A powerful starting point. Not the final word.

1. Purpose of SiteQ

SiteQ is designed to reduce the effort involved in an initial property check by bringing together available information from multiple property, planning, cadastral, environmental and hazard sources.

Its purpose is to help you identify matters that may deserve closer investigation before committing significant time or money to a property decision.

2. SiteQ is preliminary property intelligence

A SiteQ property check or report is preliminary information only. It should be used as a starting point for further due diligence, not as the sole basis for a purchase, sale, development, construction, design, finance or investment decision.

The appropriate level of investigation depends on the property, the proposed use and your circumstances.

3. SiteQ does not provide professional advice

SiteQ does not provide planning, legal, conveyancing, surveying, engineering, building, environmental, ecological, financial, investment or valuation advice.

Where a result may materially affect your decision, you should consider obtaining advice from the relevant council, authority or an appropriately qualified professional.

4. What "live source checks" means

SiteQ is designed to query current available source services when a property check is performed. This is different from relying solely on a static, pre-generated SiteQ property record.

However, "live source checks" does not mean that every underlying government or third-party dataset itself changes in real time. Source organisations determine when their datasets are created, corrected, published and updated.

SiteQ therefore cannot guarantee that information returned by an upstream service represents the latest legally operative position at that exact moment.

5. Source data can have limitations

SiteQ relies on information obtained from government agencies and other data providers. That information may contain errors, omissions, generalisations, mapping tolerances or delays.

A source may also be unavailable, incomplete or temporarily fail to return sufficient information for a particular property.

SiteQ cannot independently guarantee the accuracy, currency, completeness or availability of information controlled by an external source.

6. Official planning information takes precedence

Planning controls can arise from legislation, environmental planning instruments, official maps, development control plans, council records and other legally relevant material.

Where SiteQ information differs from an authoritative or legally operative source, the authoritative source takes precedence.

Relevant planning matters should be confirmed through the NSW Planning Portal, applicable legislation, the relevant council and other authoritative sources before reliance.

7. Understanding SiteQ statuses

Detected / identified

SiteQ received information indicating that the relevant mapped feature or constraint may affect or intersect the property. Further investigation may still be required to determine its precise legal or practical effect.

Not identified

SiteQ did not identify the relevant mapped feature in the datasets successfully checked for that property.

"Not identified" does not guarantee that the property is free from that issue. Unmapped conditions, source limitations, mapping tolerances, local information or other requirements may still apply.

Unable to confirm / unknown

SiteQ could not obtain sufficient reliable information from the relevant source to make a preliminary identification at the time of the check.

An "Unable to confirm" or "Unknown" result must not be interpreted as meaning that the constraint does not apply.

8. Maps, boundaries and parcel geometry

Maps, parcel boundaries, overlays and other spatial information displayed by SiteQ are intended to provide property context.

Spatial information can be affected by scale, source geometry, coordinate transformations, generalisation and differences between datasets. Apparent boundaries or intersections on a SiteQ map should not be treated as a cadastral or boundary survey.

Where the exact position of a property boundary or constraint is important, appropriate authoritative information and professional surveying or specialist advice should be obtained.

9. Lot/DP, address and property matching

SiteQ uses available address, parcel and cadastral information to resolve a search to a property.

Address descriptions can differ between data providers, and some properties may involve multiple lots, parcels, units or unusual addressing arrangements.

You should confirm that the property, Lot/DP and parcel shown by SiteQ correspond to the land you intended to investigate before relying on the results.

10. Zoning and development controls

Zoning, minimum lot size, height, floor-space ratio and other planning controls shown by SiteQ are preliminary indicators derived from available data.

Development potential cannot be determined from a single mapped control. Permissibility and development outcomes may depend on zoning tables, objectives, clauses, overlays, State and local planning instruments, DCP requirements, site characteristics, proposed use, existing development, approvals and authority assessment.

SiteQ does not guarantee that a particular development, subdivision or use will be permissible or approved.

11. Bushfire, flood, biodiversity, heritage and other hazards

Hazard and environmental information displayed by SiteQ is based on the mapped datasets available to the Service.

Absence of a mapped constraint does not establish absence of physical risk. For example, actual flood behaviour, bushfire exposure, ecological values, heritage significance, slope, geotechnical conditions or other site characteristics may require property-specific investigation beyond available mapping.

Where relevant, specialist assessment may be required.

12. SiteQ scores, summaries and explanations

SiteQ may generate constraint scores, risk labels, summaries, recommendations or explanatory text to make property information easier to understand.

These are SiteQ informational tools. They are not statutory classifications, authority determinations, professional risk assessments or predictions of development approval.

A low score does not mean that a property is risk-free or suitable for a particular purpose, and a higher score does not necessarily mean that development cannot occur.

13. Automated explanations

SiteQ uses automated and rules-based processing to organise, summarise and present property information from available data sources.

Automated explanations are intended to make the underlying information easier to understand. They do not replace source data, authoritative planning documents, statutory certificates or professional advice.

Where a SiteQ explanation or summary differs from the underlying authoritative information, the authoritative source should be relied upon.

14. Reports represent a point in time

A downloaded SiteQ report records information assembled for a particular property at or around the time the report was generated.

Planning instruments, maps, datasets and site conditions can change. A stored or downloaded report should not be assumed to remain current indefinitely.

For a later property decision, perform a new check and verify material information again.

15. Sources and attribution

SiteQ may display information originating from NSW Government agencies, councils and other data providers. Source attribution may be displayed in SiteQ results and reports where applicable.

Ownership of third-party datasets and materials remains with the relevant rights holders and use is subject to applicable licences and source conditions.

The use of government or third-party information does not imply that the relevant agency or provider sponsors, endorses or certifies SiteQ.

16. Your due diligence remains important

SiteQ is intended to make the first stage of property investigation faster and clearer — not to remove the need for due diligence.

Before making a significant property decision, consider:

• checking current authoritative planning information;
• confirming relevant matters with the local council;
• reviewing applicable LEPs, DCPs and other instruments;
• obtaining appropriate certificates and searches;
• confirming title and cadastral information;
• inspecting the property; and
• obtaining professional advice appropriate to the proposed purchase, design, development or construction.