{"id":3926,"date":"2026-05-29T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/?p=3926"},"modified":"2026-05-29T16:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:28:00","slug":"%e6%9c%89-da-approval-%e6%9c%aa%e5%bf%85%e6%9c%80%e7%9d%80%e6%95%b8%ef%bc%9a%e6%be%b3%e6%b4%b2%e7%89%a9%e6%a5%ad%e6%8a%95%e8%b3%87%e7%9c%9f%e6%ad%a3%e5%80%bc%e9%8c%a2%e7%9a%84%ef%bc%8c%e6%98%af","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/%e6%9c%89-da-approval-%e6%9c%aa%e5%bf%85%e6%9c%80%e7%9d%80%e6%95%b8%ef%bc%9a%e6%be%b3%e6%b4%b2%e7%89%a9%e6%a5%ad%e6%8a%95%e8%b3%87%e7%9c%9f%e6%ad%a3%e5%80%bc%e9%8c%a2%e7%9a%84%ef%bc%8c%e6%98%af\/","title":{"rendered":"Having a DA Approval doesn&#039;t necessarily guarantee the best deal: the truly valuable properties in Australia are those with untapped market potential."},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"anp-seo-article\">\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%9C%89_DA_Approval%EF%BC%8C%E6%9C%AA%E5%BF%85%E6%9C%80%E7%9D%80%E6%95%B8\"><\/span>Having a DA Approval doesn&#039;t necessarily mean you&#039;ll get the best deal.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Truly insightful Australian property investors don&#039;t chase after already approved properties, but rather identify the next potential piece of land before the market is fully understood.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents Overview<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/%e6%9c%89-da-approval-%e6%9c%aa%e5%bf%85%e6%9c%80%e7%9d%80%e6%95%b8%ef%bc%9a%e6%be%b3%e6%b4%b2%e7%89%a9%e6%a5%ad%e6%8a%95%e8%b3%87%e7%9c%9f%e6%ad%a3%e5%80%bc%e9%8c%a2%e7%9a%84%ef%bc%8c%e6%98%af\/#%E6%9C%89_DA_Approval%EF%BC%8C%E6%9C%AA%E5%BF%85%E6%9C%80%E7%9D%80%E6%95%B8\" >Having a DA Approval doesn&#039;t necessarily mean you&#039;ll get the best deal.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/%e6%9c%89-da-approval-%e6%9c%aa%e5%bf%85%e6%9c%80%e7%9d%80%e6%95%b8%ef%bc%9a%e6%be%b3%e6%b4%b2%e7%89%a9%e6%a5%ad%e6%8a%95%e8%b3%87%e7%9c%9f%e6%ad%a3%e5%80%bc%e9%8c%a2%e7%9a%84%ef%bc%8c%e6%98%af\/#DA_Approval_%E6%9C%89%E5%83%B9%E5%80%BC%EF%BC%8C%E4%BD%86%E5%83%B9%E5%80%BC%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%BD%E5%B7%B2%E7%B6%93%E5%8F%8D%E6%98%A0%E5%9C%A8%E5%8F%AB%E5%83%B9\" >The DA Approval has value, but that value may already be reflected in the asking price.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/%e6%9c%89-da-approval-%e6%9c%aa%e5%bf%85%e6%9c%80%e7%9d%80%e6%95%b8%ef%bc%9a%e6%be%b3%e6%b4%b2%e7%89%a9%e6%a5%ad%e6%8a%95%e8%b3%87%e7%9c%9f%e6%ad%a3%e5%80%bc%e9%8c%a2%e7%9a%84%ef%bc%8c%e6%98%af\/#%E7%9C%9F%E6%AD%A3%E7%9A%84%E6%A9%9F%E6%9C%83%EF%BC%8C%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%BD%E5%9C%A8%E6%9C%AA%E6%9C%89_Approval_%E7%9A%84%E8%88%8A%E5%B1%8B%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%B0\" >The real opportunity may lie in the old houses and land that have not yet been approved.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/%e6%9c%89-da-approval-%e6%9c%aa%e5%bf%85%e6%9c%80%e7%9d%80%e6%95%b8%ef%bc%9a%e6%be%b3%e6%b4%b2%e7%89%a9%e6%a5%ad%e6%8a%95%e8%b3%87%e7%9c%9f%e6%ad%a3%e5%80%bc%e9%8c%a2%e7%9a%84%ef%bc%8c%e6%98%af\/#%E8%A6%8F%E5%8A%83%E5%B8%AB_x_%E8%B2%B7%E5%AE%B6%E4%B8%AD%E4%BB%8B%E7%9A%84%E7%9C%9F%E6%AD%A3%E5%83%B9%E5%80%BC\" >The true value of planners and buyer intermediaries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/%e6%9c%89-da-approval-%e6%9c%aa%e5%bf%85%e6%9c%80%e7%9d%80%e6%95%b8%ef%bc%9a%e6%be%b3%e6%b4%b2%e7%89%a9%e6%a5%ad%e6%8a%95%e8%b3%87%e7%9c%9f%e6%ad%a3%e5%80%bc%e9%8c%a2%e7%9a%84%ef%bc%8c%e6%98%af\/#%E5%8F%96%E5%BE%97_DA_Approval_%E5%BE%8C%EF%BC%8C%E9%81%B8%E6%93%87%E6%AC%8A%E6%89%8D%E7%9C%9F%E6%AD%A3%E5%9B%9E%E5%88%B0%E8%B2%B7%E5%AE%B6%E6%89%8B%E4%B8%8A\" >Only after obtaining DA Approval does the choice truly return to the buyer.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/%e6%9c%89-da-approval-%e6%9c%aa%e5%bf%85%e6%9c%80%e7%9d%80%e6%95%b8%ef%bc%9a%e6%be%b3%e6%b4%b2%e7%89%a9%e6%a5%ad%e6%8a%95%e8%b3%87%e7%9c%9f%e6%ad%a3%e5%80%bc%e9%8c%a2%e7%9a%84%ef%bc%8c%e6%98%af\/#%E8%B2%B7%E6%BE%B3%E6%B4%B2%E7%89%A9%E6%A5%AD%EF%BC%8C%E4%B8%8D%E5%8F%AA%E7%9C%8B%E4%BB%8A%E5%A4%A9%E6%9C%89%E7%94%9A%E9%BA%BC\" >When buying Australian property, don&#039;t just look at what&#039;s available today.