Tom Cook is a highly skilled planner with over 15 years of experience in urban, regional, and rural areas of NSW.
He has executed complex projects on a local, regional, and state level, including large-scale residential, industrial, and commercial developments. Tom has a reputation for developing collaborative stakeholder relationships, providing valuable technical advice, and negotiating successful outcomes for his clients.
Ben is the Founder and Executive Chair of Mecone, a leading Australian town planning and urban design consultancy with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
With over 25 years of experience in the industry, Ben has built a reputation for providing valuable planning and design advice to clients in both the public and private sectors. His expertise covers a wide range of planning areas, including strategic planning, statutory planning, and urban design.
Daniella is currently studying a Bachelor of City Planning (Honours) at UNSW. She brings a range of skills to the team including project management, expertise in providing planning advice to assist with navigating planning applications and pathways, and drafting reports on a variety of projects.
She has assisted on a variety of projects, with notable experience within the residential, commercial and industrial sectors. Her projects have largely related to residential flat buildings such as shop-top housing, signage, commercial uses and industrial uses. Daniella also has an interest in GIS Mapping, creating project specific mapping for a variety of projects.
Daniella has a passion to assist in the delivery of a more sustainable built environment and a keen interest in both statutory planning and strategic planning.
Kai Yu Andy (Andy) completed a Bachelor of Planning at Macquarie University and graduated with 3 years of experience having worked concurrently within the planning industry.
Throughout Andy’s career he has been involved in a diverse range of planning and project management projects from mixed use to residential subdivisions for private-sector clients. He has worked with a range of different Local Council’s and his involvement in a variety of projects has provided his proficient knowledge within the planning industry and able to assist in clients enquiries. Andy’s extensive experience includes preparing a range of technical documentation including Statement of Environmental Effects, Modification Applications, Due Diligence reporting and Urban Design Reporting. He has worked in large and diverse multi-disciplinary teams to deliver major projects, providing tailored advice to his clients.
Paige brings 4 years of experience in the planning sector, having developed a strong foundation in town planning through her Bachelor of City Planning (Honours) from the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
Throughout her career, Paige has gained extensive professional experience across a broad range of planning areas, including, residential developments (of varying scales), affordable housing, design competitions, commercial centres, healthcare facilities, schools, industrial projects, renewable projects, large recreational premises and in-fill redevelopment.
Paige is skilled in managing multiple projects and preparing both State Significant Development Applications and local Development Applications. She also provides advice on Complying Development Certificates (CDC), prepares Review of Environmental Factors (REFs), and conducts planning due diligence to assist clients with diverse site acquisitions.
James McBride is a highly skilled planner with over 18 years of experience in the planning profession.
James has a strong background in statutory and strategic planning, having held senior roles in both local government and the private sector. Throughout his career, James has developed significant experience in the management and assessment of a diverse range of regional and state significant development including high density residential, commercial, industrial, retail, mixed-use, rural, infrastructure and mining projects. His extensive experience spans greenfield release planning, master planning, due diligence investigations and appeals in the Land and Environment Court.
James brings a thorough understanding of Local and State government approval processes and has in-depth knowledge of planning legislation. James is highly capable of interpreting ambiguous planning policy and formulating an effective approval pathway. James is also a specialist in rezonings / Planning Proposals and has successfully navigated residential and commercial rezonings from inception to finalisation.
Jack Rixon is an accomplished town planner with over 6 years of experience working with public and private sector clients across various industry sectors. He specializes in mixed-use, commercial, residential, industrial, and education developments.
Jack has a proven track record of leading the preparation and delivery of significant Development Applications, Planning Proposals, and architectural design competitions. His diligent work ethic and ability to provide meaningful planning advice have supported successful outcomes for his clients.
As an expert in his field, Jack has an excellent understanding of the planning process and the necessary approvals required for various projects. His attention to detail and collaborative approach has helped him develop strong working relationships with clients and project teams, which has been fundamental to his success.
Alistair has over 20 years planning experience in consulting, local government development assessment roles, and management of a residential construction company, enabling him to apply different perspectives and deliver balanced advice and efficient solutions.
Alistair has successfully overseen feasibility studies, planning approvals and post approval requirements for various projects in Australia, including multimillion-dollar infrastructure, commercial, and residential projects for both government and private-sector clients.
Alistair can provide consenting strategy and feasibility advice, environmental impact assessments (EIA), delivery of planning and environmental approvals, and post approval construction environmental management services. He has experience presenting to planning panels and as an expert witness to the NSW Land and Environment Court.
Julia has 6+ years of planning experience across NSW and the UK, spanning both local government and private practice. She has successfully managed the planning phases of various projects including complex residential, commercial, mixed use, and industrial projects for Government and private-sector clients.
She is skilled in managing and delivering State Significant and local Development Applications, and Review of Environmental Factors, helping clients make informed decisions and deliver high-quality, practical outcomes. Julia has led development assessment teams, presented to Local and Regional Planning Panels, and provided expert witness evidence for Land and Environment Court matters.
Jessie has more than 8 years’ experience in the planning industry and has been involved in a range of residential, mixed use, commercial, rural and infrastructure projects.
Having worked in both the public and private sectors, she brings a diverse perspective and is well-equipped to provide practical, balanced and reliable planning and policy advice. Jessie has been heavily involved in various complex and high-profile strategic planning and policy related projects in Sydney’s rapidly growing North West Region. This included planning proposals, precinct planning, contributions planning, voluntary planning agreement negotiations and strategy/policy related work.
Janice is a recent graduate from the University of New South Wales originally from Hong Kong. Inspired by the geographic limitation of Hong Kong, she is passionate about urban renewal and maximising the possibilities in the built environment.
Janice has been involved in the planning phases of various projects across NSW including residential, mixed use, industrial, heritage redevelopment and infrastructure projects for Local Council and private-sector clients. Her experience includes preparing range of technical documentation including Planning Proposals, Statements of Environmental Effects, Modification Applications and Scoping Report. She has also worked in a multi-disciplinary team with related knowledge in engineering fields, liaised with consultants to deliver major projects and provided tailored and up-to-date advice to her clients.
Jessie is a confident, driven professional with over a decade of experience in the real estate development and investment industry. She thrives in fast-paced environments and is passionate about delivering exceptional outcomes. As a Planner and Urban Designer, Jessie has worked across both the public and private sectors, bringing a well-rounded perspective shaped by her roles as a delegated authority, consultant, and developer.
She brings an open mindset, a self-starter attitude, and consistently takes initiative to drive projects forward. Jessie has successfully scoped, master planned and delivered large-scale transformative projects. She has led consenting and development strategies to acquire and deliver multi-million dollar greenfield, brownfield, and infill developments.