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NSW Development Applications · planadvice.com.au
Plan Advice turns complex NSW planning rules into a clear, plain-English roadmap for your development or new business — an estimated likelihood of approval, the issues council is likely to raise, and options for addressing them. In minutes. Free.
Enter any NSW address and get an instant read on your project — grounded in live NSW Government planning data and real council decisions.
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How it works
Enter any NSW address and describe what you want to build or open — in your own words. An extension, a knockdown-rebuild, a café, a childcare centre. No planning knowledge required.
We check zoning, permitted uses, heritage listings and planning constraints against live NSW Government data — then score your likelihood of success, grounded in how your council has actually decided similar applications.
Upgrade to a precedent-cited DA Report or a Pre-DA Meeting Report to understand every barrier, every required document, and walk into council fully prepared.
Ella is a planning advisor who has already read everything that applies to your address: the planning instruments, the controls, the heritage and hazard layers, and the real DA decisions your council has made nearby. Ask in plain English — “would 8.4 m fly here?”, “what will the neighbours object to?”, “what do I have to lodge?” — and she answers with the exact clause, page and precedent.
The research behind every report
Every assessment is written against the planning law that applies to your site and the decisions councils have already made on proposals like yours. This is the body of material sitting behind it.
Drawn from 860 local environmental plans, development control plans, planning statements and State policies across all 128 NSW councils — quoted by clause and page, so every statement in your report can be checked against the source.
Corpus last measured 8 November 2026 — it grows every day.
Why Plan Advice
Most planning tools recite legislation. Plan Advice goes further — it studies the way your council has determined comparable applications, so you see the real hurdles early and prepare for them properly.
Our AI reads historical DA determinations from your council — so advice reflects how assessors actually decide, not just what the rulebook says.
Zoning, heritage and planning overlays come straight from official NSW spatial services — always current, never guesswork.
No planning jargon. Clear explanations of what’s permitted, what’s risky, and exactly what to do next.
See the issues council is likely to raise — before you commit to architects, consultants and lodgement fees.
A complete checklist of the documents your application needs, tailored to your project and your council.
From extensions, dual occupancies and rebuilds to cafés, small bars, retail fitouts and childcare — both worlds covered.
Your free analysis takes just a few minutes — the form is right below.
Tell us about your property and what you want to do