Australian Capital Territory · Preliminary planning reports
Preliminary planning reports in Australian Capital Territory
A $150 desktop planning assessment for any address in Australian Capital Territory. We take the parcel from the state cadastre, sweep the zoning and overlay mapping at the parcel, read the Territory Plan 2023 in force and cite it by clause, and set out in writing what was checked and what was not. Prepared and professionally reasoned by our planning team and delivered within three business days.
What governs a site in Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory has no councils. Development is governed by the Territory Plan 2023 and its district policies, and by the purpose clause of the Crown lease that every block is held under, which limits what the land may be used for regardless of the zone.
That lease clause is the part most often missed. A block can sit in a zone that permits a use while its lease does not, so the report reads both.
ACTmapi is the Territory’s mapping service, where the Territory Plan zones and the block and lease information are published.
The instruments the report reads in Australian Capital Territory
- Territory Plan 2023 · zones and the Territory-wide policies
- District policies · the district layer of the Territory Plan
- Crown lease purpose clause · what the block may be used for
Australian Capital Territory
The Territory has no councils, so it is covered by one page.
How the report works for a site in Australian Capital Territory
The same five steps for every site in Australia, applied to the Territory Plan 2023. Nothing is stated that was not checked, and what was not checked is stated.
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
A written statement of what was not checked
Anything the report did not check is stated in writing, so you know the edges of the answer as well as the answer.
We do not hold a database of council decisions in Australian Capital Territory. Where a council publishes a public register of applications, the report reads the nearby ones and cites what it found. Our free block checker covers South East Queensland only, so it is not offered in Australian Capital Territory.
Taking a Australian Capital Territory 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.
Know your site before you commit
A $150 report for any address in Australian Capital Territory: the parcel, the zoning and overlays at the parcel, the Territory Plan 2023 cited by clause, and a written statement of what was not checked. Prepared and professionally reasoned by our planning team and delivered within three business days.