About giantA Pty Ltd
AI tools for NSW architects navigating the Development Application process.
What we do
The NSW planning system — councils, LEPs, DCPs, SEPPs — is specific, layered, and changes fast. Finding the right DCP clause for a project can take half a day across three council PDFs and two phone calls.
giantA's DA copilot does that lookup in seconds.
Type an address, get the applicable planning controls for that site. Draft the Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE) around them. Every output cites its source — the EP&A Act clause, the LEP provision, the DCP chapter — so you can trust it, and so can council.
Who we build for
NSW architects and architectural designers handling residential DAs across Sydney metro councils — especially those running fixed-fee projects where a Request for Information (RFI) or Gateway rejection costs unrecoverable hours.
Sydney homeowners and owner-builders who need to understand their site's DA requirements before engaging an architect or builder — in plain English, without the PDF maze.
Why we built it
NSW residential DA volume is growing. Planning reforms — TOD SEPP, ISEPP consolidation, YIMBY rezoning — are accelerating. Each council runs different supplementary checklists on top of the Planning Portal.
Practices can't hire draftspeople fast enough to absorb the admin load. Generic AI tools hallucinate planning rules. Council pre-DA advice appointments take weeks.
giantA is the intelligence layer between the architect's professional judgment and the planning system's complexity.
What we're not
- Not a DA lodgement platform. We don't submit to council.
- Not legal or planning advice. Every output is information, not a professional opinion.
- Not a replacement for your architect or designer. We draft; the professional authors, refines, and submits.
Contact
Sydney, NSW