Gyde social planning services include project, policy and strategic activities with an overall aim to support community wellbeing and build vibrant places. These services include assessing the social impact of developments and identifying the infrastructure demands of communities.

Our specialist capabilities in this area include preparing:

We prepare social impact assessments (SIA) as part of the broader environmental assessment process that also considers environmental, economic, and cultural impacts. By providing a transparent, independent and robust assessment of social factors, our impact assessments help build support for projects, create relationships with residents and communities, enable approvals and promote positive place outcomes.

Our SIA process and outcomes support clients to make informed decisions about how projects can meet statutory obligations as well as contribute to creating socially sustainable communities. Gyde practitioners are accredited to prepare social impact assessments for state significant developments and community engagement.

Gyde also specialises in social infrastructure needs assessments (SINA). The purpose of a SINA is to identify the gaps between what social infrastructure exists and what should occur in the future.

A SINA often exists in the context of planning projects where the outcome is increased housing supply that generate a population increase, creating demand for social infrastructure.

Gyde is a multidisciplinary firm where we draw on broad technical expertise to provide advice or help navigate any challenges infrastructure planning might face.

As part of our structure and master plan projects, Gyde’s social and urban planning teams collaborate with clients to test our recommendations and identify desirable locations based on recognised social infrastructure provision principles.

Combining our social impact assessment and community engagement knowledge with our breadth of environmental planning expertise, enables us to work with public and private sector clients. We work to find meaningful solutions to development and infrastructure challenges and achieve social outcomes enhanced by the involvement of the community, industry, and government.