Why Choose Us
Practical planning advice, grounded in real experience with NSW planning systems
Government planning, with a strong focus on development assessment and the day‑to‑day operation of statutory planning systems in New South Wales.
The company’s expertise spans executive leadership, hands‑on assessment of local development applications, strategic planning, development coordination, system and process reform, major projects, and the delivery of complex developments.
Ryton has operated at the highest levels of government, delivering outcomes across large volumes of development assessments, establishing new statutory authorities, managing multidisciplinary assessment and policy teams, and overseeing significant residential, commercial and industrial projects.
This experience includes working in high‑pressure and politically sensitive environments where sound judgement, rigour and clarity are essential.
Accustomed to working at scale and under scrutiny, Ryton is well placed to manage large workloads, time‑critical projects and complex matters. Clients benefit from clear, practical advice and dependable delivery, grounded in a deep understanding of how councils and State agencies operate in practice.
Elma Sukurma
Director
Elma is a highly experienced planning professional with senior leadership experience across NSW State Government and local government. She brings deep expertise in statutory planning systems, reform and complex approvals, including:
Jai Shankar
Director
Jai is a senior planning executive with extensive experience in development assessment, local government leadership and the delivery of complex development outcomes. He brings strong operational and strategic capability across statutory planning functions, including:
What This Means for Clients
Ryton offers clients senior‑level planning expertise informed by first‑hand experience inside local and State Government planning systems. This means practical, defensible advice grounded in a clear understanding of how decisions are made, how statutory processes operate in practice, and how to navigate complexity efficiently. Clients benefit from strategic insight, strong stakeholder engagement and reliable delivery across development assessment, planning proposals, court matters, project management, planning policy and process improvement—particularly on complex, high‑risk or time‑critical matters.