Feasibility Meeting

It’s great news that you know what you want.

We are confident that you will benefit enormously by knowing that your goals are achievable, both in terms of planning and cost.

We will be truthful and highlight potential pitfalls that you may not be aware of, that may also impact on your budget.

You are probably only going to do this once in your lifetime – we want you to get what you want!

But the meeting goes further than that.  We will also explain how the process works, what to expect, how long it will take and answer any questions that you have.

If you still want to go ahead without a feasibility, that’s ok, but we will still need to come out to your home to carry out an initial survey, so that we can see what you are looking to do so we can give you an accurate price.

We will write to you to confirm what we have discussed, confirming your brief, the solution, budget costs, and timescales.

We also provide you with a “fee proposal” which will confirm how much we will charge for taking your ideas forward to obtain Planning Approval and Building Regulations approval as necessary.

At this early stage it’s going to be difficult to give you an accurate price – there are too many variables.

We will discuss your budget and what you want to achieve in your home. We will be honest with you and talk in “ballpark” figures.

Only when you have the detailed drawings, so we know exactly what the scope of your project is, can we give you a more accurate price.

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By having Architectural Designers AND Structural Engineers looking at your project together from Day 1 you can be confident you will receive advice which both meets your brief and is practical to achieve.

We charge fees because we believe that the advice that we give you is valuable and will save you greater costs in the long run, either abortive fees pursuing something way beyond your budget or impractical to build, or both.

We want your project to be successful.

Talking through your ideas at this early stage will help you understand what you can achieve within your budget.

Even in the initial stages of your design we are already thinking about;

• how your home is going to work structurally (i.e identifying where the load-bearing walls are). This will impact your design and ultimately how much it will cost you
• Are there likely to be any Planning issues that might prevent you from obtaining planning permission?  (if applicable)
• Drainage – Is there a public sewer nearby? You may need a Building Over Agreement and your foundations may need to be piled (potentially extra cost)
• The Party Wall Act – Does this apply?

As well as other issues that are critical to the feasibility of your project.

We will open your eyes before you jump in and commit your time and money to your project. Giving you an understanding of what you are going to be doing before you commit to it emotionally and financially.

We are helping you make your decisions objectively.

Our designs are well thought out – architectural designers and structural engineers working together in-house.

Because we think that it is so important to set up your project correctly from the outset, we do charge a small fee, but this is refunded IN FULL if you instruct us to take your project through to technical design (T&C’s apply*)

Once we have received the deposit payment, we will be in touch to arrange a mutually convenient time for the meeting and get your project moving!

We only have a limited number of feasibility appointments every month – be quick and book your appointment today! Click here.