and floorspace appraisals. Stephen's key competencies include:Urban Design and Master PlanningEconomic Research and investigationsRetail AnalysisPopulation and Demographic Trend AnalysisCommunity and Stakeholder ConsultationPolicy Planning and Statutory ControlMarket AnalysisProperty Analysis and ResearchFinancial Feasibility AnalysisImplementation Strategies
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