For small and mid-sized developers
What can you do with your property?
Enter a property address and what you want to build or change. Our model returns a likelihood of approval and the single change most likely to get more out of the land — an extra lot, an extra storey, more units. In less than 5 minutes.
Zoning, density, setbacks, and an approval likelihood — free, no account required.
- 3–5 days to application-ready
- 340+ sites modelled
- 41 Ontario municipalities
- Free 30-minute planner call
- Virtual firm, Ontario-wide
Application prep turnaround. Scheduling with municipalities and final approval timelines are set by each municipality.
Advising on approvals across Ontario
How it works
Lead with the assessment, not the pitch.
Three steps from an address to a decision you can act on. The first two are automated and instant; the third is a free call with a planner.
Submit property & proposal
Address, zoning, lot metrics, and what you want to build — a guided four-step form in less than 5 minutes.
AI models the likelihood
Zoning, density, setbacks and environmental fit are tested against the Provincial Planning Statement, Official Plans, and by-laws — ending in an approval likelihood and the highest-value path forward.
A planner reviews with you
A registered professional planner walks through the report, pressure-tests the model, and maps your options. Book a call when you're ready.
The DATUM model
An approval likelihood you can trace to a policy line.
Not a black box. Every score maps to a specific test — permitted use, FSI against as-of-right, setbacks, hazard-land overlays, parking ratio, and intensification policy — and every finding cites the reason. You see exactly where the risk is, and the single change that maximizes your property's value.
- Per-criterion scoring across six planning dimensions
- The required approval pathway — as-of-right, minor variance, rezoning, or OPA
- A modelled timeline and comparable-application benchmark
- The highest-leverage change to raise your odds and your property's value
Why DATUM
Confidence, drawn from analysis — not opinion.
Precise, never vague
Every recommendation is traceable to a by-law, policy, or precedent. We show our work, so your lender and partners can too.
Plain language, always
Planning jargon is translated, not repeated. You should understand a report on the first read — and defend it in a board meeting.
Built for developers
We speak to timelines, financing, risk, and the value at stake — not planning theory. The answer arrives before your offer expires.
Services
Every approval. Delivered virtually.
Pre-consultation meeting
We request and schedule the municipal meeting and prepare the full briefing package so you walk in ready.
Boundary adjustment
Lot line adjustments between adjoining properties before the Committee of Adjustment — no new lot created.
Full site feasibility report
The free online analysis, expanded into a formal, planner-reviewed document.
Minor variance
Committee of Adjustment applications for small adjustments from the zoning by-law.
Consent & severance
New lot creation (severance) applications before the Committee of Adjustment.
Site plan approval
Application prep, agency circulation, and sign-off management from submission to approval.
"Your proposed 12-unit building exceeds the site's permitted density by 18%. A minor variance is the likeliest path — comparable applications in this ward were approved 71% of the time, recovering the extra units your return depends on."
Common questions
Before you run your site
Is the free analysis really free?
Yes. The preliminary feasibility analysis — zoning, density, setbacks, environmental screen, parking, and an approval likelihood — is free and requires no account. It's how most clients meet us. You only pay if you engage us to carry an application forward.
How accurate is the approval likelihood?
The model is a transparent, rule-based estimate calibrated on comparable Ontario applications and typical by-law standards. It's a directional read — precise enough to price risk and decide whether to proceed, not a substitute for a registered planner's opinion. The free analysis is the model's output, delivered as generated. On files you engage us for, a registered planner reviews every report before it reaches you — and you can book a call to walk through your free result.
What information do I need to get started?
Just an address to begin. For a full analysis: the current zoning, lot area and frontage, and a rough sense of what you want to build (use, units, storeys). If you don't know the zoning, we'll look it up.
Who is DATUM for?
Small and mid-sized developers and investors navigating Ontario's approvals process — from a single infill severance to a mid-rise mixed-use build. If you're weighing whether to make an offer, we're built for exactly that moment.
Will this tell me the most valuable way to develop my site?
Yes — that's the point of the highest-leverage-move finding in every report. Beyond the approval likelihood, the model flags the single change (an extra unit, a severance, a height or setback variance) most likely to raise what your property is worth, and prices the risk of pursuing it.
Get your approval likelihood in less than 5 minutes.
Free, no account, and you only pay if you engage us. Start with an address — and see the path that maximizes what your property can become.