The Evidence Base
What we know about approval timing comes from 20,000+ real applications
Cyberate PM contributed to Chapter 2 of RESI’s Australia Housing Market White Paper, which analysed more than 20,000 planning consent applications to identify what actually decides how long an approval takes. It is the same evidence we manage your application against.
20,000+
SA planning consent applications analysed
Residential subdivision consent applications lodged through PlanSA between January 2022 and June 2025.
18
Adelaide metropolitan councils covered
Proportionally sampled across all 18 metropolitan councils, so council-level variation is measurable.
6–12 mths
Typical land division, lodgement to new titles
The council decision itself takes only 30–60 business days of that; conditions, works and title clearances take the rest. Sequenced in parallel, a division lands at the short end. Range per Land Services SA and SA industry guidance.
~64,000
Annual shortfall against the National Housing Accord
Australia completed about 176,000 dwellings in 2023–24 against the 240,000 a year implied by the Accord.
See the findings and charts →Source: Australian Residential Construction Institute (RESI), Australia Housing Market White Paper 2026. Chapter 2 draws on original research by Percy Zhang, Dr Ruidong Chang, Dr Joy Fang, Dr William Jiang — “Unlocking the Building Pipeline in a Housing Crisis: Data Mining South Australia’s Planning Approval Processes” — recipient of the Best Paper Award, 48th AUBEA International Conference. Used with permission.