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Australian property advertisements frequently appear <strong>DA Approved<\/strong>\u3001<strong>STCA<\/strong>\u3001<strong>Council Approved<\/strong> The term &quot;DA Approved&quot; is particularly appealing to many Hong Kong and Asian buyers because it signifies that the relevant development application has been approved by the city council, and the property is no longer just &quot;potentially developable,&quot; but rather has a proposal accepted by the council.<\/p>\n<p>But the question is: does having DA Approval necessarily mean it&#039;s the best deal?<\/p>\n<p>The answer may not be so.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DA_Approval_%E6%9C%89%E5%83%B9%E5%80%BC%EF%BC%8C%E4%BD%86%E5%83%B9%E5%80%BC%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%BD%E5%B7%B2%E7%B6%93%E5%8F%8D%E6%98%A0%E5%9C%A8%E5%8F%AB%E5%83%B9\"><\/span>The DA Approval has value, but that value may already be reflected in the asking price.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A DA Approval is certainly valuable. It can reduce some planning uncertainty and make land or property easier for the market to understand. For buyers, it means that a development direction has been reviewed by the city council and is no longer just a concept.<\/p>\n<p>However, investors should be aware that once a property has received DA Approval, the value of that approval document is likely already reflected in the selling price. In other words, what the buyer is buying is not necessarily &quot;undiscovered potential,&quot; but rather the result of the seller having already discovered, organized, packaged, and added to the asking price.<\/p>\n<p>This is something that many people overlook.<\/p>\n<p>What&#039;s most obvious in the market isn&#039;t necessarily what offers the greatest profit margin. While approved development permits (DA) can indeed reduce some risk, they may also indicate that the seller has already reaped a portion of the planned value. When a buyer enters the market, they face not only the land&#039;s potential but also higher purchase prices, construction costs, financing pressures, market absorption capacity, and the question of whether it&#039;s truly worthwhile to begin development.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E7%9C%9F%E6%AD%A3%E7%9A%84%E6%A9%9F%E6%9C%83%EF%BC%8C%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%BD%E5%9C%A8%E6%9C%AA%E6%9C%89_Approval_%E7%9A%84%E8%88%8A%E5%B1%8B%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%B0\"><\/span>The real opportunity may lie in the old houses and land that have not yet been approved.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Therefore, truly insightful Australian property investment does not necessarily involve chasing properties already labeled DA Approved, but rather finding potential land with development potential that can be further applied for Council Approval before the market is fully understood.<\/p>\n<p>Ordinary buyers typically look at factors like school district, interior design, transportation, current rental income, and the apparent location when looking at a property. But urban planners look at factors like zoning, land area, frontage, entrances\/exits, parking, drainage, overlays, easement, heritage, flood risk, and future development plans for the surrounding area.<\/p>\n<p>On the same old plot of land, an average buyer might only see an old house; a planner, on the other hand, might see dual occupancy, subdivision, commercial conversion, rooming accommodation, or even different options such as preserving the existing building, repurposing its use, and increasing rental returns.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%A6%8F%E5%8A%83%E5%B8%AB_x_%E8%B2%B7%E5%AE%B6%E4%B8%AD%E4%BB%8B%E7%9A%84%E7%9C%9F%E6%AD%A3%E5%83%B9%E5%80%BC\"><\/span>The true value of planners and buyer intermediaries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is exactly <strong>ANP Planner x Buyer Agent<\/strong> The value of.