Feasibility study deliverables - the library
What a feasibility study should produce, tagged to the standard that governs it. Every deliverable here maps to a RIBA stage and a discipline, and most are mandatory for CIF or SRP work.
Topo, measured, condition, R&D2 asbestos.
Do-nothing, refurb, rebuild, hybrid; weighted decision matrix.
Gross internal area maths against pupil-place target.
RICS-format cost narrative for governor and CIF Section C.
LPA pre-app advice on a contested site.
Gantt and Orange Book risk register.
Mandatory vs optional
Site survey, options appraisal, Cost Plan A and a risk register are mandatory for any CIF or SRP-bid feasibility. Planning pre-app and area schedule are mandatory where the project touches gross area or planning. Specialist deliverables (energy model, embodied-carbon, acoustics) become mandatory for net-zero and SEN work.
RIBA stage mapping
Site survey: Stage 1. Options appraisal: Stage 0 to 1. Area schedule: Stage 1. Cost Plan A: Stage 2. Planning pre-app: Stage 2. Programme and risk register: throughout.
Who produces each
Site survey by surveyor specialists; options appraisal by architect with QS support; area schedule by architect; Cost Plan A by QS; planning pre-app by planning consultant or architect; programme and risk by project lead.