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Method

How the score is built.

One method, applied the same way to every parcel. Here’s what it reads and how to read what it returns.

Zoning & yield10.8
Constraint burden21
Approval pathway20.4
Location & viability16.3
Feasibility modifier2.4
CONDITIONAL66
14 Renwick Street, Marrickville NSW 2204. The four dimensions, less the feasibility modifier, rounded. Engine output, issued 26 Sep 2026.
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The four dimensions

The score has four dimensions. Each dimension has a maximum of 25 points. The total is a number from 0 to 100. The four dimensions have equal weight, because no one of them decides a site on its own.

The four dimensions · each out of 25
DimensionWhat it readsMaximum
Zoning & yieldHow much the zone lets you build: height (cl 4.3), floor space ratio (cl 4.4) and permitted use25
Constraint burdenWhat sits on the land: heritage, flood, bushfire, biodiversity, contamination and similar overlays25
Approval pathwayHow much work consent is likely to take, and which studies the controls would ask for25
Location & viabilityWhether the location supports development: transit, amenity, market and supply25

The weights inside each dimension are proprietary. Every report itemises what moved the score on that parcel, with the control and clause behind each item.

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Verdicts

Each score has one verdict. The verdict comes from the band that the score is in.

Verdict bands
VerdictWhat it meansScore
CLEAREDThe site is fundamentally viable. Proceed to DA preparation.75 to 100
CONDITIONALThe site has potential, but active constraints need resolution first.40 to 74
BLOCKEDThe site is not viable as proposed.0 to 39
PENDINGA control did not resolve to a clause. The report names it and gives the reason.Not applicable
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How PENDING works

If a control does not resolve to a clause, the report shows PENDING for that control. The score does not use a guessed value for it. The report names the control and tells you why it did not resolve, so that you can check it with the council.

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A worked example

This is the stored output for 14 Renwick Street, Marrickville NSW 2204. The report shows the base and the modifier, so that you can see how the total was reached.

14 Renwick Street, Marrickville NSW 2204 · stored output generated 26 Sep 2026
LineSourcePoints
Zoning & yieldR2 · 9.5 m under cl 4.3 · 0.60:1 under cl 4.410.8
Constraint burdenBiodiversity values −4 · BC Act 201621
Approval pathwayLocal DA −2.2 · biodiversity study −2 · community sensitivity −0.420.4
Location & viabilityMarket 5.2 of 6 · transit, amenity and supply16.3
BaseSum of the four dimensions68.5
Feasibility modifierBounded, from the modelled development margin−2.4
DP ScoreCONDITIONAL66/100
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Consistency

The same method is applied to every parcel. The score is designed so that a small change to one input gives a small change to the score. Each version of the method is tested on real sites before it is released, and the method version is stored with every report so that an old score can be reproduced.

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Data currency

Each report prints the currency date of every layer that it reads. The coverage page shows each jurisdiction’s framework and the live test read for it.

See coverage and dates
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What the score is not

The score sizes the question. You make the decision.

CivicPilot outputs are indicative planning intelligence, derived from published instruments and cited to clause. They are not certified planning advice, they do not constitute development consent, and they are not a guarantee of approval.

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Corrections

When we find an error in a published output, we correct it in public and we give the date of the correction.

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