Development/project briefs

Question 1

Difference between a development brief and a project brief?

Answer 1

*Development - high level strategic document that sets out the vision, objectives and key requirements for a development opportunity. Typically used in the early stages of planning
*Project - more detailed document that translates the development brief into specific requirements for a particular project. More focus on scope, spec, budget, programme

Question 2

What’s included in a development brief?

Answer 2

*Site location, context and constraints
*Planning policy and zoning considerations
*Desired uses
*Design and sustainability principles
*Infrastructure and transport considerations

Question 3

What’s included in a project brief?

Answer 3

*Specific project objectives and scope
*Budget, funding and financial viability
*Design spec, sustainability targets and technical requirement
*Construction timeline
*Risk management & key stakeholders

Question 4

What information would you need to produce a development brief?

Answer 4

*Planning status & history
*Site ownership - any constraints
*Physical site details - constraints, access
*Location plan
*Site history
*Site Measurements
*Scale and massing - if produced
*Environmental

Question 5

How would you gather site history information?

Answer 5

*Planning - LPA planning portals, historic planning policy
*Ownership details - land registry
*Previous proposals/use - LPA

Question 6

What are some potential physical and legal constraints

Answer 6

*Physical - watercourses, protected trees, bat/badger habitats, ground contamination
*Legal - restrictions on the title, public rights of wat, leases
*Planning constraints - listed buildings, conservation areas, policies

Question 7

How would you check planning info for the side?

Answer 7

Existing local plan, emerging plans through councils website
Previous consents or planning history - councils website