About Us

We established LMD Planning Consultancy in 2007 bringing together our extensive knowledge and experience as professionally qualified Architects and Planners. This includes a combined 12 years Resource Management Planning experience in the NZ Local Government.

We have experience in preparing development proposals, research & feasibility studies, district planning, structure planning, consent processing, urban design, architectural design, assessment of environmental effects, landscape design, visual impact assessments and project management.

We are committed to provide high quality professional services to our clients. We organise and coordinate input from specialists such as Engineers, Surveyors, Ecologists and Archaeologists into a project where necessary.

Leonard Dissanayake

Full Member New Zealand Planning Institute
Member Institute of Town Planners Sri Lanka
Member Sri Lanka Institute of Architect
M Planning Practice (COP)
MSc (Urban Development Planning)
MSc (Architecture)
BSc (Built Environment)

I graduated as an Architect from the University of Moratuwa, and worked for the Urban Development Authority in Sri Lanka for 17 years covering a wide range of architectural and urban planning projects. During this period, I obtained post graduate qualification in Urban Development Planning from the University of London. My research on ‘Effectiveness of Development Control Systems in Colombo, Sri Lanka’ was published by the university. I also had a short term training in ‘Urban Management and Finance’ at the All India Institute of Local Self Government, Bombay.

Some of my key roles at the UDA included;

Planning Team member in the preparation of the development plan for the new administrative capital of Sri Lanka and subsequent coordination of development projects.
Planning Team member in the preparation of the ‘Colombo Metropolitan Region Structure Plan’.
Project Manager/Coordinator for a number of environmental and infrastructure projects/feasibility studies funded and monitored by international aid agencies such as the World Bank.

After migrating to New Zealand, I had further training in planning practice at the University of Auckland. I worked at the Far North District Council for 7 years, processing a wide range of landuse and subdivision resource consent applications, PIM applications and providing planning advice to public.

Marian Dissanayake

Member (Grad Plus) New Zealand Planning Institute
Member Sri Lanka Institute of Architect
M Resource and Environmental Planning
MSc (Architecture)
BSc (Built Environment)
NZQA (Hort4/Landscape)

I graduated in BSc Built Environment from the University of Moratuwa with a Second Class and then completed Post Graduate studies in Architecture with a research on ‘Identification of Landscape Principles in the Sigiriya Rock Capital, Sri Lanka’ which was later selected for publication by the University Grants Commission. I worked at the State Engineering Corporation and then at the Urban Development Authority in architectural design, urban development and project management. During this period, I participated in a short term training in ‘Advanced Architectural Engineering at the Hanyang University, South Korea, and in ‘Architecture and Development’ at the Lund University, Sweden.

After migrating to New Zealand, I obtained post graduate qualification in planning practice at the University of Auckland and Resource and Environmental Planning from the Massey University. I worked at the Far North District Council for 6 years in processing a wide range of landuse and subdivision resource consent applications.

I studied at the Northtec and qualified in the Hort4/Landscape Course. While studying I participated in the tertiary student competition at the Ellerslie International Flower Show and won a Bronze.