Our approach
Confidence, drawn from analysis — not opinion.
Most planning advice arrives as a hedge. Ours arrives as a finding with a reason attached. Here's how we turn an address and a proposal into an approval likelihood — and the path that maximizes your property's value — you can take to a lender.
The method
From address to decision, in three moves.
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Review the site against the policy
Every Ontario property sits under a hierarchy starting with the Planning Act, then the Provincial Planning Statement, then Secondary Plans, then regional and local Official Plans, and the Zoning By-law. We read your proposal against the policy framework — what's encouraged, what's designated, and what's permitted as-of-right — and locate exactly where it fits, where it strains, and what the site already permits that you aren't using.
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Score six planning dimensions, transparently
The model tests the proposal on six dimensions — zoning, density, siting, environment, traffic, and policy fit — and scores each against typical by-law standards and comparable applications. No single number hides the reasoning: you see which criterion is strong, which needs attention, and by how much.
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Resolve the pathway and the likelihood
The scores roll up into the answers a developer actually needs: which approval pathway the project requires — as-of-right, minor variance, rezoning, or Official Plan amendment — how likely that path is to succeed, and which pathway maximizes what the property is worth when more than one is viable. That result is the model's, produced in minutes. For a planner's judgment on top of it, book a call.
Where the model ends and judgment begins
A model this honest tells you its limits.
The likelihood is a directional estimate built on typical by-law standards and comparable outcomes — precise enough to price risk and decide whether to proceed. It is not a site-specific planning opinion, and it doesn't replace pre-consultation with staff.
That's why a registered professional planner reviews every engaged file. The model does the fast, structured first pass; a human does the judgment.
Principles
How every report is written
Precise, never vague
Every recommendation traces to a by-law, policy, or precedent. We show our work.
Plain language, always
Jargon is translated, not repeated. You should understand a report on the first read.
Built for developers
You keep control of your investment — we speak to timelines, financing, risk, and the lots, storeys, and units each pathway adds.
See the method run on your site.
Enter an address and watch the six dimensions resolve into a likelihood — and the change that adds the most value.