Apply with the decisions already made around your site.
UNDA Development is precedent intelligence for the builders and contractors who submit applications. Search an address and see how nearby requests were decided, what the board asked for, and how long permits took after approval.
Precedent, not prediction.
Side setback variances nearby
What's indexed
The register, the minutes and the permits, joined by parcel.
Counties publish the outcome. The reasons sit in minutes and scanned books, and what happened next sits in the permit system. UNDA reads all three and links them to the site.
Board of Zoning Appeals cases
Fairfax County, with outcomes including denials, and plain-English summaries of what was asked, decided and why.
Decisions Jul 1995 – Oct 2026Condition patterns
The conditions the Board actually writes, grouped by request type, with how often each is used.
From the Board's resolutionsPermits with timing
Days from submission to acceptance to issue, by permit type and area.
Fairfax permits issued 2006–2026Recorded setbacks
Front, side and rear distances recorded on permits, so you can see what was built, not only what was asked.
From Fairfax permit recordsCounts as at 6 November 2026. Built from public records published by each county.
How it's used
From an address to an exhibit for your application.
Search the address
Start from your site, or from a case number you already know.
See comparable decisions
Similar requests nearby, approved and denied, with the distances asked for.
Read the conditions
What the board attached to approvals like yours, in its own words.
Check permit timing
How long permits took after approval, so the schedule is grounded.
Take the exhibit
A summary of the precedent around your site to bring to the county.
Coverage
Regional depth, county by county.
Fairfax County
LiveBoard of Zoning Appeals decisions with the Board's minutes for Jul 1995–2013 and 2023–26, condition patterns, permit timing and recorded setbacks.
- 5,343 BZA cases
- 87,129 permits with timing
- 34,365 permits naming the contractor
Prince William County
LiveRezoning, special use and planning cases as the county publishes them, mapped by location.
- 7,119 cases
Loudoun County
LiveBuilding permits for new homes and work under way, mapped by location.
- 46,666 new-unit permits, 2010–2024
- 133,975 open permits, snapshot 29 Oct 2026
Waverley
Data to May 2026Development applications and panel decisions, including determination pathways and Clause 4.6 variations.
- 12,000+ development applications
Randwick
Data to May 2026Planning panel minutes.
- 509 panel items
Next: more Northern Virginia counties. Growing town by town.
Counts as at 6 November 2026.
Precedent, not prediction
The record, not a forecast.
UNDA Development shows how similar requests were decided and why. Every decision is a matter for the county and its board; past decisions inform your application, they don't decide it.
- What it showsDecisions already made, the board's reasons and conditions, recorded distances and permit timing.
- What it doesn't doPredict whether your application will be approved, or how quickly.
- Where it comes fromPublic records published by each county, read and joined by UNDA.
- How you use itYour dashboards are delivered on Evidence. How to log in
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