AI for councils: assess applications and defend appeals with every document in reach
topicAI reads the application file, the plans and the submissions alongside the LEP, DCP and live site data, then drafts in your council's format with every point cited.
Tell us about your team and we'll set up your 30-day trial · every feature on every plan
The application file and the instruments, together
Cited answers from the file
Ask what the plans show, what a report concludes or what a condition requires, answered with a citation to the page.
Site planning data
Zone, height, FSR, heritage, flood and bushfire for the lot, each with its source.
Drafting in your format
Draft assessment sections, letters and responses from the file in your council's template.
Approvals before it goes out
Route drafts for internal sign-off inside the matter.
Compare plans and versions
Find what changed between amended plans or report versions.
Hosted in Australia
Data partitioned per organisation and never used to train shared models.
How councils use topicAI
Open the application
Add the DA documents and submissions.
Ask the file
Cited answers across plans, reports and submissions.
Check the controls
Site data and instruments, with sources.
Draft and approve
In your format, signed off before it leaves.
Questions councils ask us
Where is our data stored?
Your documents and data are hosted in Australia on Microsoft Azure, with encrypted AI processing on Microsoft's enterprise Azure platform. Each organisation's data is fully partitioned and is never used to train shared AI models.
How much does topicAI cost?
Up to 5 users is $249 a month and 6 to 15 users is $399 a month (AUD). Every feature is on every plan, there's no sign-up fee, and you can cancel any time. Larger teams, talk to us. Every plan starts with a 30-day free trial.
Can we try it on a real job first?
Yes. Get in touch and we'll set up a 30-day trial for your team with the right terms, tools and data, then you can point it at a real file to see if it suits you.
Get your team set up
Tell us about your team and we'll get in touch to set up your 30-day trial.
Up to 5 users $249/month · 6 to 15 users $399/month (AUD) · every feature on every plan · Pricing