Search your property free. NVR categories, BSA potential, biodiversity values — drawn from the same NSW maps the regulators use.
You know the country. Do you know every register that sits over it?
You know the dams, the gates, the seasons.
The NSW Native Vegetation Regulatory map knows the categories. The Biodiversity Values Map knows the score. The NSW BioNet knows the Plant Community Types. None of them mailed you a copy.
A MapCheck report assembles 140+ NSW Government layers into one plain-English document — so you can plan around what's actually there.
Know your land. Plan your next move.
Three things most NSW landholders don't routinely check.
1. Current NVR category per paddock. The NSW map updates. If you're planning clearing, fencing, or a building, the category decides what's possible without approval.
2. BSA viability. Whether your land could be entered into a Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement — and what credits it might generate. For some holdings, the credit value substantially outvalues the farming operation.
3. Federal nature reform exposure. Under federal EPBC reforms, every landowner will need to demonstrate compliance with their baseline. Knowing yours now means no surprises later.
Plus the rest: bushfire, flood, heritage, mining, water — 140+ layers in one report.
The full picture. Without commissioning multiple specialists.
Tell us about the land you own.
Lot & DP, address, or the question you're trying to answer. We come back within 1 business day — plain English, no jargon.
Average reply within 1 business day · human-reviewed · 140+ NSW Government datasets
A NSW landholder ordered a report on a property they'd farmed for 30 years.
They knew the country. They had not seen the current NSW Biodiversity Values Map.
The report identified Plant Community Types likely to drive significant ecosystem credit value — a positive market angle the family hadn't considered.
"We thought we knew the land. Turns out the markets had moved without us."
For most landholders, the trigger is a decision — not a calendar.
Selling: arrive at appraisal with the data. Negotiating a stewardship arrangement: know the credit story before someone else tells you. Considering clearing or development: confirm what the NSW map permits. Estate planning: pass on a documented baseline, not a verbal handover.
From AU$499 inc. GST. Same plain-English report whether the trigger is sale, succession, or curiosity.
Know it. Document it. Move when you're ready.
Common questions, the datasets, the terms.
Frequently asked questions
I've owned this land for 30 years. What can a MapCheck report tell me I don't already know?
You know the country. What may have changed — the NSW Native Vegetation Regulatory category for each paddock, biodiversity credit potential under current NSW credit prices, federally listed species recorded near boundaries, zoning rules. NSW maps update. A MapCheck report assembles the current state in plain English.
Can I generate biodiversity credits on my land?
Possibly. NSW's Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement (BSA) scheme allows landowners to enter a voluntary in-perpetuity agreement to manage land for biodiversity, in exchange for tradeable credits. MapCheck reports flag BSA viability and the Plant Community Types (PCTs) that drive credit value. The formal next step (a BSSAR) comes after — a MapCheck report tells you whether it's worth commissioning one.
What about EPBC reform — do I need to act now?
You don't need to act yet. Knowing your baseline now means no surprises when the federal reforms require demonstration of compliance. The underlying data is already in NSW and federal registers; a MapCheck report compiles it.
Do I have to be selling to order a report?
No. Landholders order reports for many reasons — understanding their own baseline, planning succession, assessing credit potential, before negotiating a stewardship arrangement, or as a documented record for the next generation.
Does the report help with my succession planning?
It gives the next generation a documented baseline — what was mapped, what the constraints were, what the potential was. Some families use it as the basis of a formal handover document.
What's the cost?
From AU$499 inc. GST for the BASIC tier (Land Constraint & Capability Assessment). AU$1,499 inc. GST for ADVANCED (full Property & Environmental Assessment including the Conservation Profile section with BSA viability score).
What the report covers
Zoning & planning
Land use zone (e.g. RU1, R1), Local Environmental Plan (LEP) provisions, State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) overlays including Housing and Biodiversity and Conservation. Minimum lot size, development standards where mapped.
Native vegetation
NSW Native Vegetation Regulatory (NVR) map categories — Cat 1 Exempt, Cat 2 Regulated, Cat 3 Vulnerable, Cat 4 Sensitive. Plant Community Types (PCTs) drawn from NSW BioNet, with Endangered Ecological Community (EEC) status where listed.
Biodiversity & credit potential
NSW Biodiversity Values Map, Biodiversity Corridors, threatened species records (Atlas of Living Australia: BioNet, SPRAT, iNaturalist, eBird, museums). On the ADVANCED tier: BSA Viability Score and indicative biodiversity credit value.
Bushfire & flood risk
Bushfire Prone Land categories (Cat 1, 2, 3), Asset Protection Zone (APZ) implications. Flood planning overlays where mapped at LGA level.
Water, soils & landform
Drinking water catchment, groundwater vulnerability, groundwater-dependent ecosystems, salinity risk, landslide risk, BSAL (Biophysical Strategic Agricultural Land).
Heritage, cultural & environmental
State Heritage Register, Environmental Planning Instrument (EPI) heritage layers, Aboriginal Places, Sensitive Aboriginal Land, Declared Wilderness, NPWS Estate, Wetlands (EPI), Littoral Rainforest, Coastal Environment and Use overlays.
Mining, subsidence & hazards
Mining Titles, Mine Subsidence districts, EPA Licensed Premises, asbestos (NOA), and a range of buffer overlays (odour, STP, explosive storage, landfill, airport, defence comms).
Native title, tenure & access
Native Title status, Crown land overlays, Travelling Stock Routes, road frontage and access classification, Koala Habitat (SEPP Biodiversity & Conservation 2021) and Koala Management Area (KMA).
Terms in plain English
NSW property terms — explained
- BSA
Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement — a NSW Government-registered conservation agreement placed on title; manages land for biodiversity in exchange for tradeable biodiversity credits.
- BSSAR
Biodiversity Stewardship Site Assessment Report — the formal site assessment a landholder commissions when progressing toward a BSA. Distinct from a MapCheck report; comes later.
- PCT
Plant Community Type — NSW's BioNet classification of native vegetation communities. Some PCTs are listed as Endangered Ecological Communities (EECs).
- EEC
Endangered Ecological Community — a plant community listed under NSW law as at risk of extinction.
- NVR
Native Vegetation Regulatory map — NSW's spatial layer categorising land for clearing: Cat 1 Exempt through Cat 4 Sensitive.
- BSAL
Biophysical Strategic Agricultural Land — land identified as having highly productive agricultural attributes; heightened protection under NSW planning law.
- KMA
Koala Management Area — NSW maps the state into KMAs under SEPP (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021. Triggers koala habitat assessment requirements for some developments.
- LEP
Local Environmental Plan — principal planning instrument of a NSW LGA.
- SEPP
State Environmental Planning Policy — NSW-wide planning instrument.
- APZ
Asset Protection Zone — managed bushfire buffer around a building.
- ALA
Atlas of Living Australia — Australia's pooled biodiversity data source (NSW BioNet + federal SPRAT + iNaturalist + eBird + museum records).
Your land in NSW. Know it on paper.
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