WE WRITE DESIGN CODES
WE REVIEW PLANS FOR COMPLIANCE
WE AUDIT DEVELOPMENT FOR COMPLIANCE
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The Design Review Group has been processing developer approvals since 2012. Our online developer approval portal system leads the industry, making the process easier for development managers and for applicants.
Access our portal 24/7! Check on the status of any lot, which builders are making sales, the houses going on the lots, fees paid, and everything else. You see what we see. Use our data to help your sales team and to refine future stages. We manage the whole developer approval process, so you can concentrate on more important work.
We make developer approvals easy for builders and lot owners. They apply through our portal, and can track their application. After receiving all relevant documents, our typical turnaround is less than two days. We provide friendly phone assistance and in-principle approvals. We assess both buildings and landscapes.
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If you use our online portal, we give you all our advisory notes at no cost! Advisory notes include; tips for approval on the first go, adding Visual interest, and recommended plant species. These notes hep applicant achieve compliance the first time.
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If you elect to use our 'white label' design code for the estate, we reduce our fee per lot to assess compliance.
Developer approval
See all the data, all of the time
• Every application, every plan, all correspondence.
• The application status of every lot.
• The approval status of every application.
• Popular builders.
• Popular house models.
• Interpretations and exemptions.
• Invoice details.
Why use an external provider?
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Your staff can concentrate on more important work.
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The design review panel is seen as independent, and as making impartial decisions on approvals.
Why use the Design Review Group?
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Quick turnarounds - applications are responded to in less than two days on average.
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Great ‘customer’ service - over 90 % of applicants are satisfied or very satisfied with our service. We answer applicants’ phone and email queries.
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Our data collection gives you insights about the design code and the houses approved that are useful for your next stage and your next estate.
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All our staff are designers or planners, knowledgeable about both buildings and landscaping. In assessing an application, we can use our discretion where needed, not just tick the boxes.
We build a portal for each estate, with customised branding and graphics.
See a live map of the application status of each lot.
See which builders have the most house contracts.
See the number and proportion of applications processed.
Use information on what's going on the lots to adjust the lot mix in future stages.