The development approval process is a consultative one among several entities for the processing of building and environmental permit applications. Building applications start at the Local Planning Authority/Municipal Corporations while applications relating to environment are assessed at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). Several other agencies are required to comment on the various types of application and are included in the process as commenting agencies.

JDAP has all the key decision makers in the development application review process – the local authorities and the relevant agencies – in a workflow so that all entities can view the application simultaneously, review, comment, and provide recommendations accordingly.