For Business Owners
Know what your space allows, before you sign the lease.
Opening a shop, café or studio? We cross-reference the planning rules for the address and tell you what use, fit-out or change of use is allowed — before you sign the lease.

Who we help
Cafés & coffee shopsRestaurantsBars & pubsBakeries & takeawayGyms & fitnessYoga & pilatesSalons & barbersBeauty & wellnessRetail & boutiquesMedical & dentalChildcare centresOffices & co-workingCreative studiosPet servicesWarehousesTrades & workshops…and more
What we help you with.
Whatever you have planned for your space, from a new fit-out to a change of use, we tell you what is allowed and the approval it needs. Like having a town planner at your fingertips.
Open your doors
- Change of use
- Commercial & retail fit-out
- Food & hospitality premises
- Signage & advertising
- Outdoor dining & footpath use
Improve your space
- Shopfront & awnings
- Additions & alterations
- Accessibility upgrades
- Car parking & access
- Home-based business
Bigger moves
- New commercial building
- Mixed use & shop-top housing
- Demolition
- Subdivide the site
- Change of use of land
Not sure where to start?
How develpr works.
Three steps from first idea to approved. Tap each one to see it.
Step 01
Site snapshot
Know what your premises is allowed to do, the fit-out and change-of-use rules, and the pathways available. A clear read on a site before you commit.
48 King St, Newtown
Snapshot
- ✓Change of use to a café
- ✓Shopfront & interior fit-out
- ✓Signage & awning
- !Heritage shopfront controls
- !Waste & grease-trap rules
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Tell us about your project.
Share a few details and pick a time that suits. A planner will call you back.
Prefer to email?
Write to us and a planner will get back to you. We’re around weekdays, 9am to 5pm AEST.
hello@develpr.com.au