Frequently asked questions about NSW DAs, CDCs & Plan Advice reports
Everything you need to know about our reports, pricing, the Planning Advisor, coverage, and refunds. If your question isn't here, contact us and we'll add it.
What do I get with the $149 DA Requirements Analysis?+
A comprehensive, property-specific report: your zoning and planning controls with cited clauses, a deterministic numeric compliance check of your proposal (height, FSR, setbacks and more), likely approval outlook grounded in real DA decisions from your council, anticipated conditions, a complete documentation checklist, cost and timeline estimates — plus your own AI Planning Advisor attached to the report for follow-up questions.
What is the Pre-DA Meeting Report ($199), and how is it different?+
It is our most complete decision-phase product, built for your pre-lodgement meeting with council. On top of the DA Analysis, it drafts anticipated planner objections with prepared responses, likely conditions of consent, a comparable-DA evidence pack, your council’s clause 4.6 variation track record, and a ready-to-send meeting request letter and agenda. If you want the DA Report, Pre-DA Report and SEE Outline together, buy the $299 Pre-DA Ready Bundle upfront — it saves you $108 vs buying them separately. There is no credit or discount if you buy the reports one at a time.
What is the $299 Pre-DA Ready Bundle?+
The best-value option at the decision phase: DA Report + Pre-DA Meeting Report + SEE Outline together for $299 instead of $407 — saves you $108 vs buying separately. The $99 Clause 4.6 pre-DA memo can be added separately if your design breaches an LEP standard.
What is the $449 Clause 4.6 Decision Bundle?+
The two Clause 4.6 documents bought together in sequence: the $99 Clause 4.6 Pre-DA Memo to test the variation informally at your pre-lodgement meeting, then the $399 submission-ready Clause 4.6 Variation Report once council is receptive. Bought separately they total $498, so the bundle saves you $49. It sits between the standalone $399 Variation Report and the larger Complete Packs — for applicants who know they have a variation issue but do not need a full Statement of Environmental Effects.
What are the Complete Packs ($649 or $949)?+
Two lodgement bundles. The $649 Standard Complete Pack is DA + Pre-DA + SEE Outline + Full SEE — everything you need if your project doesn’t breach any LEP standard (individual value $728, saves you $79). The $949 Complete Pack with Clause 4.6 adds a Clause 4.6 Variation Report on top (individual value $1,127, saves you $178). The Clause 4.6 version only makes sense if your design triggers a development-standard variation.
What is the CDC Fast-Track Check ($39)?+
A fast-track check of whether your project could qualify for Complying Development Certificate approval (typically 10–20 days instead of a full DA). It assesses your proposal against 38 CDC criteria and gives you a compliance probability with the specific issues identified.
Is this legal or professional planning advice?+
No. Our reports are preliminary planning guidance generated from published planning instruments, government data and past DA decisions. They do not bind council and are not a substitute for a Section 10.7 Planning Certificate or advice from a qualified town planner, architect or lawyer. We recommend verifying critical constraints with council before lodging.
Where does your data come from?+
We ground every answer in the actual planning documents — your council’s LEP and DCP, relevant SEPPs — plus NSW Government spatial services (zoning, heritage, bushfire, flood layers) and 413,770+ real determined development applications across every NSW council. Advisor answers cite the exact clause and page so you can verify everything.
What is the Planning Advisor?+
Every paid report comes with an AI Planning Advisor that has read your full report and your council’s planning controls. Ask it anything — comparable approvals, what-if scenarios ("what if I reduce the height?"), required documents, likely objections. It cites its sources, and you can save any answer to your report as a dated file note.
Do I need an account?+
No — you can buy and receive reports without one. But a free account stores every report permanently in your Document Vault, keeps your Planning Advisor conversations, lets you save advisor answers as file notes, and lets you download or email your report (with notes) as a PDF any time.
How long does a report take to generate?+
The DA Requirements Analysis typically takes 2–4 minutes to generate after payment. The Pre-DA Meeting Report takes about 1–2 minutes once you submit its form. Reports are delivered on screen instantly and can also be emailed to you as a PDF.
Which councils do you cover?+
Every single NSW council — all 128 LGAs, over 413,770 development applications in our precedent database. Every council’s LEP is loaded, along with all state-wide SEPPs and NSW Government spatial data.
Can I share my report with my architect or planner?+
Yes. Your licence covers sharing with your own consultants, certifiers and the council. From a saved report you can download a polished PDF (including your file notes) or email it directly to your architect in one click.
What is your refund policy?+
If a report contains a factual inaccuracy or quality issue — a material error in the planning controls we identified, an incorrect application of eligibility criteria, or a report that doesn’t reflect the details you gave us — contact us within 30 days of purchase with your receipt and we’ll either reissue a corrected report at no cost or refund you in full. Separately, if council’s determination contradicts the outlook we published, we refund the report with no time limit. What isn’t covered is an accurate report that simply delivers news you didn’t want. Nothing here limits your rights under the Australian Consumer Law — see clause 5 of our Terms & Conditions.
How do promo codes work?+
If you have a promo code, enter it in the "Have a promo code?" box on the pricing page before paying — discounted prices apply instantly to eligible products. Some promotions apply automatically during their campaign window with no code needed.
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