Edition 04 · Apr 2026 Filed under — For Small Developers Feasibly · The Brief

For Small Developers

Screen 20 sites in an afternoon. Chase the 3 that move.

Stop paying due-diligence hours on dead-end sites. Feasibly screens the zone, envelope, overlays, subdivision yield, and complexity before you open a spreadsheet.

FIG. 01 — THE SITE, SCREENED

Status quo

Where your due-diligence budget actually goes

  1. 01

    Agent pipeline of 15 properties

    Each one plausibly develop-able at a glance.

  2. 02

    You hire a planner for all 15

    At $800-$1,500 a desktop review.

  3. 03

    Twelve come back unviable

    Heritage, wrong zone, too small, overlay kills yield. You've spent $10k+ on no-go reports.

  4. 04

    Three are live

    But you've already bled your Q3 due-diligence budget on dead ends.

The lookup

What Feasibly's screening gives you before you spend a dollar

15 Sorrett Ave, Malvern VIC 3144 HCTZ1 · Stonnington · 969 m² · 12 m frontage
Zone
HCTZ1
Cl.32.10 · Housing Choice & Transport
Verified
Max height
13.5 m
Cl.32.10 · mandatory, fixed by zone
Verified
Min lot size
200 m²
Cl.32.10
VPP default
Site coverage
60%
Cl.32.10
VPP default
Lot area
969 m²
state cadastre
Verified
Heritage overlay
HO396
Cl.43.01 · permit for buildings & works
Permit

Everything above is one lookup and one credit. The height is mandatory and fixed by the zone, so it is not a council-schedule variable — and the heritage overlay is the flag that decides whether this site is worth a feasibility at all.

Realistic yield range

Detached lot count given schedule minLotSize, frontage, coverage, garden area, and lot shape. Not just “theoretical maximum”.

Building envelope

Height, setbacks, coverage, garden-area requirement, per the actual council schedule. Cited.

Complexity score

Easy / moderate / complex / very complex. Uses zone type, overlay density, heritage, bushfire, slope, corner lot, easements.

Permit pathway indicator

VicSmart eligibility. Whether a planning permit is needed. Standard notification or not.

Neighbourhood density context

Multi-dwelling density within ~200m. Does precedent exist?

Subdivision-potential tool

Deep analysis for the 3 sites that survive screening.

Before / after

The new workflow

Old way

Weeks + $10k+ in DD fees

  1. Get 15 properties from your agent
  2. Hire a planner on all 15 for desktop reviews
  3. Wait 2-4 weeks
  4. Discover 12 are non-viable
  5. Spend pre-budget on dead ends

New way

1 afternoon + $0

  1. Screen all 15 through Feasibly
  2. 9 fail on zone / overlay / schedule in 30 seconds each
  3. 6 pass screening — now hire the planner
  4. Spend budget where it matters

Footnotes

What developers ask

Is this enough to make a buy/don't-buy decision?
No. It's enough to filter a pipeline. For any site you're actually bidding on, hire a qualified planner.
Does it cover NSW LEPs?
Yes, all 128 NSW LGAs via Standard Instrument LEP. Height, FSR, lot size, heritage, protection layers.
Batch lookup?
On the Pro tier. Send a list, get a spreadsheet of results.
Compare sites side-by-side?
Yes, up to 5 at once on Pro, with zone/yield/overlay/complexity diffs highlighted.

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