Know what you can do with your land — before you spend real money.
A plain-English preliminary planning assessment for any property on the Sunshine Coast — prepared against the planning scheme and reviewed by an experienced town planner. Delivered within 3 business days. Not an automated data report: a planner's professional read of what the rules mean for your plans.
How it works
Tell us about your property
A short form: the address, what's on the land now, and what you'd like to do with it. Takes about 5 minutes.
We assess it
We check the zoning, overlays and relevant codes that apply to your lot, and what they mean for your plans. A qualified planner reviews every report before it leaves our desk.
You get a clear answer
A plain-English report within 3 business days: what's likely possible, what the hurdles are, and what to do next.
What's in your report
Everything a planner would check first — written so you don't need one to read it.
Zoning, and what it allows
Your zone under the planning scheme and the uses it anticipates.
Overlays on your lot
Flooding, bushfire, landslide, height, character and the rest — and which ones actually matter for you.
Likely level of assessment
Whether your proposal is likely accepted development, code assessable or impact assessable — and what that means in practice.
Key constraints, ranked
The issues most likely to cost you time or money, and how serious each one looks.
Opportunities
Options the scheme allows that you may not have considered.
Recommended next steps
What to do with the answer — whether that's proceed, get a quote, or talk to council.
When a planning check pays for itself
Before you buy
Know what you can and can't do with a lot before you sign the contract — not after.
Building or extending
Find out early whether your plans fit the rules, or will need an approval first.
Granny flats & secondary dwellings
Check what applies on your lot before you order plans or talk to builders.
Subdividing or developing
A first sanity check on feasibility before you brief consultants at consultant rates.
One flat fee. No surprises.
A fraction of what an hour of consulting costs — and enough to tell you whether spending more is worth it.
Questions people ask
Is this formal council advice?
No. It's a preliminary desktop assessment — an experienced read of what the planning scheme says about your property and your plans. For a formal position you'd approach council or lodge an application; your report tells you whether that's worth doing.
Which areas do you cover?
Properties within the Sunshine Coast Council local government area. Noosa Shire has its own council and planning scheme — get in touch before ordering if your property is there.
How is the report prepared?
We use AI tools to do the first pass against the planning scheme — that's how we keep the price low and the turnaround short. Every report is then checked, corrected where needed, and signed off by a qualified town planner before you receive it.
What if my situation is too complex for a desktop check?
Then we'll say so rather than guess — your report will tell you what kind of advice you actually need and the right next step to get it.
Do you lodge applications or deal with council for me?
No — this service is the step before that. If your project needs an application, your report sets out what's involved so you can brief a consultant well, or decide not to proceed.