John O’Grady has worked in the urban planning sector for more than 35 years. He is proud of his reputation as an innovative professional who provides cost effective, tailored advice to his clients. When you work with OG Urban, you work directly with John.
CHAT WITH USJohn O’Grady has managed and run urban and town planning projects ranging from single dwellings to multi-use subdivisions for Government and private entities for more than 30 years. John is a Registered Planner and a Registered Environmental Assessment Practitioner in NSW.
Urban planning services offered include:
Statutory planning
Strategic planning
Protection of access to views and retention of the quality of the visual landscape are key deterrminants in development of places that are valued by people. Accordingly, visual analysis and visual impact assessment have grown as critical disciplines and are very often contested issues in development assessment.
Visual analysis is core business at OG Urban. John O’Grady has extensive experience in the discipline and regularly provides Expert Evidence in the NSW Land and Environment Court on visual quality matters. His dual expertise in urban planning and landscape architecture allows for detailed and comprehensive services in this area.
John O’Grady’s dual qualifications in urban planning and landscape architecture have led to a strong background in landscape planning. Comprehensive services in the area include:
The disciplines of planning, landscape architecture and urban design are linked and inter-dependant. As a planner and landscape architect, John O’Grady has had key involvement in the practice of urban design over his career. He brings a clear understanding of the value of the public domain in the making of memorable urban places and he has the planning skills to aid in delivery of desired outcomes on the ground.
Specific offering in this area include: