Win more jobs with council approval guides on your website
Embed AI-powered council development application guides directly on your website so customers can instantly check if their project needs council approval. They get clarity in minutes, and you get the call.
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Australia-wide council data
The Problem
Council approvals are costing you jobs
Your customers expect you to know whether they need council approval. Right now, figuring that out is slow, manual, and eats into your margins.
Hours wasted on every quote
You're spending unpaid time researching council requirements, calling duty planners, and hand-holding customers through approvals — time you should be spending on the tools.
Rules buried across dozens of docs
Zoning, overlays, DCPs, SEPPs — the planning rules your customers need are spread across documents nobody reads. Getting it wrong means costly delays.
Councils are slow and vague
Long hold times, generic advice, and contradictory answers from duty planners. Your customer's job stalls while you wait for clarity.
Customers go to the other bloke
When a customer asks 'do I need council approval?' and you can't give a clear answer on the spot, they go to the tradie who can.
Wrong advice kills your margins
Incorrect assumptions lead to RFIs, refusals, and re-submissions. One wrong call on approvals can blow out a project timeline by months.
Planners cost $2k–$5k per job
Referring every customer to a town planner for a basic feasibility check is overkill — and your customer shouldn't have to cop that cost upfront.
From enquiry to lodgement pack in under 2 minutes
No jargon. No hour-long council calls. Create a professional guide for your customer — powered by real planning data.
Enter the address & mark the project
Enter the address and we pull satellite view, zoning, council, and overlays — heritage, bushfire, flood — from government data. Draw where the work goes and we calculate the area automatically.
Answer a few plain-English questions
Simple questions about the project — no planning codes, no jargon. Most answers are already auto-filled from the data we detected. Our AI then evaluates the project against real planning rules for that state and tells you the approval pathway.
Hand your customer a professional report
Your customer gets a branded lodgement pack — the approval pathway with a confidence score, a draft Statement of Environmental Effects, document checklist with costs, and a step-by-step action plan. Your logo, your credibility.
Powerful features for tradies
Instant DA guide
Location-aware insights
Professional branded reports
Supported Projects
Every job type your customers ask about
From a simple fence to a full new build — create instant approval guides for every common residential project your customers bring to you.
What Your Customers Get
A lodgement pack, not just an answer
Most tradies say “you'll probably need a DA.” You give them a branded report with everything they need to actually lodge one — draft statement, checklist, action plan, the lot.
42 Harbour St, Manly NSW 2095
Pool — Full Approval Required
Includes
- Draft SEE
- Doc Checklist
- Action Plan
- Risk Flags
Approval Pathway
Exempt, CDC, or DA — with a confidence score and detailed explanation referencing actual planning rules for the property.
Draft Statement of Environmental Effects
A pre-filled draft SEE or Statement of Compliance your customer can use as a starting point for their lodgement — not just generic next steps.
Document Checklist
Every document needed for lodgement — where to get each one, how to obtain it, and whether it's mandatory or recommended.
Action Plan with Contacts
Step-by-step plan with who to contact, how to find them, links to government portals, and practical tips for each step.
Verified Planning Data
Actual zoning, council area, and any heritage, bushfire, or flood overlays — pulled directly from Australian government spatial databases.
Risk Flags
Know where the council is strict — boundary setbacks, heritage areas, tree preservation orders, and other gotchas specific to the site.
Sample Action Plan Step
Engage a Draftsperson or Architect
Week 1-2
Our customers get a professional report on council approval in minutes — and they love it.
We've always walked our customers through the council approval side of things, but ApprovalPath lets us hand them a proper report on the spot. They feel looked after from the first conversation, and that trust means they come back and send their mates our way too.
Chris Miller
Owner of Sydney Metro Decking
Built for Tradies
The unfair advantage your competitors don't have
ApprovalPath gives you the tools to answer council approval questions instantly, look more professional, and close more jobs — all for less than the cost of a single planner consultation.
Save hours per quote
Stop spending unpaid time researching council rules. Enter the address, draw the project, and have the answer in 2 minutes flat.
Close more jobs
When a customer asks 'do I need approval?', you answer on the spot with a professional report. That confidence wins work.
