Search Radius lets you find planning permits near any property or point on the map, not just the property you searched for.
It's useful for checking development activity around a site you're assessing, whether that's for a valuation, a due diligence check, or scoping out what's happening in a neighbourhood before making an offer. This article walks through setting a radius, moving its centre, and filtering the permits it returns.
Step 1: Search for an Address
Start with a regular property search. Enter an address in the search bar and select the property from the results, or click directly on a property on the map.
This property becomes the default centre point for your radius search.
Step 2: Open the Planning Permits/DAs Panel
Click the clipboard icon in the layers menu on the left side of your screen to activate the Planning Permits layer, then click the Planning Permits/DAs menu that appears.
This opens a side panel with Filter, Insights, and Alerts sections.
Step 3: Set Your Centre Point and Radius
Click Filter to expand the filtering options
Under Search Radius, click Set centre on map
Leave the centre on the property you searched for, or click anywhere else on the map to drop a pin at a different location instead
Choose a radius preset — 50 m, 100 m (the default), 500 m, or 1 km — or drag the slider to any distance in between. The slider moves in 50 m increments, and 1 km is the largest radius available
Once you've set a pin manually, the Search Radius section shows Dropped pin instead of the property address. Click Clear to remove it and start again.
Step 4: Open the Nearby Permits List
Click View permits list within radius to open the panel on the right-hand side of the screen, showing all permits within your chosen radius.
If the panel is already open but minimised, click the arrow to expand it.
The panel shows a summary line at the top (for example, "214 permits within 200 m"), broken down by status — Approved, Pending, Rejected, On Notice, and Other. Results are grouped by property and sorted by distance from your centre point, with the closest properties listed first. Scroll down to load more results.
Step 5: Explore the Results
Hover over an address in the list and a pin appears on the map, pointing to that property's location
Click an address to expand it and see every permit recorded for that property, including status, permit code, date, and description
If you move your centre point to somewhere with no property data, such as over water or unmapped land, the radius circle still appears on the map but the list will be empty rather than showing an error.
Step 6: Filter the Results
The same filters you use elsewhere in the Planning Permits/DAs panel — status, category, permit type, planning appeal, date, and keyword — also apply to your Nearby Permits list. Changing any filter automatically refreshes the list and the map to match.
Working with the Map
The map fits to your search area as soon as you open the Nearby Permits list, showing the radius circle and the centre marker
The radius stays visible on the map as long as the Planning Permits layer is switched on. Turning the layer off clears it
Setting or moving your centre point updates both the map and the list at the same time, so they always stay in sync
Good to Know
Labels change depending on the state. In New South Wales, results are labelled DA and Development Application; everywhere else, they're labelled Permit and Planning Permit
If you already have a permit alert or a drawing tool active on the map, you'll be prompted to turn it off before you can set a radius
Search Radius currently applies to planning permits. The same radius will extend to points of interest and Site Finder searches in a future update
If you have questions or need help, use the live chat in the platform and our team will be happy to assist.