Data Sources & Disclaimer

Where our data comes from

NSW Planner's development application data is sourced from the NSW Planning Portal, operated by the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. This includes Development Applications (DA), Complying Development Certificates (CDC), Construction Certificates (CC), and Occupation Certificates (OC) data made publicly available by the NSW Government.

Material sourced from the NSW Planning Portal where copyright vests in the Crown is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. Attribution: NSW Crown Copyright – Department of Planning and Environment.

What we do with it

NSW Planner aggregates, processes, and presents this public data in a more usable format — including analytics, trend visualizations, and AI-generated summaries. We do not create, verify, or certify the underlying development application data itself; we present it as published by the NSW Planning Portal and individual councils.

No affiliation

NSW Planner is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an official product of the NSW Government, the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, or any NSW council.

Accuracy disclaimer

While we update our data daily, development application data may be incomplete, delayed, or subject to change at the source. Not all applications include full lodgement/determination dates, and some fields may be updated by councils after we last ingested them. For any decision with legal, financial, or planning significance, always verify current information directly with the relevant council or the NSW Planning Portal.

AI-generated content disclaimer

Briefings and summaries generated by NSW Planner's AI features are automatically produced and may contain errors or omissions. They are provided for informational convenience only and do not constitute planning, legal, or financial advice.