NSW Planning Data (x402)

Get the full record of one of the NSW complying development certificates (CDCs) by its Planning Portal CDC number. Returns every location with lot and plan, all development types, submission, lodgement, determination and exhibition dates, cost, dwellings, storeys, lots and the remaining source fields. Take CDC numbers from search_applications or search_nearby_applications. An unknown number returns not_found and is not charged. Costs $0.005 per call, paid via x402 in USDC on Base; the first 3 paid-tool calls per day are free for MCP clients while a shared daily allowance lasts. Without x402 support, later calls return the payment requirements as an error result. Failed calls are not charged. Source: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY 4.0.

Get counts of NSW complying development certificates (CDCs) by status, application type and council. Call it before nsw_cdc_search_applications or nsw_cdc_search_nearby_applications: it returns the total loaded and by_status, by_application_type and by_council lists of { key, count }, whose keys are the exact filter values those tools accept. Filters are optional and combine with AND; without them the counts cover all of NSW. Counts refresh every 6 hours while the history backfill extends coverage back to 2021. Free, no payment needed. Source: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY 4.0.

Search NSW complying development certificates (CDCs) by council, suburb, postcode or lodgement date, newest lodgement first. Returns up to 100 complying development certificates (CDCs) per call with address, status, cost, dwellings, storeys and development types, plus has_more for paging with offset. status, application_type, development_type and min_cost must be combined with council, suburb or postcode. Use get_application for the full record of a result. Costs $0.01 per call, paid via x402 in USDC on Base; the first 3 paid-tool calls per day are free for MCP clients while a shared daily allowance lasts. Without x402 support, later calls return the payment requirements as an error result. Failed calls are not charged. Source: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY 4.0.

Find NSW complying development certificates (CDCs) within 2 km of a street address or latitude/longitude, nearest first. Pass address (e.g. '10 Brigalow Ave, Casula') and it is geocoded against the official NSW address register, or pass lat and lng. Returns the distance in metres for each result plus the same fields as search_applications; meta.geocode shows the matched address. An unknown or ambiguous address returns an error with suggestions and is not charged. lodged_from limits results to recent applications. Costs $0.02 per call, paid via x402 in USDC on Base; the first 3 paid-tool calls per day are free for MCP clients while a shared daily allowance lasts. Without x402 support, later calls return the payment requirements as an error result. Failed calls are not charged. Source: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY 4.0.

Get the full record of one of the NSW development applications by its Planning Portal application number (PAN). Returns every location with lot and plan, all development types, submission, lodgement, determination and exhibition dates, cost, dwellings, storeys, lots and the remaining source fields. Take PAN numbers from search_applications or search_nearby_applications. An unknown number returns not_found and is not charged. Costs $0.005 per call, paid via x402 in USDC on Base; the first 3 paid-tool calls per day are free for MCP clients while a shared daily allowance lasts. Without x402 support, later calls return the payment requirements as an error result. Failed calls are not charged. Source: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY 4.0.

Get counts of NSW development applications by status, application type and council. Call it before nsw_da_search_applications or nsw_da_search_nearby_applications: it returns the total loaded and by_status, by_application_type and by_council lists of { key, count }, whose keys are the exact filter values those tools accept. Filters are optional and combine with AND; without them the counts cover all of NSW. Counts refresh every 6 hours while the history backfill extends coverage back to 2021. Free, no payment needed. Source: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY 4.0.

Resolve a NSW street address to its official form and latitude/longitude. Matches the address against the NSW address register and returns matched_address, lat and lng. Use it to check an address before nsw_da_search_nearby_applications, nsw_cdc_search_nearby_applications or nsw_property_get_planning_report, which accept the same address or the returned lat and lng. An ambiguous address returns an error with suggested matches; an unknown one returns address_not_found. Free, no payment needed. Source: NSW Spatial Services, CC BY 4.0.

Search NSW development applications by council, suburb, postcode or lodgement date, newest lodgement first. Returns up to 100 development applications per call with address, status, cost, dwellings, storeys and development types, plus has_more for paging with offset. status, application_type, development_type and min_cost must be combined with council, suburb or postcode. Use get_application for the full record of a result. Costs $0.01 per call, paid via x402 in USDC on Base; the first 3 paid-tool calls per day are free for MCP clients while a shared daily allowance lasts. Without x402 support, later calls return the payment requirements as an error result. Failed calls are not charged. Source: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY 4.0.

Find NSW development applications within 2 km of a street address or latitude/longitude, nearest first. Pass address (e.g. '10 Brigalow Ave, Casula') and it is geocoded against the official NSW address register, or pass lat and lng. Returns the distance in metres for each result plus the same fields as search_applications; meta.geocode shows the matched address. An unknown or ambiguous address returns an error with suggestions and is not charged. lodged_from limits results to recent applications. Costs $0.02 per call, paid via x402 in USDC on Base; the first 3 paid-tool calls per day are free for MCP clients while a shared daily allowance lasts. Without x402 support, later calls return the payment requirements as an error result. Failed calls are not charged. Source: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY 4.0.

Get what is being built near a NSW address: development applications and CDCs, summarised. Answers questions such as "what is being built near this address" in one call. Pass address or lat and lng. Merges development applications and complying development certificates lodged within radius_m (default 500, max 2000) in the last months (default 24, max 120) and returns totals (applications, new dwellings, total cost), counts by status, development type and year, the 5 largest by cost, and the newest limit applications (default 20, max 50) with distance, status, cost and dates. Use nsw_property_get_planning_report for the zoning and controls of the site itself, and nsw_da_get_application or nsw_cdc_get_application for one record in full. capped is true when more than 2000 records of one kind matched; the summary then covers the nearest ones. An unknown or ambiguous address returns an error with suggestions and is not charged. Costs $0.03 per call, paid via x402 in USDC on Base; the first 3 paid-tool calls per day are free for MCP clients while a shared daily allowance lasts. Without x402 support, later calls return the payment requirements as an error result. Failed calls are not charged. Source: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure; NSW Spatial Services, CC BY 3.0 AU and CC BY 4.0.

Get the planning controls, lot and development applications for a NSW address in one call. Pass address (e.g. '5A Atkins Rd, Ermington') or lat and lng. Returns the lot and plan, zoning, maximum building height, floor space ratio, minimum lot size, heritage listings and special planning areas, each linked to its planning instrument, plus development applications and CDCs on the site and within radius_m (default 200, max 500), 10 of each, nearest first. Council DCP controls such as setbacks are not included. An unknown or ambiguous address returns an error with suggestions and is not charged. Costs $0.05 per call, paid via x402 in USDC on Base; the first 3 paid-tool calls per day are free for MCP clients while a shared daily allowance lasts. Without x402 support, later calls return the payment requirements as an error result. Failed calls are not charged. Source: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure; NSW Spatial Services, CC BY 3.0 AU and CC BY 4.0.

Request Australian data that these tools do not provide yet (another state, dataset, field or filter), so the maintainers can consider it for a future release. Free. Describe the data and, optionally, the task it is for. Do not include personal information. Requests are stored anonymously and read by the maintainers; the result is only a confirmation.