Know when you want to move in? Let’s work out when to start.

Build a realistic timeline based on your project details, approval pathway and local planning timeframes.

Renovation planner

Tell us about your project

Council Project type Approval pathway Target move-in date

Project pace

How quickly do you expect to make decisions throughout the project?

Swift You make decisions quickly, limit design iterations and are comfortable comparing and accepting quotes efficiently. Considered You prefer to spend a few more days on key decisions, giving yourself time to compare options and make a considered choice. Flexible You prefer to explore alternatives and let key decisions sit for a while, particularly early in the process, so you feel confident your needs have been properly considered before committing.

Estimated development cost

Enter your estimated project cost. Certifier Relevant to CDCs and the certification required after DA approval. Private certifier professional fees are not estimated.

Your roadmap

Your personalised roadmap will appear here.

Project stages

Editable project roadmap

Your recommended start date is calculated from your renovation inputs. Edit any stage duration to tailor the timeline to your project. Stage durations represent elapsed programme time and may include overlapping activities.

Your pace

Most of the difference comes before construction, allowing more time to refine the design, compare pricing and make key consultant and builder decisions.

Council insight

Approval timeframe

Costs

Estimated approval & statutory costs

Save your roadmap

Email my roadmap

Send a snapshot of your personalised timeline and estimated approval & statutory cost to your inbox.

Assumptions & sources

What this tool does — and doesn’t — tell you

This early planner is for project planning only. It is not planning, legal, building, certification or cost advice. Actual requirements and timing depend on your property, proposed works, approval pathway, council or certifier, and project circumstances.

DA council timing: FY2025–26 average for Residential – Dwelling Houses, NSW Government Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. The planner combines submission-to-lodgement and lodgement-to-assessment into one DA lodgement & assessment stage.

CDC timing: NSW Planning indicative timeframe used for the current CDC lodgement & assessment assumption.

Design, tender and construction durations: Jicora planning assumptions, editable by you.

Why Jicora

Make the bigger property decision with evidence

Buying a home—and deciding how much to invest in it—is one of life’s biggest financial decisions.

Jicora helps homeowners understand their neighbourhood: what people are building, what buyers are paying for, and how the market values different types of homes.

So when it comes time to renovate, rebuild or move, you can make the decision with confidence—backed by evidence and economics, not just emotion.

Coming soon

What would you like to understand next?

We’re building the next Jicora tools around the bigger decisions homeowners face.

Renovation Value Analysis

How much is worth investing in my property?

Understand what the local market says about how much is worth investing in your property.

Neighbourhood Intelligence

What’s being renovated and rebuilt around my property?

See renovation and rebuild activity across the streets and neighbourhood around your property.

First 10 users of each paid report will receive 50% off at launch.