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Orange · New South Wales
Orange, New South Wales
A 55-place brief, grown into a 105-place centre — through site analysis, a neighbouring-land amalgamation, and a DA negotiated to the last place.
Original site
923 m²
Single parcel
Initial brief
55 places
Starting capacity
First DA
80 places
Two-level + basement
Final DA
105 places
After amalgamation
Parking
At-grade
Basement removed
Project overview
From 55 places to 105.
MPG was engaged to design and win Development Application approval for an early learning centre in Orange — a brief that began at 55 places, then 80, on a single 923-square-metre site.
What followed is a case study in not stopping at the brief: site analysis, a neighbouring-land amalgamation, a second DA, and a negotiated approval that almost doubled the centre’s capacity.
i.
The Challenge
The operator’s brief was modest — 55 places, then 80 — on a single 923-square-metre site. The question MPG asked was whether the catchment could justify more, and whether the site could be made to carry it.
ii.
The Approach
Site analysis and demographic research pointed to greater capacity than the parcel allowed. So MPG proactively approached the neighbouring landowner and facilitated the acquisition and amalgamation of both sites, submitted a second DA for 105 places, and redesigned the parking from a basement to a simpler at-grade solution.
iii.
The Outcome
Council initially recommended 104 places on parking grounds; MPG negotiated and secured the full 105-place approval. A 55-place brief became a 105-place centre — almost double the original capacity — on an amalgamated, better-configured site.
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Orange started at 55 places and was approved at 105 — because the analysis said the catchment could carry it, and the site could be made to. If you suspect there is more in your site than the obvious scheme, we will model it before you commit.
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