Verified, or clearly labelled. Never guessed.
We show you what’s verified, what’s assumed, and what we couldn’t check — and we never dress a guess up as an answer.
See the rules that touch your block, then drag your build onto the real lot — before you spend on drawings.
From address to approval, without guessing.
Enter your address and see the real lot boundary, planning zone, overlays and hazards — from official government planning data, never guessed.
Free to use — you only pay to download or print. See pricing ↓
GET STARTED WITH DRAFTLY
Who's this for?
Draftly speaks your language — pick who you are and everything is worded your way.
Pick one to continue — this choice shapes how everything is worded for you.
Prefer a guided start or uploading a document? Either way, we’ll take it from there.
Where are you up to?
What are you building?
This is what an address returns.
Aerial: Esri World Imagery — Source: Esri, Vantor, Earthstar Geographics, and the GIS User Community
GRZ1General Residential ZoneNoneOverlays — none apply11 mHeight limit — zone default, confirm scheduleCaseyCouncilPergolaProposed structure, placed on the aerial
Aerial: Esri World Imagery — Source: Esri, Vantor, Earthstar Geographics, and the GIS User Community
Real output from a real job — official government planning data. Nothing is guessed.
What the wait actually costs.
5.4 months and AUD 14,100
7+ months, ~AUD 20,000
People are building around the system.
A Victorian homeowner bought a wheeled prefab pod specifically so the project wouldn’t need a DA — a conventional build, he said, would have added "six to nine months’ worth of council back and forth." The supplier’s enquiries went from 10–15 a day to over 500.
You shouldn’t have to build around the system.
What Draftly does differently.
Real engineering, cited to the Standard, at consumer scale
Every member sized against the Australian Standard, with the citation shown.
The whole distance, for one small job
Intel → Engineering → Drafting → pack, one contract.
Small jobs treated as real jobs
The beachhead is exactly these structures, with a proven round-trip.
How a job runs, start to pack.
Your address
Type the address. We find the exact property — lot boundary, zone, overlays, hazards.
Site facts
Verified planning facts from official government data — then place your build on the real lot and see it fit.
Engineering
Members sized and load-checked against the Australian Standards, with the citation shown.
Drawings
The sized model opens as a real 1:1 drawing set — AS 1100 sheets, dimensioned, printable.
The pack
Everything assembled into a submission pack for the job — checklist, forms, drawings.
Beachhead structures: decks, pergolas, carports, retaining walls, fencing.
What we’re honest about.
Verified, or clearly labelled. Never guessed.
Coverage is deepest in Victoria; NSW/QLD are thinner. The integrity mechanism is everywhere; the data depth is not.
The whole distance, for one small job
Shipped for the beachhead only. End-to-end is proven on the pergola round-trip, not across all structure types and states.
We’re new. We’d rather show you exactly what works today than promise you the world.
What’s coming.
Not shipped yet — named here so you can see where we’re headed, and claimed as nothing more.
Underground services, without leaving the flow
More than one job on one site
Desk data, corrected on site
One address in. A submission pack out.
Every frame below is actual product output from one real job — not a mock-up. (The founder-consented demo address, 31 Ambiance Cres, Narre Warren South VIC; the full address-to-pack walkthrough sits above.)
Draftly checks the project against the actual planning rules and shows its working, so nothing is a black box. This is a real clause card from an actual job — Victoria’s Building Regulations 2018, Reg 79 setbacks and the Reg 80 wall-on-boundary check, computed for that wall height.
Draftly · Drafting
Drawings that know your build.
Not just CAD. Draftly's drafting is construction-aware: the model behind the sheet already carries your members, loads and connections, so the drawing set writes the boring parts itself.
- The sized model opens as a real 1:1 drawing. Plan, sections and details generate from the engineering model at true millimetre scale — no re-tracing, no scale conversion.
- Real materials, not dumb lines. Members place from the actual Lysaght, ATM and timber catalogues with auto-mitred cuts; Simpson Strong-Tie connections draw from real manufacturer data, demand checked against capacity.
- The drawing counts itself. Every member, bracket and fixing you place is tallied into the real bill of materials — and rides back to engineering and the quote.
- AS 1100 sheets, numbered for you. Title block, revision table and a sheet set that adapts to the job — plus layered 1:1 DXF that opens in any CAD.
