Australia · Preliminary planning reports
Preliminary planning reports for any address in Australia
A $199 desktop planning assessment for any parcel in the country. We take the parcel from the state cadastre, sweep the zoning and overlay mapping at the parcel, read the instrument in force and cite it by clause, and set out in writing what was checked and what was not. Prepared and professionally reasoned by a town planner and delivered within one business day.
Choose your state or territory
Each state page explains what governs a site there and lists every council.
New South Wales
128 councils · LEP, DCP and the SEPPs
Victoria
79 councils · planning scheme and ResCode
Western Australia
137 councils · local planning scheme and R-Codes
South Australia
68 councils · Planning and Design Code
Tasmania
29 councils · Tasmanian Planning Scheme
Australian Capital Territory
One Territory page · Territory Plan 2023
Northern Territory
17 councils · NT Planning Scheme 2020
Queensland
Council and suburb pages built from decided applications
How the report works, in every state
The same five steps for every site in Australia. Nothing is stated that was not checked.
Step 1
Parcel from the state cadastre
We take the parcel from the state cadastre and project it, so the report is about the lot itself and not a point on a street.
Step 2
Zoning and overlays swept at the parcel
The zoning and overlay mapping is swept at the parcel boundary, not at a single point, so a layer that touches one corner of the block is caught.
Step 3
The instrument in force, cited by clause
We read the planning instrument in force and cite it by clause, with its version and date, so every statement in the report can be checked at the source.
Step 4
Nearby applications where a public register exists
Where the council keeps a public register of applications, we read the nearby ones and cite what we found. We do not hold a database of decisions for the council.
Step 5
The provisions, quoted
Every rule the answer depends on is quoted from the instrument in force, with the clause named, so the answer can be checked against the source.
The free check works on any Australian address. Where it says a property needs a closer look, the $199 report is the way to get a checked answer.
Taking a project through to lodgement
DA projects are quoted individually. We take a limited number at a time so each gets a director’s attention, and we reply within one business day with availability.