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Projects completed in over 100 NSW suburbs
Town Planning & Drafting Services NSW
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Our town planners boast an unbeatable track record of approvals.
Preliminary Feasibility - FREE
StraightLine checks your property zoning, LEP and DCP controls measured against your project proposal for feasibility.
Property Search - FREE
StraightLine runs a precedence check in your locality zone to find other similar projects that have achieved approval, and offers feedback on properties you have shortlisted.
Indicative Sketches - FREE
StraightLine shares indicative sketches (site/layout/elevation) for more complex projects to assist with feasibility checks.
In 2025, StraightLine Planning achieved approval across 400+ projects with a success rate of 97%.
Statement of Environmental Effects
From $590
A Statement of Environmental Effects is a mandatory requirement of any Development Application, commercial or residential.
It is a detailed report addressing:
> Environmental impacts of proposed developments
> Justification of Development Controls
> Compliance with Local Environmental Plan
> Demonstration that project meets objectives of zone
> Examples of precedence for council merit-based assessment
> Demonstration that any aspects of non-compliance are mitigated or minimal in impact.
> Applications including S4.15 Merit Assessment and Clause 4.6 Variation to Standards
Building Information Certificate (BIC)
Management
From $690
A Building Information Certificate (BIC) is a not an approval, it is the formalisation of works completed without the necessary approvals in place.
StraightLine Planning can manage this for you, providing the necessary drawings, planning reports and facilitating other required documents, including (but not limited to):
> Building Code of Australia (BCA) report
> Identification surveying
> Heritage Impact Statement
> Engineering and Trade Certification
> Statement of Environmental Effects/As-Built Works Statement
> Bushfire, fire safety, flood and geotechnical reports
Commercial Change of Use Approvals
From $1,190
Opening a new gym, cafe, vehicle repair shop or another type of business? Wanting to run a business from home? It's highly likely that you'll need a Commercial Use Approval in place before you can trade.
StraightLine Planning can manage this for you, providing the necessary drawings, planning reports and facilitating other required documents, including (but not limited to):
> Building Code of Australia (BCA) report (change of class of building)
> Annual Fire Safety Statement
> Heritage Impact Statement
> Operational Plan of Management
> Statement of Environmental Effects
> Waste Management Plan
> Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) report
Heritage Impact Statement (HIS)
From $790
A Heritage Impact Statement shows how your proposed works affect a place’s heritage significance and how you will avoid or reduce any potential harm.
It is a mandatory document (that is to be referenced within a Statement of Environmental Effects) to form the basis of a Development Application for a project within a heritage/conservation area.
It will include:
> Site and Proposal description
> Historical overview
> Statement of Heritage Significance
> Identification: is the property is a heritage listed item or in a conservation area?
> Impact assessment
> Justification and mitigation
> LEP/DCP compliance to tie in with the Statement of Environmental Effects
