Test it.
Free site feasibility assessment for WA blocks.
A site feasibility assessment tells you whether the block in front of you can carry the house you have in mind — before you pay a deposit, engage a designer or commit to a budget. About eight minutes, no cost, no sign-up.
Most people find out what their land really costs after they’ve bought it. Slope and retaining, bushfire construction standards, wastewater on an unsewered lot, power and water runs, planning overlays — each can add tens of thousands, and none are visible in a listing photograph. This building site assessment surfaces them while changing your mind is still free.
WHAT THE SITE TEST COVERS.
The assessment scores your site across five risk axes. Each one is a place where WA projects commonly stall, and each is cheaper to resolve now than after design starts.
1. Documents. Certificate of title, contract of sale, survey, contour plan, any existing reports. What you hold determines how quickly a project can move — and what a designer would have to commission before they could start.
2. Planning. Zoning, local planning scheme provisions, setbacks, overlays, and whether you’re looking at a building permit alone or a development application first. The difference is often months.
3. Levels and retaining. Slope across the building envelope, cut and fill, retaining walls and whether geotechnical advice is likely. Slope is the single most common source of unbudgeted cost on a Western Australian site.
4. Bushfire. Whether the site sits in a designated bushfire-prone area, the likely BAL rating, and what that means for construction standards and for the reports you’ll need before approval.
5. Services. Scheme water, power, sewer or on-site wastewater, telecommunications, and the cost of bringing each to the building envelope on a rural or semi-rural lot.
At the end you get a straight recommendation — Go, proceed with care, or pause and seek advice — and a short list of what to resolve first.
COMMON QUESTIONS.
Is the site feasibility assessment really free?
Yes. No sign-up, no card, no obligation. It exists because a badly matched site wastes everyone’s time, ours included, and eight minutes at the start saves months at the end.
Do I need to own the land?
No. A lot of people run the site test on a block they’re considering, before making an offer. That’s arguably the most useful time to do it.
What if I don’t have any documents?
Answer what you can and skip the rest. Nothing is uploaded. The assessment works from what you know, and gaps in your documents are themselves part of the score.
What happens after the test?
If your site looks clear, the next step is a Map it — we pull the title, read the planning framework, check bushfire and services, and deliver a 20–30 page report with a real cost range. If you’d rather play with the shape of a house first, make a Shack Map — it’s free and takes ten minutes.
Is this planning or engineering advice?
No. It’s a feasibility indication based on your answers, not a professional assessment of your site. It tells you where to look, not what to do. Formal advice comes from a Map it or from the relevant consultant.