Getting started
Two ways to move forward
Whether you already own your home or you’re looking to understand what’s possible before you buy, both deliver a clear, documented outcome within one to two weeks.
Option 1
Property Study
Understand what's possible
You have a property, or you’re considering one, and you need to understand the planning controls, site conditions and what’s realistic before committing. This report gives you the full picture.
Built for people who
- Own a home and want to understand what’s possible before spending on design
- Are considering a purchase and need to know what the planning controls allow
- Need a clear summary to share with partners, builders or financiers
Tell us to go ahead and we confirm the fee and send an invoice.
What’s included
- Personalised design brief and scope of works
- DA & CDC controls review and feasibility
- Planning overlay analysis: bushfire, flood, heritage, biodiversity
- Height controls, building setbacks, and area calculations mapped
- Sydney Water and sewer assets review
- Site analysis: sun tracking, prevailing winds, and site conditions
- Existing dwelling plans reviewed and assessed
- Consultants and planning fees investment guide
- Progressive Plans project phases overview
- Timeline from planning to starting onsite
- Online meeting to discuss findings and answer your questions
Option 2
Project Roadmap
A clear path forward
We review your existing plans, test scenarios against your site controls, and provide cost estimates and a total project investment breakdown, so you can decide on the right strategy, realistic costs and when to start.
Built for people who
- Want their plans reviewed and scenarios tested against site controls
- Need cost estimates before committing, whether for a home they own or one they’re buying
- Are comparing renovation against rebuild, or DA against CDC
Tell us to go ahead and we confirm the fee and send an invoice.
What’s included
- Everything included in the Property Study
- Confirmed scope of works, interior and exterior
- Test scenarios to firm up project brief
- ProCalc cost estimates: low, median, and high ranges per scenario
- Total project investment breakdown: design fees, consultants, and build costs
- Key findings summary: best approval pathway, cost strategy, and build timeline
- Online meeting to discuss findings and answer your questions
At a glance
The Project Roadmap carries everything in the Property Study, then tests the scenarios and prices them.
| Included | Property Study | Project Roadmap |
|---|---|---|
| Design brief and scope of works | Included | Included |
| DA and CDC controls review | Included | Included |
| Planning overlay analysis | Included | Included |
| Height, setbacks and area calculations | Included | Included |
| Sydney Water and sewer review | Included | Included |
| Site analysis: sun, wind and conditions | Included | Included |
| Existing dwelling review | Included | Included |
| Consultants and fees guide | Included | Included |
| Project phases and timeline | Included | Included |
| Online meeting | Included | Included |
| Test scenarios to firm up the brief | Not included | Included |
| ProCalc cost estimates per scenario | Not included | Included |
| Total project investment breakdown | Not included | Included |
| Best pathway and cost strategy summary | Not included | Included |
How it works
Tell us to go ahead
Choose your service and we confirm the fee. The invoice follows.
We research your property
Our team reviews planning controls, site conditions, overlays and development potential. Turnaround is one to two weeks.
Online meeting
We walk through the findings together, answer your questions and outline the best path forward.
Google review
“Leon came to our property right away and filled me in about the feasibility for our planned project, researching exactly what would need to be done and what our expenses would be before starting to build a second dwelling, so that we would not have to face financial surprises along the way.”
No lock-in. No ongoing commitment.
Just the information you need to move forward. Questions? Call 02 9052 4825 or email hello@progressiveplans.com.au.