PLANNING +
URBAN DESIGN
Creative | Trusted | Skilled
About Us
CLE Town Planning + Design has been at the forefront of Perth’s growth and development for almost half a century – shaping this city, its metropolitan area and regional centres through creative, clever and skilled planning and design outcomes.
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Landowners, developers, investors and government rely on us for projects large and small, encompassing intricate infill, strategic greenfield estates, precinct and centre planning, major development applications, scheme and policy drafting and advisory services, or development contribution plans. They rely on our experience, creativity and relationships to guide their projects through to a successful outcome.
Treeeby Estate
OUR PROMIsE
CLE Town Planning + Design has earned trust and confidence through decades of consistent, reliable performance. Our values underpin the way we work, and our promise to each other and to our clients, collaborators and communities.
+ POSITIVE
in our approach, solutions + relationships
+ RESPONSIVE
to our clients, stakeholders, communities and the environment
+ KNOWLEDGABLE
from the principles of design to the details of statutory planning, from over 40 years of experience in our practice
+ collaborative
to achieve exceptional results
+ results-driven
committed to innovation and great outcomes
+ diverse
in our team; our projects; our thinking
Brabham Estate
BUILDING OUR LEGACY
When a young Peter Chappell started his own planning and design consultancy in 1978, Perth was a city of less than a million people. Most lived on quarter acre blocks and the controversial Corridor Plan for Perth was the framework for metropolitan growth.
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Talented town planner Tony Lambert joined Peter Chappell and, together, their emerging team delivered new landmark communities in a period of rapid growth for Perth and the regions.
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It didn’t take long to build a strong client base, including all major land developers, and to expand, with a new partner in Ian Everett joining the Subiaco firm.
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Strategic relationships with government, astute commercial acumen, positive collaborations, and genuine community engagement were all hallmarks of Chappell Lambert Everett from the earliest years, as it helped shape Perth with new and innovative masterplanned communities. Our earliest legacies have become long standing communities: Secret Harbour, Sanctuary Waters and The Avenues Canning Vale, Brighton, Regent Waters Wanneroo, Mosman Waters, Broadwater Busselton and Drummonds Cove Geraldton.
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Those core characteristics live on in the CLE Town Planning + Design of today.
The name pays homage to the legacy of those founding fathers, and its modern studio in West Leederville is not far from where it all began.
Eden Beach
CONNECTED
CLE Town Planning + Design builds and maintains valued relationships with government, industry peak bodies, related disciplines and community groups.
In particular, we build productive, respectful and positive relationships with approval agencies at all levels. We can engage with the right people at the right times – and they can rely on our integrity and experience.
We have a long-term commitment to the development of Perth and the regions, and to creating vibrant places for people to live, work and enjoy.
The team are active members and contributors to the broader industry through leadership roles on industry committees, such as Housing Industry Association, Property Council and Urban Development Institute Australia WA.
Nedlands Reserve
