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Redland SampleYour Development & Feasibility Ratings Explained
These two ratings together give you the full picture: the planning upside and the hidden cost risks, no matter which council your property sits in.
Development Rating – Planning Potential
This rating shows how flexible your site is under the council’s planning scheme (zoning, density controls and overlays). It answers: “What could realistically be built here?”
- A — Excellent – Multiple straightforward pathways with minimal planning barriers
- B — Good – Solid range of realistic options with minor constraints
- C — Moderate – Limited options or significant design adjustments required
- D — Limited – Very few viable pathways
What this means for you:
A higher Development Rating opens up more options (granny flat → duplex → townhouses → apartments or subdivision) with fewer planning hurdles. A lower rating tells you early that you may need to scale back expectations or get creative with design — saving you time and money before you engage professionals.
Feasibility Rating – Real-World Buildability
This rating looks at the practical side: infrastructure, major overlays, construction implications and likely extra costs. It answers: “How straightforward and cost-effective would this actually be?”
- A — Excellent – Minimal additional cost expected
- B — Good – Manageable extra costs
- C — Challenging – Notable extra costs and engineering required
- D — Difficult – High cost or high risk
What this means for you:
It is very common to have a strong Development Rating but only a B or C Feasibility Rating. For example, excellent zoning can be offset by acid sulfate soils, flooding, mining influence, koala habitat, noise corridors or sewer easements.
How One Overlay Changed the Entire Strategy
18+ Pages of Site-Specific Intelligence
Three Steps to Clarity
Questions & Answers
Every finding comes directly from official sources — council interactive planning maps, the relevant council planning scheme, Queensland Globe (state government mapping), council DA search databases, and utility infrastructure mapping. These are the same sources used by professional town planners. We access the current live versions at the time of research, so your report reflects the most up-to-date available information.
A 18+ page assessment covering zoning, 13+ overlays (flood, bushfire, acid sulfate soils, noise, airport environs, heritage and more), infrastructure connections, key concerns, development potential with realistic pathways, development application history, and site-specific ratings with a plain-English bottom line. No raw data, no long waiting time.
Yes. Every report is researched from scratch for your exact lot. We never use templates or generic data. Your zoning, your overlays, your lot dimensions, your historical DA records, your development options. That is why we limit our daily capacity — each report takes genuine research time.
Our report gives you a thorough desktop assessment to help inform your decision. However, we always recommend obtaining independent professional advice from a qualified town planner, surveyor or engineer before committing to any property purchase. Planning schemes can change and site-specific conditions may exist that are only discoverable through physical inspection or formal council enquiry. Our report is a powerful starting point — not a substitute for professional advice.
A qualified town planner charges $250-$400 per hour for preliminary advice. Our report covers research that would take a planner several hours, and we deliver it for less than the cost of a standard building and pest inspection. Many of our clients tell us the report paid for itself by identifying a single constraint they would have otherwise missed — saving them tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Yes. Simply increase the quantity when ordering and enter all property addresses in the notes field. Discounts apply automatically at checkout — $310 per report for 2 properties, $300 per report for 3 or more. This is ideal for buyers comparing multiple development sites before committing. For 10 or more reports, contact us for volume and white-label pricing.
Yes. The multi-property discount applies to your base report price regardless of delivery speed. Express delivery is an additional $100 per report on top of your discounted price.
Select the "Fast — 24hr" delivery option when ordering. We prioritise express orders and deliver within 24 hours. If you have an extremely tight deadline, contact us before ordering and we will let you know if same-day delivery is possible.
The overlays that most commonly affect development feasibility in SEQ are flood, acid sulfate soils, bushfire, and character or heritage controls. Each one can change your assessment pathway (from accepted to code or impact assessable), add specialist report requirements, increase construction costs, or restrict what you can build. Our report checks 13+ overlays and explains exactly how each one affects your specific site.
That is exactly why you order before you buy. Discovering a dealbreaker constraint before settlement could save you hundreds of thousands of dollars. The report gives you the information to make a confident decision — whether that means proceeding, renegotiating the price, or walking away. A $330 report that saves you from a bad purchase is the best investment you will make.
Read the bottom line and key concerns first — they give you the verdict in plain English. If the site looks promising, your recommended next step is usually a conversation with a qualified town planner to discuss design and lodgement strategy. Because the desktop research is already done, the planner can focus on higher-value work rather than spending their first billable hours on basic overlay checks. We can introduce you to a planner experienced in your council area.
