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Stage 1 > Preparation and Brief
1.5.8.6
Check any concerns that the fire authority, police or military
might have, particularly in an area of high sensitivity, which
might influence development or design.
1.5.8.7
Check whether there are restrictions on site development
potential due to mains or cables either below ground or
overhead, and whether or not the site is subject to easements or
wayleaves.
1.5.8.8 Check the position and capacity of mains drainage and services
supplies from statutory undertakers.
Alert the client at a very early stage if it appears that there may be issues
concerning the development that may require approval/agreement of
adjoining owners, e.g. whether rights of light, boundaries, rights of way,
such as for fire escapes or access, will be affected. These will normally be
dealt with by the client’s solicitors, but they may take a considerable time
to negotiate.
1.5.8.9
Check whether notices under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 may be
needed.
1.5.8.10 Check whether third parties, e.g. landlord, estate surveyor,
lessees, adjoining owners, etc., will need to be consulted. Initiate
preliminary consultations if authorised by the client.
1.5.8.11 Consult with user groups as authorised.
Consultations with users and some third parties do not form part of the
services under the RIBA Standard Agreement unless identified under
Part 3 ‘Other Services’. Third parties mentioned by the agreement and
therefore not requiring identification under ‘Other Services’ include
landlords and freeholders and others in that class (item 12) and those
involved in negotiations in connection with statutory approvals (item 11).
1.5.9
Cost planning
1.5.9.1
Together with other consultants, review the client’s budget
figures and identify the sums included for actual construction
work.
