How SitePermit works

Two journeys, one rules model. Here's what happens on each side — and how we get your council live.

The applicant journey

Address Find your zone, overlays and applicable provisions.
Proposal Tell us what you want to build or change.
Pathway Exempt, VicSmart or full planning permit.
Plans and measurements Upload drawings; review the measurements SitePermit reads.
Clause-by-clause check See each standard, the requirement and your result.
Checklist and draft statement Know what to submit and start your written statement.
Lodge complete Apply with confidence.

Receive Applications arrive with a self-assessment and evidence attached.
Assign Allocate to an officer.
Review evidence Check each finding against the source plans.
Flag judgement matters Discretion, missing information and referrals are highlighted.
Draft a response or RFI Start from clause-ordered notes.
Record the outcome The officer decides; every step is logged.

We load your scheme. Your planning scheme, local schedules, overlays and policies — structured into a rules model.
Your planners validate. Officers review results against real scenarios until outputs match how your council applies the scheme.
Publish to your site. Embed the site check on your planning pages, in your branding, on your domain.
Monitor and refine. Every answer is logged. You see enquiry patterns, and we update the rules as your scheme and amendments change — with your planners confirming before changes go live.

Live planning data. Zones, overlays and parcel information drawn from Victorian government spatial services.
Planning scheme knowledge. All 83 Victorian planning schemes, covering every one of Victoria's 79 councils, being structured and versioned so every answer records the rule version it used.
Rules engine. Measurable standards are evaluated as rules, not predicted as text.
Assisted plan reading. AI helps read measurements from drawings; people confirm them.
Audit trail. Inputs, provisions, rule versions and every human override are logged.