Decision-focused analysis
Analysis focused on your decision.
Development analytics
Data-based evidence that supports your case.
I measure the neighbourhood around your site lot by lot and show how your proposal fits. The result is maps, distributions, and lot-level tables, prepared for the Committee of Adjustment, TLAB, and the OLT.
What you receive
A complete evidence package
Clear, print-ready exhibits
Maps and findings ready for professional review.
Traceable source files
Methods and lot-level tables support each finding.
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Site due diligenceApplicationsHearing support
Expertise
Evidence at every stage.
Daniel Du supports acquisition, application, and hearing decisions with clear, sourced evidence.
Before acquisition
Review zoning, constraints, policy layers, and nearby development activity before committing capital.
Site due diligenceBefore submission
Measure how the proposal fits the neighbourhood pattern and nearby decision record.
Application evidenceBefore a hearing
Prepare a cited record for counsel, registered planners, and decision-makers.
Hearing supportSelected work
Selected work.
Every study in the library runs on a demonstration site, with the lot-level table behind each figure. Open the study library
Neighbourhood character
Lot Area Pattern Study
The study measures every residential lot in the study radius. It compares each lot area to the by-law minimum.
Neighbourhood character
Lot Frontage Pattern Study
The study measures the street frontage of every mid-block lot, projected along the street line.
Neighbourhood character
Nonconformity Density Study
The study tests every existing house against the current coverage, height, and setback standards.
Neighbourhood character
As-Built Height Study
The study measures the roofline of every house in the radius against the mapped height cap.
The decision record
Variance & Consent Precedent Study
The study maps every Committee of Adjustment application in the radius, with the outcome of each for citation.
The decision record
Severance & Consent History Study
The study lists every consent application by year and outcome, and maps the narrow lots past severances created.
Neighbourhood change
Units Added & Lost Study
The study shows the net change in dwelling units for each lot, drawn from the permit record.
Constraints as numbers
Ravine & Natural System Overlap Study
The study intersects the regulated area with every lot and reports the developable remainder.
Constraints as numbers
Heritage Context Study
The study lists every Heritage Register property in the radius, with its status and designating by-law.
General intent of the by-law
Policy Layer Coverage Study
The study maps the site-specific policies, secondary plans, and station area boundaries in the radius.
Policy and market context
Transit & MTSA Context Study
The study maps the delineated station area boundary and measures the distance to each named transit stop.
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Approach
Every claim is checkable.
Daniel Du defines the decision, measures the relevant context, and delivers a record professional teams use.
Scope the decision
Define the site, application, relief, and required evidence.
Measure the context
Use cited public data and consistent definitions.
Deliver the record
Provide exhibits, methods, and the source material behind each finding.
Clear presentation. Traceable analysis.
Every study uses cited public data and fixed measurement rules. Each finding comes with the lot-level table behind it.
How I keep the data honestInquire
Bring me the address and the decision.
Send the property address and the decision you face. Daniel Du confirms the scope, required inputs, schedule, and fee.