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Improving Development Application Assessments with DAISY Assess
The development application process is broken for planners
Manual admin
Hours spent renaming documents and checking the basics.
Constant re-work
Chasing applicants, phone tag, stalled assessments.
Shifting legislation
Hard to apply complex rules consistently as they change.
See DAISY Assess in action
Smart intake & triage
New DAs are automatically classified, checked for completeness, and routed to the right planner based on complexity and workload.
Automatic document AI analysis
DAISY maps uploaded files to the required checklist, reviews each document for quality and completeness, and flags any compliance errors.
Request for Information (RFI)
Any document failure, comment, or form issue can be tagged for RFI. DAISY generates a structured letter showing exactly where each RFI was flagged.
Unified reviewer workspace
Planners see their full caseload with compliance summaries, referral status, and suggested conditions - everything needed to assess efficiently.
AI assessment assistant
Chat, AI assistance, development information, and relevant documents - all at your fingertips, in one place, as you do your assessment.
A single plane of glass
DAISY integrates with your existing systems of record.
Planning Portal
Frequently asked questions
What is DAISY Assess?
DAISY Assess is the council-staff-facing module of the DAISY platform. It provides planning teams with AI-powered tools to triage, assess, and determine development applications more efficiently - with automated compliance checking, workflow management, and decision support.
How does DAISY Assess differ from DAISY Assist?
DAISY Assist is the applicant-facing tool that helps people prepare and lodge high-quality development applications. DAISY Assess is the counterpart for council planners - it picks up where Assist leaves off, giving staff the tools to process and assess those applications faster. Together, they streamline the entire DA lifecycle.
Does DAISY Assess integrate with the NSW Planning Portal?
Yes. DAISY Assess integrates with the NSW Planning Portal and other council systems through standard APIs. Applications lodged through the Portal are automatically ingested, and determination data can be pushed back for a seamless end-to-end workflow.
Can DAISY Assess handle our council-specific planning controls?
Absolutely. DAISY Assess is configured with your council's specific LEP, DCP, and local planning controls. The compliance engine is tailored to your instruments, ensuring assessments reflect your exact requirements - not generic rules.
How does it improve assessment consistency?
DAISY Assess uses standardised assessment templates, automated compliance checking against all relevant instruments, and an AI-powered condition library. This ensures every planner follows the same rigorous process, reducing variability and strengthening the defensibility of decisions.
The DA journey: without vs with DAISY
Stage
Without DAISY
With DAISY
1. Enquiry
Phone tag, business hours only
Instant answers, 24/7
Jargon-heavy forms
Plain-language and multi-lingual
2. Lodgement
Buried in PDFs
Dynamic checklist for your DA
Manual, inconsistent file naming
Council-compliant naming, automatic
No feedback until after lodgement
Real-time checks before you submit
3. Assessment
Frequent RFIs and re-work
Complete, validated, ready to assess
Weeks to months of back-and-forth
Lodgement-ready in minutes to weeks
Delays, rejections, complaints
Faster, more consistent outcomes
Constant screen-switching across systems and sources
Integrated data sources and current legislation, in one place
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