Questions about URplanner
Town planning reports, Clause 55 checks and a 3D sketch tool for Victorian townhouse and unit developments.
About URplanner
What is URplanner?
URplanner is an online town planning platform for Victoria, Australia. Enter any Victorian address to see its zone, overlays and planning controls, check the title, sketch a design in 2D and 3D, and produce a council-ready planning report with a full Clause 55 (ResCode) assessment — then the presentation board, fee proposal and planning permit application, all in one project.
Who is URplanner for?
Architects, building designers, draftspeople, town planners, builders and developers working on townhouse, unit and dual occupancy developments in Victoria, from sole practitioners to busy practices.
Which areas does URplanner cover?
Every address in Victoria, in every council area. Property and planning data come from Vicmap, the State's official mapping, and the planning scheme provisions from Planning Schemes Online.
Planning reports and Clause 55
Is there a Clause 55 (ResCode) checker?
Yes. Upload the plans (PDF or JPG) and the preliminary check reads them against every Clause 55 standard — street, side and rear setbacks, walls on boundaries, site coverage, permeability, private open space, overshadowing, overlooking and more — and lists what's met, what isn't and what information is missing. It usually takes 2 to 5 minutes. For a single dwelling there's a Clause 54 assessment.
What is Clause 55?
Clause 55 of the Victoria Planning Provisions sets the standards for developments of two or more dwellings on a lot, such as townhouses and units: setbacks, building height, site coverage, permeability, landscaping and tree canopy, private open space, overshadowing, overlooking and more. A planning permit application must show how each standard is met.
What's in a council-ready planning report?
The site and its planning controls (zone, overlays, car parking category), aerial and zoning maps, neighbourhood photos, an assessment of every Clause 55 standard with your own responses, and the relevant overlays — with your logo and cover page, as an editable Word document. The plans are read automatically.
What does a free basic planning report include?
The zone, overlays, car parking category and easements for the address, aerial and zoning maps, flooding and termite information, neighbour photos and an AI neighbourhood character summary from Street View photos. Basic reports are unlimited and free, with the URplanner watermark.
Can I lodge the report with council as it is?
It's written to be council-ready, but you're the professional: check it against your drawings and the current planning scheme before you lodge. URplanner's assessments are a tool to help you prepare, not formal planning advice.
Sketch, 3D and AI images
Can I sketch a design on the site?
Yes. The free sketch tool draws on the real title boundaries and aerial photo: blocks, walls, windows and doors, driveways, trees and fences, floor by floor, with the setbacks and site coverage checked as you draw. View it in 3D, from the street, or with your own floor plans or 3D (IFC) model placed on the site.
Can URplanner make photo-real renders?
Yes. AI images turn your 3D design into a photo-real render on the model or in the real street view. Each render uses 1 AI image credit (a floor plan turned into a 3D model uses 3). Free accounts get 5 trial street renders.
Pricing
How much does URplanner cost?
Basic reports and the sketch tool are free. A single council-ready project is A$150 + GST (pay as you go, no subscription). Plans: Solo A$250, Studio A$350 and Practice A$500 a month + GST, with 3, 6 and 10 council-ready projects and 60, 150 and 300 AI images a month. Yearly billing is 10 months' price for 12. All prices are in Australian dollars.
Do unused projects roll over?
Yes, while your plan is active — up to 2 months' allowance. Pay-as-you-go credits never expire.
Your files and privacy
Who can see the plans I upload?
Only you. Your plans, house designs, 3D models and title documents are encrypted in storage and in transit, kept private to your account, and opened only by the system to make your report, through links that expire within minutes.
Can the reports carry my own branding?
Yes. Council-ready reports, presentation boards and fee proposals use your logo, cover page and report template, and client emails can be sent from your own mailbox.