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

For Small Developers

Screen twenty sites. Chase the three 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.

Start free · 20 lookups/month See pricing →
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

PLAN BUILDABLE 8.26 m WIDE SORRETT AVENUE N SECTION 13.5 m MANDATORY · 4 STOREYS 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
  1. 01 Lot areaState cadastre · PFI 507083 969 m²
  2. 02 Frontage · depthState cadastre · regular lot 12 × 80.8 m
  3. 03 Zone & scheduleCl.32.10 · Stonnington HCTZ1
  4. 04 Max heightCl.32.10 · mandatory 13.5 m
  5. 05 Street setbackResCode Cl.55 · estimated 6 m
  6. 06 Side & rear setbackResCode Cl.55 1.87 m
  7. 07 Site coverageCl.32.10 · 581 m² 60%
  8. 08 OverlaysCl.43.01 + Cl.45.06 · permit HO396 · DCPO1

One call, one real address. Geometry is indicative; every value is the live answer. Garden area is absent because HCTZ1 has no garden-area requirement — we don’t invent a control to fill a row.

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.

Try it on 20 addresses this month. Free.

No credit card. Upgrade only if you need more.
See vs Hiring a Planner →

Get started →