What is Urban Compass Software?
Urban Compass Software is an AI-powered Town Planning Web Application designed to simplify and streamline the Development Application (DA) process. Enabling users to assess development feasibility, understand planning requirements, and prepare compliant documentation with confidence.
By registering on the platform and entering basic property and development details, users receive intelligent, planning-aware guidance tailored to their site. Urban Compass Software evaluates whether a proposed development is permissible on a specific property, identifies applicable planning controls, and determines the reports and approvals required by the relevant authority.
When all requirements are satisfied, the application can generate structured, submission-ready reports to support the Development Application process. Urban Compass Software reduces uncertainty, saves time, and helps applicants make informed planning decisions early—before committing to costly consultants or submissions.
What Problem Does Urban Compass Software Solve?
The current Development Application (DA) lodgement process is largely manual and reactive. Property owners and town planners are required to submit property details, proposed development information, and supporting documentation to the relevant council, often without upfront validation of completeness or compliance.
As a result, many applications receive a Request for Information (RFI) due to missing, incomplete, or incorrectly submitted details. Each RFI triggers a resubmission cycle, leading to delays, increased costs, administrative burden, and frustration for applicants and councils alike. This back-and-forth process can repeat multiple times before an application is deemed complete for assessment.
Urban Compass Software addresses this inefficiency by introducing proactive, intelligence-driven validation at the point of lodgement preparation. The platform identifies missing or incorrect information in advance and prevents users from progressing to the next stage until all required inputs and supporting documents are correctly provided.
By ensuring completeness and alignment with planning requirements before submission, Urban Compass Software significantly reduces RFIs, shortens approval timelines, and delivers a more efficient, predictable, and user-friendly DA lodgement experience.
Who Can Use Urban Compass Software?
Urban Compass Software is designed specifically for the Australian planning environment and caters to both property owners and town planning professionals.
The platform’s intuitive user interface and guided workflows enable property owners to easily navigate the application, understand planning requirements, and prepare a Development Application lodgement with confidence without requiring prior planning expertise.
For users who prefer professional assistance, Urban Compass Software also supports town planners acting on behalf of property owners. Planners can manage and submit lodgements on their clients’ behalf, ensuring flexibility while maintaining professional oversight throughout the application process.
Benefits of Urban Compass Software
Urban Compass Software play a crucial role in ensuring developments are compliant, well-designed, and aligned with local planning regulations. They help streamline the approval process, reduce risks, and provide clarity for property owners and developers, ultimately supporting efficient and sustainable development outcomes.
Following are some key benefits of Urban Compass:
- ✓ Ensures Compliance Checks as per Planning Scheme prior to filling of DAs
- ✓ Minimize back-and-forth with authorities, helping development move more efficiently.
- ✓ Early identification of planning constraints.
- ✓ Provides expert analysis of site constraints, overlays to guide informed development decisions.
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I had the opportunity to work closely with Matt Burgess and the Urban Compass team over the course of several years, collaborating on and off on the design and delivery of a sophisticated Legal Document Rule Engine. This platform was built to generate complex commercial lending documents used by major banks and leading law firms across the United States. Matt consistently demonstrated a deep understanding of both the legal and technical domains, helping bridge the gap between intricate regulatory requirements and a scalable, maintainable system architecture. Our collaboration required precision, trust, and the ability to reason through highly nuanced document logic, all of which Matt brought to the table.
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CTO and Principal
Logicdrop
Urban Compass has demonstrated a strong appreciation of this complexity and a collaborative, iterative approach to embedding it into the tool, making the process both efficient and genuinely enjoyable. I'm confident the resulting system will deliver real value to practitioners and approval authorities alike.
Chris Taylor
Director
Taylor Environmental
Based on the duration of engagement, contract extension, and scope of services delivered, Matt and his Team are regarded as a reliable and capable long-term partner. Performance met business requirements across product development, system stability, and ongoing support. I am happy to discuss further as required.
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