Every member sized against the Australian Standard, with the citation shown. · Intel → Engineering → Drafting → pack, one contract.
Frames & purlins auto-placed from the engineering modelReal catalogue sections — RHS 100×50×3, from the load checkLevels & spans dimensioned to the millimetreDRAFTLY · THE WORKFLOW
What happens after you start
Site Intelligence
Know your site before you build.
From your address we pull the official zone, overlays, real lot boundary and hazards from government data — then you drag your build onto the lot and assemble a submission pack you can lodge.
Open Site Intelligence →WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH
A pack you can lodge — not just a report.
Intel → Engineering → Drafting → pack, one contract.
Site plan on your real boundary
Your structure placed on the actual lot geometry, with setbacks dimensioned — the drawing council reads first.
Structural drawings, sized members
Engineering designs get handed seamlessly to our drafting site for amendments — just like handing it to a CAD program, but better, because we carry every member load and connection detail. Input your own design criteria and send back to engineering for re-run calculations before certification.
Planning summary you can lodge
Every verified planning fact, laid out as a document you can lodge.
Cover sheet · Site plan · Elevations · Frame sections · Member schedule · Planning summary
Stylised previews of the document types Draftly generates — your pack is built from your job: real boundary, verified planning data, drawings at true scale.
Beachhead structures: decks, pergolas, carports, retaining walls, fencing.
DRAFTLY · PRICING
One product engine. Pricing that fits how you buy.
Homeowners pay per job. Trades subscribe with jobs and packs included. Builders and offices get bundled, branded access. Partners get an annual, workflow-fit contract.
Site CheckA site-research report for one address, exported as a PDF: zone, overlays, hazards and the real lot boundary from government spatial data — the verified site facts a certifier or council asks for first.
$99
One-off · per job
- 1 job included
- Zone, overlays & real lot boundary — verified from government data
- Hazard & easement checks — verified, never guessed
- Site report as a downloadable PDF — the research is free in the app; this is the report you take away
Design PackUnlocks the guided house / granny-flat design brief for one project: room program, a fitting preset, one amendment pass and concept sheets as PDF.
$149
One-off · per job
- 1 job included
- Design-brief wizard — room program, preset fit, concept sheetsIn development
- 1 revision included
Premium AssistAn add-on for a Draft or Submission Pack job you already own — no new documents, more service: the job lifts to 5 revision rounds with concierge handling and faster turnaround.
$199
Add-on to an existing job
- Layers onto a job you already own — no new job credit
- 5 revisions included
- Concierge handling, faster turnaround
Most popularDraft PackEverything in Site Check, plus you can take the drawings out: the job saves to your account, and the drawing set for one structure exports to PDF and prints/plots to scale (paper size, sheet set).
$399
One-off · per job
- 1 job included
- Job saved to your account — come back any time
- Drawing set as PDF + to-scale print/plot (paper size, sheet set)
- 1 revision included
Submission PackEverything in Draft Pack, plus the lodgement paperwork: the submission-package builder (required-documents checklist, pre-filled forms, cover letter) and the engineering hand-back loop, so drafting/certification markups flow back into the design.
$799
One-off · per job
- 1 job included
- Submission-package builder — required-docs checklist, pre-filled forms, cover letter
- Engineering hand-back — drafting/cert markups flow back into the design
- 2 revisions included
Prices in AUD and include GST. Trade & builder tiers billed monthly or annually (≈ 2 months free), cancel anytime. Homeowner packages are one-off, per job. Checkout uses your Google account — free to sign in. Full pricing details → · Not sure? Answer a few questions →
Every planning fact comes from official government planning data — VIC VicPlan, NSW ePlanning, QLD council schemes, TAS theLIST, ACT ACTmapi. Nothing is guessed.
Verified planning data: VIC · NSW · QLD · TAS · ACT · SA / WA / NT manual-entryHere’s a free life planner to help manage your busy life — and a work organizer section to help manage your workload and stress levels. No signup required. Open the planner →
Draftly is built and run in Melbourne by Gavin Adams, operating under the registered business name Draftly Info (ABN 83 516 439 814).
Have a question, or want to talk to a human? Email hello@draftly.info — a real person reads it.