Policy Update – Residential Design Codes Apartments Policy Part of the State Government’s planning reform agenda is to progress initiatives to achieve improved design of the built form in Western Australia, acknowledging rigid planning controls have limited effectiveness in achieving good design outcomes, especially for complex and site-specific developments. One such initiative is the introduction […]
Retirement Beckons for Long Serving Albany Surveyor
After over 20 years of service, Chris Fry decided to confirm the retirement age and literally hung up the survey boots. He has part of the growth and evolution of Harley Dykstra, having a special gift in the mathematical genius area. Working out of the Albany office, Chris was instrumental in developing the companies Code […]
New Office for Harley Dykstra in Albany
Harley Dykstra is excited to announce that our Albany office has relocated to 31 Albany Hwy, adjacent to the Albany Plaza and town centre roundabout. Established in 1954, Harley Dykstra has serviced Albany and the entire Great Southern region for many decades from premises located in Serpentine Road. As a result of the loyal […]
Harley Dykstra Sponsor UDIA Breakfast
The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Breakfast of 7th November 2018 held at the Crown Ballroom with the Leader of the Opposition as the key note speaker was a great turnout and success. Harley Dykstra was very fortunate to be one of the breakfast sponsors, which also provided an opportunity to have a short […]
WEBSITE NEWSFLASH
Moshi Moshi website designers have worked closely with Harley Dykstra to develop a brand new website that is interactive, user friendly and has some fantastic motion pictures downloaded from our drone technology. The website provides a summary and some great examples of our integrated services in built-form, land development and infrastructure. Our new website includes […]
Site Challenges overcome for ‘Discovery Commercial Centre’
Located in the heart of LandCorp’s Cockburn Commercial Park, in the City of Cockburn, Harley Dykstra is pleased to be consulting on a new showroom warehouse development that will soon commence construction. To be called ‘Discovery Commercial Centre’, what makes the project unique is that the land on which the development is taking place has […]
“One Stop Shop” approvals for extractive industry operation
Multiple planning, environmental and Main Roads approvals were required before a lime sands extractive industry could commence its operations at a farming property along Indian Ocean Drive near Wedge Island. The lime sand extraction operation forms part of the landowners’ planning to diversify the productive agricultural use of the farm, including subdividing the property. The combination […]
Innovative Pile Inspection
s surveyors we always look forward to the next challenge and one of our current projects on the Margaret River Perimeter Road certainly did deliver a unique one. While attending site to perform our regular drone capture we started discussing possible ways of capturing imagery of the pile rock socket. Achieving high quality imagery from […]
Persistency Pays – Costly Power Requirement Removed!
Over 12 months of persistent negotiation by Harley Dykstra has saved some $80,000.00 as a Western Power infrastructure requirement imposed on a simple two (2) lot rural lifestyle subdivision in Albany. The full story behind this fantastic result is detailed below: Harley Dykstra was engaged by the client in March 2016 to prepare an application […]
Rural Living Subdivision Opportunities in Oakford
Harley Dykstra has been involved in achieving approvals, and implementing a number of rural living subdivisions in the Oakford area, and it’s surrounds. Many lots within these areas have been previously subdivided into sizes ranging between 2 and 4 hectares (some even larger) and now, can be re-subdivided into lot sizes between 4000m2 and 1 hectare […]