Site Analysis - CHECKLIST
GENERAL
• Geographic location
• Site boundary
• Entrance locations and types
• Site security
• Existing buildings
NEIGHBOURING BUILDINGS
• Distances
• Heights
• Uses
• Vernacular
• Site lines
• Rights to light
• Legal restrictions
• Noise levels
LEGAL RESTRICTIONS
• Conservation areas
• Previous planning permissions and applications
ACCESS
• Public routes
• Private routes
• Vehicle access
• Pedestrian access
• Existing circulation routes within
TYPOGRAPHY
• Levels
• Gradients
• Key features/restrictions
• Exposure
VIEWS
• Private views out
• Public views in
SUN PATH
• Sun paths
• Solar gains
• Shading
WIND PATTERNS
• Prevailing direction
• Shelter
• Exposure
PUBLIC TRANSPORT LINKS
• Bus’s
• Train’s
• Taxi’s
TREES AND VEGETATION
• TPO’s and protected species
• Root protection areas
• Items for removal
• Items to maintain
• Ownerships
ECOLOGY
• Protected species
• Protected zones
• Impacts
SITE RESTRICTIONS
• Visibility
• Light
• Views
• Neighbor’s
• Pollution
• Flooding
• Land slides
FEATURES
• Areas to expose/use
• Areas to improve
• Areas to hide
HAZARDS
• (Electricity lines, Drainage, Telephone lines, Sub-stations)
• Derelict Buildings
• Unfinished building works
CITY LEVEL STUDY
Regional Setting
-Outline of the city
-Location
-Significant areas & Distances from city
-Road Networks
History
-History of the city
-Heritage & Cultural significance
-Important Landmarks
Geography
Demography
-Population Data
-Population Growth rate
-Population density
-Sex Ratio
-Literacy
-Occupational Structure
Land Use
-Existing Land use
Transportation
-Hierarchy of roads
-Major junctions
-Major Transportation Hubs
Economic Base
Physical Infrastructure
-Water supply
-Electricity
-Drainage & Sanitation
-Solid waste management
Social Infrastructure
-Education
-Health Sector
-Civic amenities
Environment
Governance & Finance
Activity Mapping
SWOC Analysis
FEASIBILITY STUDY
- Approx. Land value of the site locality
- Rentable value of commercial/office/residential space (floor wise)
- Saleable area of commercial/office/residential space
- Approx. construction cost of the building (floor wise)
- Identify similar kind of projects and its neighborhood impact