Town planning services for houses, duplexes, granny flats, townhouses and subdivisions
Council-ready reports and planning strategy across Sydney, Western Sydney and NSW. Fixed fees, agreed before we start.
The reports most residential DAs need
Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE)
The report every DA in NSW needs. Written to the council's LEP and DCP, clause by clause, so the assessing planner can say yes.
Learn moreDevelopment Due Diligence Report
Know what a site can carry before you exchange. Zoning, permissibility, yield, constraints and the approval pathway, with every finding tagged confirmed, indicative or unknown.
Learn moreDual Occupancy and Duplex Planning
From the first site check to the SEE and subdivision, we plan duplexes that fit the block and pass the council.
Learn moreSecondary Dwelling and Granny Flat Planning
Housing SEPP rules, CDC eligibility and the DA route when the site does not fit the code.
Learn moreTownhouse and Multi Dwelling Housing Planning
Yield testing, DCP compliance and the SEE for townhouses, terraces, manor houses and villa developments.
Learn moreSubdivision Planning
Torrens, strata and community title subdivision, from lot size checks to the DA and subdivision certificate.
Learn moreStrategy, variations, modifications and larger projects
Clause 4.6 Variation Requests
A written request to vary a development standard such as height, FSR or lot size, prepared to the test the courts and councils apply.
Learn moreDA or CDC Pathway and Pre-lodgement Advice
Which approval route is fastest and safest for your site, with a written planning advice you can give to your designer and builder.
Learn moreDA Modifications and Council RFI Responses
Section 4.55 modifications to approved DAs, and structured responses when council asks for more information.
Learn moreApartments and Mixed Use Planning
Planning reports and DA coordination for residential flat buildings, shop-top housing and boarding houses where the site suits it.
Learn moreReports that are lodgement-ready, not first drafts
Each URBA report is delivered as a council-ready PDF with the compliance tables, figures and schedules the Planning Portal asks for. We also tell you which other documents the council will want (survey, stormwater plan, BASIX certificate, landscape plan, waste plan) so the application is complete on the day it is lodged.
- Compliance tablesLEP and DCP, clause by clause, with status.
- Constraints registerFlood, bushfire, heritage, contamination, biodiversity, easements, servicing.
- Schedule of lodgement documentsWhat to upload, from whom, and in what revision.
Not sure which service you need?
Send the address and a sentence about what you want to do. We will tell you which report applies and what it costs.
Request a fee proposal- Reply within one business day
- Fixed fee, agreed in writing
- No obligation
Tell us about your site. We will tell you what it can carry.
Send the address and your plans or concept. A URBA planner will confirm the pathway and send a fixed-fee proposal, usually within one business day.