PLANDATA Service
Sydney’s PLANDATA makes it easy to tackle town planning
What it provides
The Service provides a summary of key planning controls that apply to single dwellings and dual occupancy dwellings in residential areas.This includes State Government Planning Controls for the Growth Centres and the NSW Housing Code and Council Planning Controls. The Service also includes a list of documents to be submitted to Council for lodging a development application.
Areas covered
The Service covers the majority of local government areas in the Sydney, Illawarra and Hunter regions as well as some regional areas. Additional areas can be supplied on request.
Who should use this service
The Service is designed primarily for building companies, architects, designers requiring information regarding Council planning controls for residential development.
Council planning controls
Most Councils have a series of planning instruments which contain controls which are the minimum requirements that Councils consider are likely to meet Council's planning objectives and performance criteria for particular development types. These controls can be found in Local Environmental Plans, Development Controls Plans and other Council policy documents. Most Council Planning controls are complex and cumbersome. Every Council has different controls and organises/expresses those controls in differing ways.
What PLANDATA™ provides
Our PLANDATA™ Service can assist your company by giving you quick easy access to information on key council planning controls summarised in one document using standardised fields. The Service provides a separate PLANDATA™ Report
for each local government area. Each PLANDATA™ Report organises the planning control information into 26 standard fields, including minimum setbacks, height controls, privacy issues, energy efficiency, floor space ratio, site coverage, stormwater requirements, levels required (whether AHD or assumed) and landscaping requirements. PLANDATA™ Reports also include a list of the documents required to be submitted to Council with the development application.
How to use the service
The information contained within the PLANDATA™ Reports will enable a dwelling to be designed according to the minimum controls. In most cases, compliance with the minimum controls will meet the objectives of the relevant DCP. However, compliance with the controls does not guarantee approval of an application.
Benefits of PLANDATA™ service
- The PLANDATA™ Service will save you time and money, as it puts key information at your fingertips.
- The PLANDATA™ Service covering planning controls for single dwellings and dual occupancy dwellings in residential areas is now available.
- The PLANDATA™ Service is updated quarterly to ensure that any changes to planning controls are available in a timely manner.
Subscription fees
- PLANDATA™ is offered on an annual subscription basis.
- Contact us for information regarding the current subscription fees.
- Subscriptions include quarterly updates of your selected PLANDATA™ Reports.
- To subscribe to the PLANDATA™ Service all you need to do is fill in the attached application forms.
- You can subscribe for PLANDATA™ Reports for the available local government areas of your choice (from one local government area to all of the listed local government areas).
How to subscribe
1. If you are interested in subscribing to the to the PLANDATA™ Service, follows these simple steps:
2. Complete the Application Form
3. Mail/ Email your signed Application Form and payment to Planning Outcomes Pty Ltd;
4. Your Reports will generally be sent to you within 5 working days of receipt of your Application.
5. The PLANDATA™ Reports will be supplied to you as ‘pdf’ files, and may be compressed as Winzip archives.
6. PLANDATA™ Reports in electronic form will require the use of a password to open. A password will be issued to you and you must keep this password strictly confidential.
2. Complete the Application Form
3. Mail/ Email your signed Application Form and payment to Planning Outcomes Pty Ltd;
4. Your Reports will generally be sent to you within 5 working days of receipt of your Application.
5. The PLANDATA™ Reports will be supplied to you as ‘pdf’ files, and may be compressed as Winzip archives.
6. PLANDATA™ Reports in electronic form will require the use of a password to open. A password will be issued to you and you must keep this password strictly confidential.