Social Planning

Social planning is a process that involves understanding and responding to new or existing communities' aspirations, challenges and needs through the provision of timely and accessible facilities and services.

Capire recognises that social planning practice must be localised and responsive, ensuring that decisions respond to the impacts that social trends and world events have on communities. We ensure community needs are integrated into the planning process from first principals.

We also work with communities to identify their strengths, weaknesses and aspirations and assist them to create plans for making their suburbs or towns liveable and vibrant.

Key services

  • Social research, analysis and policy review and development
  • Community and demographic profiling
  • Community needs assessment, feasibility studies and infrastructure planning
  • Social Impact Assessments
  • Community-led planning

Albion Community and Economic Development Plan

Client: Brookfield Multiplex & Department of Housing and Works (WA)

Dandenong Municipal Wide Early Years Infrastructure Plan

Client: Greater Dandenong City Council

Capire Consulting Group was engaged to undertake a Municipal Wide Early Years Infrastructure Plan in response to the City developing an integrated approach to the provision of early year's facilities and services.

Meadow Heights Community Infrastructure Needs Assessment

Client: Hume City Council

Capire Consulting Group was engaged to identify the current and future community infrastructure needs of the Meadow Heights community in Melbourne's North.

The community needs analysis was based on:

South East Shepparton Growth Corridor Development Plan and Development Contributions Plan

Client: Hansen Partners / Greater Shepparton City Council

This project involved the preparation of a Development Plan and Development Contributions Plan for the South East Shepparton Growth Corridor in order to ensure that future development is coordinated and appropriate infrastructure is provided in a timely manner.