What This Firm Does

Hidding Urban Planning is a specialist town planning consultancy operating in Western Australia since 1985, previously established as Peter D Webb Associates. The firm provides urban planning and development services across Perth and wider Western Australia, marking four decades of continuous practice in 2025. The practice operates from Subiaco and serves clients throughout the state with planning expertise spanning residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.

Planning Services

The firm prepares development applications, subdivision applications, and structure planning projects under the Planning and Development Act 2005 (WA). Services include rezoning applications, site feasibility studies, and general property and planning advice for various development types. The practice handles appeals and provides strategic planning guidance across multiple project categories.

• Development application preparation and lodgement
• Subdivision design and approval processes
• Structure planning and rezoning applications
• Site feasibility assessments and planning advice
• Appeals representation and strategic consultation

Experience and Team Qualifications

The practice operates with qualified town planners holding over 20 years of individual experience in Western Australian planning systems. Director Nik Hidding leads the team alongside Senior Planning Consultant Clare McLean, who brings over 22 years of planning experience. The firm has delivered planning outcomes for long-standing clients across diverse project types throughout its 40-year operational history.

Project Specialisations

The firm specialises in planning approvals for child care centres, retail developments, fast food and convenience stores, aged care facilities, and residential projects. The practice covers industrial developments, showrooms, renewable energy projects, automotive dealerships, gymnasium facilities, and subdivision projects. Recent completed projects include warehouse developments, service stations, child care premises, and solar installations across metropolitan Perth.

• Child care centres and aged care facilities
• Retail, fast food, and convenience store developments
• Industrial warehouses and showroom facilities
• Renewable energy and automotive dealership projects

Service Coverage

Hidding Urban Planning serves clients throughout Western Australia with particular focus on Perth metropolitan areas including Jandakot, Mount Helena, Victoria Park, Bennett Springs, Cloverdale, Como, Thornlie, Bayswater, Roleystone, and Byford. The practice extends services to regional Western Australia locations such as Northam and other areas requiring planning expertise under state planning frameworks.