Planning-led intelligence for site selection. You already know what you want to build. UPQ provides the planning framework clarity that tells you where that product actually works, before you spend a dollar on a site.
UPQ provides the planning framework knowledge that underpins site selection. We do not act as a buyer's agent and we do not source property on your behalf. This is planning strategy, not real estate.
Most developers and investors approach site acquisition the wrong way around. They find a site they like, make an offer, then engage a town planner to figure out if it works. By that point, they are already committed, already emotionally attached, and already paying stamp duty on a problem.
Site Finding and Development Strategy inverts that process. Before you look at specific sites, UPQ works with you to understand what your intended development product actually requires from a planning perspective: the right zones, the right overlays to avoid, the conditions that commonly cause problems, and the local government areas where your product is most likely to be approved.
The result is a planning strategy document that your buyers' agent, broker, or acquisition team can use to guide the search. It is not a planning report. It is the intelligence that should exist before a planning report is ever needed.
It helps to be clear about what this service provides and what sits outside its scope.
The process is structured, fixed-fee, and designed to be completed efficiently. By the end, you will have a clear planning framework to guide your site acquisition.
Submit an enquiry with your intended development product and the local government areas you are targeting. We will issue a fixed fee quote. Once accepted, work begins.
A structured conversation to confirm your development product parameters, preferred local government areas, risk tolerance, and acquisition timeframe. This shapes the focus of the planning strategy.
Jessica prepares a concise planning strategy document: the zones that work for your product, the zones to avoid, the overlays to watch for, and the key issues that commonly arise in the local government areas you are targeting.
A dedicated meeting to walk through the strategy document, discuss risks, opportunities, and priorities. Clarify any questions and confirm how the strategy should be applied to your site search.
The planning strategy document is a concise, practical guide to where your development product works within the nominated local government areas. It is designed to be used by you and your acquisition team during the site search process.
Unlike a planning report tied to a specific site, this document is product-led and zone-led. It tells you what to look for in a site before you spend time or money assessing one that won't work.
5 to 10 business days
From acceptance of the fee quote to delivery of the planning strategy document. Timing depends on the scope and number of local government areas included.
UPQ provides planning expertise, not property investment or acquisition advice. The planning strategy document tells you where the planning framework supports your intended development. It does not tell you whether to buy a property, at what price, or whether a site represents a sound investment.
For most clients, this service is used alongside a buyers' agent, property broker, or in-house acquisition team. The planning strategy gives those parties the planning framework knowledge they need to filter sites before significant due diligence is undertaken.
Once a shortlisted site is identified, the natural next step is a Preliminary Planning Review: a site-specific assessment of the shortlisted property before any offer is made.
Site Finding and Development Strategy gives you a planning framework to guide site acquisition before you commit to anything.
Once you have a shortlisted site, a Preliminary Planning Review assesses that specific property against the planning scheme before you make an offer.
When you're ready to proceed, Development Application Management handles preparation and lodgement through to approval.
Tell us what you are looking to build and which local government areas you are targeting. We will come back with a fixed fee quote and confirm whether this service is the right starting point.