GOAL In 2022, Penrith City Council set out to build an Advocacy Strategy, a framework for Council to proactively advocate between all levels of government for the critical infrastructure needed to support their growing community. SOLUTION JOC worked with Council to...
GOAL In collaboration with SustainbleEast, JOC Consulting was engaged by Penrith City Council to develop a Night Time Economy (NTE) Strategy 2022, recognising Council has completed all the actions from their previous 2015 NTE strategy. The JOC Consulting developed...
PROJECT In April 2020, JOC Consulting was engaged by Penrith City Council to prepare and develop the ‘Places of Penrith’, a highly complex and comprehensive strategic review of all centres across the entire Penrith LGA. This strategy was building upon the baseline of...
Penrith City Council (Council) is committed to improving the liveability outcomes of urban development within the Penrith Local Government Area (LGA) to address the urban heat island (UHI) effect and a changing climate. Planning can play an important role in the...
A full review of Penrith’s DCP 2014 is currently underway, resulting from the large amount of work being undertaken through the Penrith Local Strategic Planning Statement and Local Environmental Plan Review. Other factors that have influenced the need for a DCP review...
Over the coming weeks JOC Consulting will be working with JMD Design and Penrith City Council to develop concepts and final designs for a new park on High Street, Penrith. Earlier this year, Council endorsed the development of a permanent park at the western end of...
GOAL St Marys Town Centre is undergoing an exciting transformation over the next 20 years. In 2023, Penrith City Council commissioned JOC Consulting to prepare a Place Plan that ensures the Town Centre continues to transform into a vibrant and welcoming space. The...
GOAL In late 2019, Penrith City Council embarked on their ‘Think Bold Kingswood Place Plan’, an ambitious strategic plan that provides a strategic framework and deliverable actions for Kingswood’s renewal over the next decade. The Plan aligns Local Government and...
Earlier this week we facilitated a virtual workshop for the Kingswood Place Plan with the awesome team at Penrith City Council. At JOC Consulting we've been engaging online for a while but this was our first virtual workshop and we gained some interesting...
What we do We deliver catalytic urban planning, place making, communications and engagement projects across Australia.Who we help We help local councils, state governments, property developers and private companies create great places that connect with the heartbeat...
In partnership with Sprout Landscape Architecture, JOC Consulting was recently commissioned to plan, engage and develop a design for the upgrade of Robin Wiles Park at North St Marys. The project will require JOC Consulting to deliver a comprehensive and meaningful...
In collaboration with Sprout Landscape Architecture, JOC Consulting was recently commissioned by Penrith City Council to develop a ‘palette’ of urban interventions for an aged retail strip at Sydney Street, St Marys. The project formed part of a pilot program, Local...
In collaboration with Sprout Landscape Architecture, JOC Consulting was recently commissioned by Penrith City Council to develop a 'palette' of urban interventions for an aged retail strip at Day Street, Colyton. The project formed part of a pilot program, Local...
Interested in building community? Or know anyone who is? I recently completed a Community Development Program (CDP) for Thornton, Penrith, and UrbanGrowth NSW is now looking for a facilitator to deliver the framework over the next 2 years! "The CDP at Thornton, North...