AI for town planners: every control for the site, and the draft, in one place
topicAI puts the zone, height, floor space ratio, lot size, overlays and hazards for a site in one cited snapshot, reads your project file and drafts in your own format.
Tell us about your team and we'll set up your 30-day trial · every feature on every plan
The planning system, in one assistant
Every control for a site
Zone, height, FSR, minimum lot size, heritage, flood, bushfire and easements for the lot, each linked to the instrument or map it came from.
Drafting from the project file
Ask for an SEE section, a variation argument or a letter and topicAI drafts from the plans and reports in the project, in your format, citing each clause.
Archistar due diligence import
Import an Archistar Development Due Diligence report and its figures flow straight into your reports.
A client portal for each DA
Clients see each stage, what's needed from them and upload documents, without the email chase.
Approvals before it leaves
Send a draft for internal sign-off inside the project before it goes to the client or council.
Instruments and your own documents together
Questions answered from the LEP, DCP and SEPPs alongside your project's plans and reports, with citations.
How town planners use topicAI
Create the project
Add the site address and the plans, reports and survey.
Get the controls
A cited snapshot of every control and hazard for the lot.
Draft from the file
SEE sections, variation arguments and letters in your format.
Review and send
Internal approval, then a branded PDF or Word document.
Questions town planners ask us
Does topicAI lodge the DA?
No. It prepares the research and drafts; you review, finalise and lodge through the planning portal as usual.
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