Services

PHOTOMONTAGES

Photomontages illustrate a proposed development within a photo of an existing view.  This imagery is used to illustrate various development scenarios that inform stakeholders and authorities about the visual impact of a potential development. 

Features:

  • Accurate Imagery: Photomontages are prepared using advanced modelling techniques to ensure the imagery is accurate

  • Survey Verification: Information is validated by an on-site surveyor 

  • Versatile Application: Utilised in the preparation of visual impact assessments for development applications, environmental impact assessments, development appeals, as evidence for cases in court and much more

  • Compliant: All photomontages are prepared in accordance with the relevant planning authority policy (see the NSW Land and Environment Court Policy here).

Scope of work:

  1. Initial Consultation: Understand the project and gather necessary information

  2. View Assessment: Evaluate viewpoints to identify potential impacts

  3. Liaise with Authorities: Coordinate a site visit with planning authorities

  4. Site Visit: Capture photos from surrounding properties with on-site surveyor

  5. Photomontage Preparation: Create accurate and legible photomontages

  6. Incorporation of Feedback: Client feedback addressed in presentation 

  7. Presentation of Scenarios: Final presentation illustrates a variety of development scenarios, tailored to the project. 

DIGITAL MONTAGES

Digital montages illustrate a proposed development within an image of 3D satellite imagery. The perspective shown in the image utilises survey information to replicate a view from either a property or the public domain.

Features:

  • Efficient: A simpler and faster process than photomontages

  • Accessible: Allow clients to estimate the impacts of a development on views from the surrounding properties or public domain without needing to gain access to these areas

  • Early-Stage Application: Utilised in the early stages of a development project or for the preparation of visual impact assessments for development applications.

Scope of work:

  1. Initial Consultation: Understand the project and gather necessary information 

  2. 3D Context Model: A model is created using 3d satellite imagery

  3. Digital Montage Preparation: Create accurate and legible digital montages

  4. Incorporation of Feedback: Client feedback addressed in presentation 

  5. Presentation of Scenarios: Final presentation illustrates a variety of development scenarios, tailored to the project.

VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

While our primary focus is on producing accurate, high-quality imagery, we also provide the accompanying reporting when required, either independently or in collaboration with planning or landscape consultants. These reports are tailored to suit the type and scale of development, and are prepared to meet the expectations of planning authorities, community stakeholders, or the NSW Land and Environment Court.

We offer three core report types:

1. View Impact Assessment – Private Property

These reports assess the impact of a proposed development on views from neighbouring private properties, with reference to established planning principles and supported by survey-informed visuals. Features include:

  • Assessment of view loss using the Tenacity Planning Principle.

  • Structured evaluation of the extent, nature and reasonableness of view impacts.

  • Useful for DA applications, DA objections and court appeals.

2. View Impact Assessment – Public Domain

Prepared for developments visible from the public domain, these reports examine the visual effect on streetscapes, parks, foreshores and other shared environments, with a focus on public interest and visual prominence. Features include:

  • Analysis guided by the Rose Bay Marina Planning Principle.

  • Identification and assessment of significant public viewing locations.

  • Consideration of scenic quality, visual character, and urban context.

  • Commonly prepared to support DA submissions and court matters where compliance with local and state visual impact controls is required.

3. Visual Impact & Landscape Visual Impact Assessments

Used for infrastructure, rezonings or large-scale projects, these reports provide a comprehensive assessment of landscape and visual effects across a broader context. Features include:

  • Structured methodology based on GLVIA3 and relevant environmental planning policies.

  • Assessment of landscape character, visual sensitivity, and magnitude of change.

  • Consideration of design integration, mitigation measures, and cumulative impacts.

  • Prepared to support Environmental Impact Statements, strategic plans, or infrastructure applications.