
Team URBANSMART
The firm’s core professional team and associated experts boast experience on projects such as:
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Designer golf, country and security estates
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Upper, middle and lower income residential township developments
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Industrial and commercial townships
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Retail and office park developments
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Specialised developments – e.g. botanical gardens
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Special projects – e.g. demolishment of buildings and Wayleave applications
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Hospital (Acute and Sub-Acute) Licence Applications and urban services demand modelling
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National transportation plans
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District and Local Spatial Development Frameworks (SDFs)
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Urban Development Frameworks (UDFs) and Precinct Plans
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Housing Development Frameworks and Strategies
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Property and land use audits
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Reviewing and compiling of Town Planning Schemes
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Skills Development Strategies for large infrastructure projects
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Specialised planning inputs on Environmental Management Frameworks (EMFs)
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General and Specialised Surveying projects – sectional and full-title developments, townships (general plans and pegging), aerial surveying, roads and railways, large scale photogrammetry, floodlines and precision contour surveying, engineering surveying (civil, mining, agricultural).
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Security Master Plans for residential estates and various public spaces
Professional Town Planners
Nadia Schoeman
SENIOR PROFESSIONAL TOWN PLANNER & DIRECTOR
University of Pretoria: Bachelors Degree in Town and Regional Planning (BT&RP)(2004)(TRP SA / Pr.Pln)
Director and specialist on land development applications; township establishment and design; project managment, specialist drawing (CAD) and layout planning.
Cell (Private) + 27 82 737 2422
Office (Land) + 12 993 0406
Fax - 086 582 0369
Email - nadia@urbansmart.co.za
CV - CLICK HERE
Tony van der Merwe
PROFESSIONAL TOWN PLANNER
University of Pretoria: Bachelors in Town and Regional Planning (BT&RP)(20011)(Pr.Pln)
Specialist on land development applications and other planning related matters.
Cell (Private) + 27 83 677 6281
Office (Cell) + 27 83 457 5990
Office (Land) + 12 993 0406
Fax - 086 582 0369
Email - tony@urbansmart.co.za
CV - CLICK HERE

Coenraad Bester
SENIOR TOWN PLANNER & DIRECTOR
University of Pretoria: Bachelors Degree in Town and Regional Planning (BT&RP)(2006)*Cum laude
University of Cape Town: BSc Property Studies - current
Director and specialist on land development applications; spatial planning; development planning; forensic auditing; urban and healthcare demand modelling; hospital applications; policy formulation; and layout planning.
Cell (Private) + 27 82 375 7500
Office (Land) + 12 993 0406
Fax - 086 582 0369
Email - coenraad@urbansmart.co.za
CV - CLICK HERE


Candidate Planners and Office Support
Planner in Training
PART-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Part-time technical support on projects and applications subject to study obligations.
Office Cell + 27 83 457 5990
Email - info@urbansmart.co.za
CV - CLICK HERE
Linah Ndala & Joyce Baster
OFFICE SUPPORT
Responsible for office administration, catering and cleaning services.
Office Land + 12 993 0406
Coen Bester
CHAIRMAN
University of Pretoria: Professional Engineer (Hons)*Cum laude
University of Pretoria: MBA *Cum laude
Harvard (USA): OPM
Intercultural Management (Organisational and National) - RSA partner
Office (Cell) + 27 82 375 7589
Email - coen@brainworks.co.za
CV - CLICK HERE
Non-Executive

Junior Town Planners

Jan Hugo Lombard
JUNIOR TOWN PLANNER
University of the North West (Potch.): Bachelors Degree in Town and Regional Planning (BT&RP)(2013)
Land development applications and office support.
Office (Land) + 12 993 0406
Fax - 086 582 0369
Email - hugo@urbansmart.co.za
CV - CLICK HERE


Associate Town Planners

Nina van Heerden
PROFESSIONAL TOWN PLANNER
University of the Witwatersrand (Wits): Bachelors Degree in Town and Regional Planning (Bsc.TRP)(1993)
Land development applications and strategic development planning.
Office (Land) + 12 993 0406
Fax - 086 582 0369
Email - nina@urbansmart.co.za
CV - CLICK HERE