Australia's Development
Application Database
Search 36 years of DA history. Build with our API. The data layer for Australian property intelligence.
Search is free. PDF report $29.95. API access from $79/mo.
Three ways to access DA data
From one-off property checks to enterprise data feeds.
DA History Reports
Full development history for any address. Property DAs + neighbourhood activity + PDF download.
Search an address →REST API
Standardised JSON API. Search, filter, geographic queries, webhooks. Replace 290 council scrapers with one integration.
Read the docs →DA Alerts
Get notified when new DAs are lodged in your suburbs. Monitor competitor projects and neighbourhood activity.
Set up alerts →Built for every property professional
Buyers & Investors
Check DA history before you buy. Know what was approved, refused, and what the neighbours are planning.
Developers & Builders
Monitor competitor projects. Track approval rates by council. Identify land opportunities from DA patterns.
PropTech Companies
One API replaces scraping 290 council portals. Enrich your platform with standardised DA data nationally.
Lenders & Enterprise
Assess development risk with 36 years of data. Bulk feeds, SLA, and dedicated support for institutional users.
National coverage, state by state
Records from every state and territory, updated three times per week.
One API. Every council.
Stop scraping 290 council portals. Get standardised DA data through a single REST API with filtering, geographic search, and real-time webhooks.
- Consistent JSON schema across all councils
- Geographic radius + bounding box search
- Webhooks on new DAs, status changes, decisions
- Enriched: cost, applicant, decision, category
curl -H "X-API-Key: cda_pro_abc123" \
"https://api.council-da.com/v1/applications?
suburb=PARRAMATTA&
status=approved&
min_cost=500000&
lodged_after=2024-01-01"{
"total": 847,
"applications": [{
"da_number": "DA/2024/0892",
"address": "32 Smith St, Parramatta 2150",
"category": "Residential",
"estimated_cost": 1250000,
"decision": "Approved",
"lodged_date": "2024-03-15"
}, ...]
}Simple, transparent pricing
Start free. Scale as you grow.
Trusted by property professionals
“We replaced 3 separate data providers with Council DA's API. One integration, national coverage, and the data freshness is unmatched.”
“I check every property on Council DA before making an offer. Knowing the full DA history — approvals, refusals, neighbour projects — gives me confidence.”
“The API saved our team weeks of manual council portal searches. We now pull DA data into our risk models automatically.”