<\/p>\n<p>We don&#039;t simply find &quot;cheap properties&quot; for our clients, because cheap doesn&#039;t equal potential; nor do we blindly chase properties with approved DA (Authorized Domain Name) permits, because the value behind the permits may have already been realized by the sellers.<\/p>\n<p>ANP&#039;s approach is to analyze land conditions from an urban planner&#039;s perspective before purchasing, including whether the existing use is legal, whether the development plan has a legal basis, whether the future application direction is reasonable, whether the costs and risks are controllable, and the difference in returns between different plans.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%8F%96%E5%BE%97_DA_Approval_%E5%BE%8C%EF%BC%8C%E9%81%B8%E6%93%87%E6%AC%8A%E6%89%8D%E7%9C%9F%E6%AD%A3%E5%9B%9E%E5%88%B0%E8%B2%B7%E5%AE%B6%E6%89%8B%E4%B8%8A\"><\/span>Only after obtaining DA Approval does the choice truly return to the buyer.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Investing in land with potential allows for more flexible decision-making. After purchase, buyers can work with planners to assess whether to apply for DA Approval; once approved, they can choose to continue development or resell to realize profits after the value has been realized.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The right to choose is the true value of an investment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A property that has already been approved by the Development, Investment and Development Authority (DA) may be a clearer investment option; however, a large plot of land with existing housing that is not fully understood by the market but has a planning foundation may be a more worthwhile opportunity to study in depth.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%B2%B7%E6%BE%B3%E6%B4%B2%E7%89%A9%E6%A5%AD%EF%BC%8C%E4%B8%8D%E5%8F%AA%E7%9C%8B%E4%BB%8A%E5%A4%A9%E6%9C%89%E7%94%9A%E9%BA%BC\"><\/span>When buying Australian property, don&#039;t just look at what&#039;s available today.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Therefore, the next time you see an Australian property ad that says &quot;DA Approved,&quot; don&#039;t just ask, &quot;Has it been approved?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The more appropriate question should be: &quot;Does this price already include the approved value?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>And when you see an old house, large lot, corner property, or main road property that hasn&#039;t been approved, don&#039;t rush to skip it. Real opportunities often lie in those plots of land that aren&#039;t fully understood by the market but have a planning foundation.<\/p>\n<p>ANP, acting as both an urban planner and a buyer&#039;s agent, assists buyers in making clearer and more informed judgments in the Australian property market, covering aspects such as zoning, development potential, paperwork feasibility, and investment exit strategies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When buying land in Australia, the most important thing is not just looking at what it has today, but figuring out what it can become tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 32px; padding: 24px; background: #f5f5f5; border-left: 4px solid #111;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Want to know if a piece of Australian land truly has development potential?<\/strong><br \/>\nANP can provide you with pre-purchase analysis from the perspectives of urban planning, property search, paperwork feasibility, and investment strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u6709 DA Approval\uff0c\u672a\u5fc5\u6700\u7740\u6578 \u771f\u6b63\u6709\u773c\u5149\u7684\u6fb3\u6d32\u7269\u696d\u6295\u8cc7\uff0c\u4e0d\u662f\u8ffd\u9010\u5df2\u6279\u6838\u7269\u696d\uff0c\u800c\u662f\u5728\u5e02\u5834\u672a\u770b\u61c2\u524d\uff0c\u627e\u51fa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-34"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3926"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3928,"href":"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3926\/revisions\/3928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anp-au.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}