Concept & Feasibility Studies
Assess your project's viability before committing to full design. Expert analysis of planning, technical, and financial feasibility with concept designs.
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Before you commit
A feasibility study tells you what is realistically possible on your property — planning potential, layout options and a budget range — before you pay for full drawings. It is ideal if you are not yet sure what you can do. If you already know what you want, you can go straight to a design package.
Our studies bring together the three questions every project has to answer: will it get permission, will it work on this site, and does it make financial sense. You get concept designs, indicative build costs and clear recommendations for your next steps.
Because LINX designs and builds, the cost estimates in a study come from the people who price and build the work — not from a rule of thumb.
An instant, indicative planning assessment for your address — permitted development rights, local designations, the correct application route and what your council will expect.
We use this to find your local planning authority and any designations on your land.
Depth in metres helps us check it against permitted development limits.
Elevations, plans or photos of the property — our AI reviews them for planning considerations. Up to 4 images, 5MB each.
Enter at least a postcode and property type.
Enter your postcode and we'll check the national planning dataset for conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions and more — then estimate your approval likelihood.
Tap any stage to see exactly what happens, and when.
We visit your property, take detailed measurements and survey the existing structure, levels and services — the accurate basis for every drawing that follows.
Our Services
Expert assessment covering every aspect of your project's viability — before you commit.
Comprehensive evaluation of your site's potential, including constraints, opportunities, and development capacity.
Creative concept designs exploring different layout options, massing, and spatial arrangements for your project.
Detailed cost analysis and financial viability assessment including build costs, fees, and potential value uplift.
Assessment of planning policy, permitted development rights, and likelihood of planning approval success.
It's the essential first stage of a project where we assess whether your ideas are viable — reviewing planning policy, technical constraints and budget — and produce initial concept designs so you can make informed decisions before committing to full design.
Feasibility studies are typically a small fraction of your overall project cost and are often credited against later design fees if you proceed. The exact fee depends on the size and complexity of your property — we'll confirm a fixed fee after a short consultation.
It isn't a legal requirement, but it dramatically reduces risk. A feasibility study identifies planning constraints and the most approvable design strategy first, so you don't waste time and money on an application that was always likely to be refused.
Most residential feasibility studies are completed within 2–4 weeks, depending on the level of concept design and site information required.
A site and planning assessment, permitted development review, concept design options, indicative build-cost estimates, value-uplift analysis, a risk review and clear recommendations for your next steps.
You can, but homeowners who invest in feasibility first typically save money overall — it prevents abortive design work, avoids planning refusals and gives an accurate budget before you're financially committed.
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Get expert analysis and clear recommendations so you can make confident, informed decisions — before you commit.