Professional Commercial Landscape Plans for Your Projects

Design-led landscape plans created to support architects and developers from concept through to approval incorporating economical landscape solutions. We deliver clear, compliant and build-ready documentation that integrates seamlessly with your architectural vision. From DA submissions to construction-ready plans, our experienced team ensures every landscape detail is considered, coordinated and delivered on time.

We have extensive experience in the design and management of new and refurbishment projects including:

• shopping centres and retail developments
• sports and servicemen’s clubs
• business parks, factory surrounds and industrial estates
• resorts & swimming pool developments
• public domain, public art & signage
• environmental rehabilitation
• playgrounds & parklands
• religious institutions
• day care, child-care centres, schools & other educational facilities
• medical, private & public hospitals, general health & vet clinics
• mixed-use development
• landscape master planning
• expert witness services

• single dwellings to multi-residential developments
• apartments, townhouses, gated estates, cluster housing
• dual occupancy, duplexes & granny flats
• senior living, aged care housing & boarding houses
• irrigation, lighting, planting
• podium and roof gardens
• new residential communities
• detailed residential landscape plans for swimming pools, cabanas, pergolas, paving, retaining walls, levels resolution, planting & lighting.

Commercial Landscape Plans for Development Approval Projects

Our commercial landscape plans are prepared to support a wide range of development applications across Sydney and NSW. Whether the project is a child-care centre, boarding house, mixed-use development, retail site, seniors living project, industrial facility or multi-residential proposal, we focus on producing clear, practical documentation that helps consultants, builders and applicants present the external landscape works in a professional and approval-ready format. For many developments, a properly prepared landscape development plan is an important part of the submission package because it shows how the site will be landscaped, softened and completed as part of the overall design outcome.

A commercial landscape development plan may include proposed planting areas, turf, paving, deep soil zones, screen planting, boundary treatments, site furniture, surface finishes, pedestrian areas and other external landscape elements relevant to the development. Depending on the site and approval pathway, the documentation can help show how the project responds to planning controls, improves visual presentation and supports the intended use of outdoor areas. As part of our broader landscape design services, we prepare plans that are easy to interpret and suited to real-world DA submission requirements.

What a Landscape Development Plan Includes

A landscape development plan is typically a scaled drawing that shows the proposed external landscaping works for a development site. This may include planting layouts, lawn and garden bed areas, paving treatments, access paths, communal outdoor spaces, screen planting, setbacks, site interface treatments and other features required to communicate the landscape intent of the project. For commercial and development sites, the plan helps present how the built form will integrate with the surrounding landscape and how outdoor areas will function once the project is complete.

For consultants, builders and applicants, well-prepared commercial landscape plans provide a clearer basis for review, coordination and approval. The documentation helps town planners, architects, certifiers and project teams understand the proposed landscape outcome and can reduce uncertainty when responding to council or consultant requests. If you would like more detail about our process, you can also visit our FAQs.

How Commercial Landscape Plans Support DA Submissions

A strong landscape development plan can play an important role in a Development Application by showing that the external areas of the site have been properly resolved. Councils and consultants often want to see how planting, open space, presentation areas, pedestrian zones and boundary interfaces will be treated as part of the development. Clear commercial landscape plans can help support the visual, functional and planning aspects of the proposal by demonstrating that landscaping has been considered as part of the overall site design rather than left as an afterthought.

This is particularly important for projects where landscape presentation contributes to streetscape outcomes, amenity, privacy, open space usability or screening. We prepare plans that are intended to support these approval needs in a practical and straightforward way, while also being useful for the wider consultant and construction team.

Child-care Centre Landscape Plans

Child-care centres often require commercial landscape plans that show how the site will balance presentation, safety, usability and planting outcomes. A landscape development plan for a child-care centre may include entry landscaping, soft planting, boundary screening, lawn or play-adjacent landscape areas, pedestrian links and other external features that support the overall site presentation and function. These plans can help demonstrate to council and project consultants that the outdoor areas have been properly considered as part of the development application.

Boarding House Landscape Development Plans

Boarding house projects commonly need a landscape development plan to show how communal and perimeter outdoor areas will be treated. This can include planting, paving, shared open space interfaces, screening, bin enclosure screening, pedestrian access paths and site presentation zones. Well-prepared commercial landscape plans help support the DA process by clearly communicating how the external environment will complement the built form and improve the overall presentation of the site.

Mixed-Use Commercial Landscape Plans

Mixed-use developments often need detailed commercial landscape plans because the site must respond to both residential and commercial interfaces. A landscape development plan for a mixed-use project may show streetscape planting, communal open space, pedestrian circulation areas, landscape buffers, paving finishes and other treatments that help tie the development together. These plans are useful in DA submissions because they show how the site will function visually and practically across multiple uses.

Retail Landscape Plans

Retail sites benefit from commercial landscape plans that improve presentation, soften built form and help organise pedestrian and external circulation areas. A landscape development plan for a retail development may include entry landscaping, car park interface planting, paved pedestrian zones, screening and boundary treatments that contribute to a cleaner and more considered site outcome. For retail approvals, the documentation can help demonstrate how the landscape design supports the usability and appearance of the development.

Seniors Living Landscape Development Plans

Seniors living projects often require a thoughtful landscape development plan that supports amenity, accessibility and visual softness across the site. Commercial landscape plans for seniors living developments may include communal garden areas, pathways, planting zones, passive outdoor spaces, screening and presentation landscaping around entries and boundaries. In approval terms, these plans help show how outdoor areas will support the comfort and day-to-day use of residents while contributing positively to the overall development character.

Industrial Landscape Plans

Industrial projects may be more functional in nature, but they still often require clear commercial landscape plans for council approval. A landscape development plan for an industrial site may include frontage landscaping, boundary planting, screening, pedestrian path treatments, office entry presentation areas and other external works required by the planning controls or consent conditions. This documentation helps demonstrate that the site will present appropriately to the street and neighbouring properties while still meeting operational needs.

Multi-Residential Landscape Plans

Multi-residential developments often require a comprehensive landscape development plan to show how private open space, communal areas, setbacks, pedestrian links and planting treatments will be resolved across the site. These commercial landscape plans can help support DA submissions by showing how the development will provide usable, attractive and coordinated outdoor spaces for future occupants. For architects, town planners and builders, this documentation also provides a clearer understanding of how the landscape scope integrates with the overall project.

What Consultants and Builders Get From the Documentation

Our commercial landscape plans are prepared to give consultants and builders a clear picture of the proposed external works so they can coordinate the project with greater confidence. The documentation helps project teams understand the intended layout of planting, paving, turf, screening and other landscape elements, while also giving councils and certifiers a more complete submission package. A practical landscape development plan can make it easier to communicate the design intent, respond to approval requirements and keep the project moving.

If your project also includes residential components or you need help across different project types, you can explore our residential landscape design plan page, learn more about our landscape design service, or contact us to discuss your development.