Our Consultancy

In 1998, Suzanne Suter established Suter & Associates Leisure & Tourism Planners following a number of years as a recreation and tourism planner.  In 2006, we changed our name to Suter Planners to reflect the wide range of projects undertaken by the consultancy.

Since 1998, we have developed a range of plans, strategies and policies relating to recreation, sport, open space, community, culture and tourism provision.  The types of projects that we undertake include:

• Recreation and Sport Plans (regional and local)
• Open Space Strategies
• New Development Area Planning
• Needs Analysis (recreation, community)
• Facility Strategies (sport, recreation, community and cultural)
• Feasibility Assessments
• Recreation input to Master Planning and Concept Design
• Management Plans
• Policies and Guidelines

Suter Planners connects with other consultants to form strong and committed teams that match the required skills for individual studies.  We have a strong link with landscape architects, urban planners, social planners, environmental planners, engineering consultancies and research specialists.

Suter Planners has the following strengths and commitments:

• We adopt a strategic and sound approach to planning, ensuring directions are realistic and well founded
• We place a strong emphasis on working with clients and their communities, and understanding the issues, needs and opportunities
• Our approach to consultation is inclusive, ensuring communities are appropriately involved, interpreted and informed
• Our research and analysis is practical and thorough, giving consideration to all aspects of supply and demand
• We provide directions at both a strategic and detailed level, with a clear rationale and basis for decision making
• Our written work is concise and easy to read, so that documents are understood at the professional and community level
• We are committed to achieving deadlines and ensuring the expectations of clients are met