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About HDB Town Planning & Design

HDB specialises in identifying and achieving outcomes for clients with challenging sites. With strong working relationships across all the statutory authorities and a network of specialists, HDB’s highly qualified and experienced team is ideally placed to add-value to your project.

HDB is an established land development and planning consultancy built on achieving high-value outcomes for our clients and the community.  We value and nurture the relationships we build with our clients, as well as the projects we undertake. By taking professional pride in each of our projects, we ensure provision of premium quality planning and land development services is built into our culture.

HBD Town Planning and Design Operates Across NSW

HDB Town Planning and Design’s expertise in planning systems allows us to operate across urban and regional centres throughout NSW.

Our strong team comprises industry professionals whose breadth and depth of experience across the private and government sectors is extensive. Together, we offer our clients more than 100 years’ experience in private and public sector planning, design, and engineering.

The HDB Team

Kerry Nichols – HDB Director & Owner

Kerry founded HDB Town Planning and Design in 1997 after a high-level career in local government spanning more than 2 decades. His long history in the engineering and Planning & Development industries has allowed him to forge strong professional associations across all levels of Government, alongside the expertise and experience this required to provide workable solutions to complex planning challenges.Linkdin

Mathew Egan – HDB Principal Planner

Having spent more than a decade working in local government in a strategic and statutory planning role, Mathew came to HDB with a wealth of experience managing complex projects involving community and governmental stakeholders.
Matthew holds qualifications in urban design and his background in environmental management strengthens his ability to provide practical, sustainable development solutions that add-value and innovation to our projects.Linkdin

Tony O’Beirne – Engineering Design

Tony has been in the land development arena since 1984 and can assess and advise on subdivision layouts, road, and stormwater design. He is accredited with Hunter Water for reticulated water and sewer design and supervision. With experience ranging from two lot to 2000 lot residential precincts, he has the knowledge and the contacts to ensure your development experience is trouble free.