Step 3 of 5 · Complex or “impossible” projects
The Feasibility Study
Been told it can’t be done? Let’s see. Where there’s a will, there’s a way — and this is how we find it.
What you get
A bound report that answers the question.
- Site visit
- A visit to see it properly, with the key measurements taken.
- Constraint review
- Planning, listing, structure, access, services and ground — everything that could stop you.
- Design options
- Two or three ways it could work, shown as 3D concepts you can actually picture.
- Risk register
- What could go wrong, how likely it is, and what to do about it.
- Cost range
- What each option is likely to cost to build.
- The route
- Our recommended way forward, step by step.
- Presentation
- A bound report and a one-hour presentation, so you can ask everything.
The basis. A visual and desk-based study. No intrusive surveys, ground investigation or structural calculations are included. The report states its assumptions and lists the surveys needed to confirm them before detailed design.
Need a measured survey, ground investigation or chartered structural appraisal? We arrange them at cost plus 10% coordination. Visuals for planning, a lender or family: a photoreal render set or interactive walkthrough can be added — see add-ons.
For the impossible project
“Finally, someone who sees a way.”
A listed farmhouse with a failing wall. A barn on a slope with no services. A plot everyone else walked away from. These are the projects we like best.
Enquire about a studyFAQ
Questions
What kind of projects need a Feasibility Study?
Listed buildings, barn and chapel conversions, steep or awkward sites, homes with structural problems, and plans that have been refused or dismissed elsewhere. If the answer isn’t obvious, this is how we find it.
What’s the difference between the two fees?
£3,500 covers most complex projects. £6,500 applies to listed and heritage buildings, or where there’s a major structural question, because the constraint review runs much deeper.
Does it include surveys or structural calculations?
No. It’s a visual and desk-based study — no intrusive surveys, ground investigation or calculations. The report states its assumptions and lists exactly which surveys are needed to confirm them before detailed design. We can arrange those for you at cost plus 10% coordination.
How long does it take?
3–4 weeks from the site visit to the presentation.
What if the answer is no?
Then you’ll know for certain, and why — before you’ve spent tens of thousands finding out. More often the answer is “yes, if…”, and the report shows you the “if”.
Is the fee credited if I go ahead?
Yes. The fee is credited once against a Blueprint or Single Point booked within 90 days.
All five steps
- 01 The Clarity Session A focused 2-hour session on your home or plans, followed by a written action plan. £495 on site · £345 by video
- 02 The Navigator An engineer in your corner while you build it yourself. £850 per month · 3-month minimum
- 03 The Feasibility Study We find out whether — and how — your difficult project can be done. £3,500 standard · £6,500 listed, heritage or major structural
- 04 The Blueprint Your home designed from fundamentals — how you live, the light, the site, the structure — down to the last tap and handle. 8% of the agreed Cost Plan · minimum £15,000
- 05 The Single Point The complete service: we design it, then run it. One number to call from first sketch to final key. 15% of construction cost · minimum £40,000
Feasibility fee credited once against a Blueprint or Single Point booked within 90 days.
Let’s see.
Start with two hours and a clear plan. If we go further together, the fee is credited.