AI assistance for building permits and development applications
DAISY Assist guides applicants through property questions, planning controls, document checklists and lodgement readiness before a council assessment begins.
The development application process is broken for applicants
Confusing requirements
Unclear rules lead to low-quality submissions from the start.
Inaccessible support
Time-poor staff can't keep up with applicant questions.
Long waits
No updates, no transparency, rising complaints.
How DAISY Assist works
Q&A
Guides applicants through eligibility, zoning and required documents. The applicant and reviewer confirm completeness against the relevant requirements.
Planning pathways
Helps applicants find the right application type for their project, so they stop guessing and avoid the wasted effort of lodging the wrong one.
Document checklist
Review a checklist for the proposed application and confirm document requirements with the relevant authority. Check available sharing options with the provider.
Document validation
Review document checks and file naming against the requirements agreed for your council. Test missing and conflicting evidence and have an authorised reviewer confirm the result.
Ready for submission
Download the prepared application documents. Check file names, required documents and unresolved questions against the council’s current requirements before lodgement.
One workflow, not another window.
Confirm the systems of record, supported interfaces and integration responsibilities for your DAISY scope.
Planning Portal
Planning PortalA rollout plan for your council
Scope, integration, review, training and go-live timing are agreed for each deployment.
Frequently asked questions
What is DAISY?
DAISY (Development Application Intelligence System) is an AI-powered platform that streamlines the development application process for councils and applicants. It automates document validation, compliance checking, and provides real-time guidance.
Which councils can use DAISY?
Assess fit against your council’s application workflow, planning rules, systems and review responsibilities. Confirm supported interfaces and configuration requirements with the application provider before agreeing scope.
How long does implementation take?
Agree implementation timing after reviewing scope, integration, data readiness, testing and staff training. A target date requires an agreed delivery plan and named approval owners.
Is DAISY compliant with government security standards?
Ask the application provider for current security evidence covering the proposed service and deployment. Review each required standard, certification scope and control responsibility with your security team; this page does not establish certification or compliance.
How does DAISY handle sensitive applicant data?
Confirm data location, encryption, access, retention and privacy responsibilities for your proposed deployment. Have the relevant data and security owners review the evidence before using applicant information.
Can DAISY integrate with our existing systems?
List the systems and interfaces your workflow requires, then confirm current support, permissions, testing and ownership with the application provider. Do not assume an integration is included before its scope is agreed.
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Wingecarribee Shire Council
Quantified customer outcome evidence is under evidence review. The workflow description remains available without the disputed figures.
Named council attribution; outcome evidence under review
Wingecarribee Shire
Evaluate one planning workflow before expanding
Start with a real operating baseline
Choose one planning enquiry or document-review task. Record preparation time, missing evidence and reviewer corrections before assessing a new approach.
Test the supported workflow
Ask the provider to demonstrate your chosen task with complete, incomplete and conflicting sample information. Record what works, what needs correction and what is outside the scope.
Confirm the local requirements
Identify the jurisdiction, relevant planning instruments and authoritative sources. Confirm supported rules and integration responsibilities for that scope before proceeding.
Prepare a useful DAISY evaluation
Define the applicant question, source documents and planning review step you want to assess. Agree the intended output and the person who can accept or correct it.
Use fictitious material for an initial exercise: case A includes a current checklist and all requested documents; case B lacks one requested document; case C includes two conflicting checklist versions. These cases are evaluation prompts, not product outputs or planning advice.
Expected checks: A produces a source-linked summary for human review; B identifies the missing document without inventing it; C flags the conflicting versions for resolution. Ask the provider to demonstrate these checks. The authorised planner determines the applicable requirements and any next action.
Bring these items to the review
- One applicant question and the current manual response
- The source owner and current checklist version
- Complete, missing and conflicting sample cases
- A named reviewer and escalation route
- Required interfaces and permission boundaries
- A baseline for preparation time, gaps and corrections
- Confirm jurisdiction-specific permitting requirements and product fit
Questions for a planning workflow evaluation
Can DAISY help with AI building permits and planning approvals?
Discuss the application, permit or approval workflow with the provider. Use representative sample documents to assess preparation guidance, document review and referral support; confirm the supported scope and keep decisions with authorised reviewers.
How do we decide whether a trial workflow is useful?
Compare the demonstrated workflow with your baseline. Count missed evidence, unsupported answers and reviewer corrections, alongside preparation time. Keep the current process if the proposed workflow does not improve the task or the required controls cannot be demonstrated.
Can DAISY work outside NSW or Australia?
Confirm support for the proposed jurisdiction, planning instruments and permitting workflow with the application provider. Review local rules, required sources and human approval responsibilities before agreeing a deployment.
Does DAISY replace council planners or certifiers?
No. The council source describes DAISY as supporting planners, not replacing them or making final decisions. Confirm the review, correction and approval steps for your proposed workflow.
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Product profile and evidence sources
Applicant assistance and planner review
The MAV profile describes DAISY explaining planning rules, identifying controls and documents, checking submissions and helping residents navigate the NSW Planning Portal while planners retain decisions. Reviewed 6 September 2026. Use Assist for the applicant-facing evaluation and Assess for planner review; confirm configured interfaces, current source rules and approval ownership for your council.
Read the public DAISY profileApplication and platform roles
ADAPTOVATE describes DAISY as its development assessment system, built on Enterprise AI, with guidance on planning rules, document requirements and validation. Reviewed 6 September 2026. Confirm who supplies the application, connects each system and supports your deployment before agreeing scope.
Read the partner announcementWhat the quoted evidence establishes
The linked 2025 PIA award source is the attribution for the award quotation above. Council quotations retain their named attribution; verification pending means they are not independently verified outcome evidence. Product descriptions and award recognition do not establish a result for your deployment. Quantified customer outcomes remain under evidence review; the sample cases are proposed checks, not completed demonstrations.
Read the attributed PIA award source