Value-led feasibility study

01Start with what matters

Most schemes reach a housing provider finished, with the design, the builder and the price already chosen. A feasibility study puts those choices back with you. We sit down with your team, agree what matters most on this site and by how much, then score each option against that list so the board can defend its choice. For a developer, the same study shows what a site can hold before you buy it or commit to it.

02What the study tests

We draw the existing building or site as it stands, then develop two to three sketch layouts to scale, each with a schedule of areas. Every option is weighed on its benefits, constraints, key risks and site and construction considerations, with an order of cost estimate on a benchmark rate basis and the assumptions written down. We test the site against the ways it could be built: traditional, timber frame, factory panels and modules. Then we check who could build it.

03How it runs

Everything goes into one report, presented at a review meeting before final issue. It typically takes four to six weeks to reach a recommendation your board can sign.

04Outside the study

Detailed design, pre-application submissions, full structural reports and intrusive or specialist surveys are not included. Where the site needs one, we say so and get quotes.