Lodgement-ready reports
Give customers a draft SEE, document checklist, and step-by-step action plan — not just a vague 'you'll probably need a DA'.
Branded to your business
PDF reports carry your logo and business name. Your customers see you as the professional who sorted it for them.
Share reports with a link
Send your customer a shareable link to their report. No PDFs lost in email threads — they can access it anytime.
Save your customers thousands
No more referring every customer to a $3k town planner for a simple feasibility check. You give them the answer and the action plan.
2 min
Average guide time
$3k+
Saved per customer vs. a planner
537
Councils
8
States
Put an AI council approval tool on your website
No tool like this exists yet. Your customers check if they need council approval right on your site, under your brand — and every enquiry lands in your inbox as a lead. One snippet of code. Done.
One line of code
Paste a snippet into any website builder and you're live
Leads on autopilot
Every visitor who uses the tool becomes a qualified lead
Stand out instantly
No other tradie in your area has anything like this
Starter
Everything you need to add a branded council approval checker to your website and start capturing leads.
Less than a single planner consultation. Pays for itself after one job.
Start Free TrialYour branded website widget
- Embeddable widget for your own website
- Your logo, your colours, your business name
- Automatic lead capture to your dashboard
- Popup, inline, or direct link — your choice
- Works on WordPress, Squarespace, Wix & more
- JavaScript event hooks for analytics
AI-powered reports
- 50 AI-powered reports per month
- Auto-detected zoning, heritage, bushfire & flood
- Exempt / CDC / DA pathway with confidence score
- Draft SEE, document checklist & action plan
- Interactive satellite map with drawing tools
- Shareable report links for customers
All plans include GST. No lock-in contracts — cancel anytime. Need a custom plan for your team? Talk to us.
FAQ
Got questions? We've got answers.
You enter your customer's property address, draw where the project will go on the satellite map, and answer a few plain-English questions. Our AI evaluates the project against the planning rules for that state and generates a professional lodgement preparation report — including the approval pathway, a draft supporting statement, document checklist, and step-by-step action plan. The whole process takes under 2 minutes.
No. ApprovalPath provides planning guidance based on publicly available planning rules and real Australian government spatial data. It is not a substitute for formal legal or planning advice. We always recommend confirming with your local council's planning department or a qualified professional before lodging any application.
We pull the actual zoning, heritage, bushfire, and flood data directly from Australian government spatial databases — the same data councils see. Our AI then evaluates the project against current planning policies for the relevant state. Each report includes a confidence score so you and your customer can gauge reliability. For complex or borderline cases, we'll recommend getting professional advice.
Yes! Every plan includes branded PDF exports. Upload your logo and business name, and your reports will look professional and client-ready — perfect for quoting and customer presentations. It's a great way to stand out from competitors.
Every report gets a unique shareable link you can send to your customer via text, email, or however you normally communicate. They can view the full report online without needing an account. You can also download a branded PDF to attach to quotes or emails.
The lodgement preparation report includes: a draft Statement of Environmental Effects (for DAs) or Statement of Compliance (for CDCs) pre-filled with project details; a complete document checklist showing where to get each document; a step-by-step action plan with who to contact, how to find them, useful links, and practical tips; key planning controls for the zone; and a risk summary.
We cover all Australian states and territories. Our system detects the state, council, zoning, and overlays (heritage, bushfire, flood) based on the address entered, using official Australian government spatial databases. Coverage is comprehensive across all states and territories.
Yes — the Business plan includes team member access. Add your team and they can create guides under your account, using your branding. All reports are tracked in your dashboard so you can see every guide across your business.
ChatGPT gives generic answers that aren't address-specific. ApprovalPath pulls actual zoning and overlays from Australian government spatial databases, lets you draw on the property to mark the project location, and generates a structured lodgement pack with a draft supporting statement, document checklist, and action plan. It's a specialised tool built for tradies, not a general chatbot.
Absolutely. There are no lock-in contracts. You can cancel your subscription anytime from your dashboard. You'll retain access until the end of your billing period.
Give your customers clarity. Win more work.
Stop losing time on council approvals. Start handing customers professional lodgement packs that set you apart from every other tradie.
No credit card required. Cancel anytime.