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Plot-to-Project Feasibility Brief

Understand the questions your plot needs to answer before you start designing the building.

Buying land is one decision. Knowing what is realistically suitable for that land is another.

Plot size alone does not tell the whole story. Access, shape, slope, location, planning limits, and what you want to build all matter.

This tool is being built to turn those early facts into a brief you can take into a professional conversation. It does not decide what you are legally allowed to build.

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Example — not architectural approval

Feasibility brief

Plot information

Captured

Access

Needs review

Slope

Moderate

Intended project

Residential

Next step

Architect or planning review

This sample shows the shape of a future result. It is an example, not a real report, and it is not professional, legal, or government advice.

A plot measurement does not automatically tell you what should be built there

Design can run ahead of the site. Access, slope, and planning limits are easier to face before money is spent on a concept that has to be redrawn.

Without this tool

• Design starts before access or site conditions are considered.

• The dream can move ahead of planning reality.

• Site limits appear late.

• Money is spent on concepts that need major revision.

With Plot Feasibility

✓ Organise the basic site facts first.

✓ Include access and slope.

✓ State what you want to build.

✓ Take a clearer brief to an architect and other professionals.

You provide

Plot size

A starting fact, not the whole answer.

Location

Planning questions depend on where the land is.

Access

How you reach the plot can affect construction and design.

Slope or terrain

The ground can affect drainage, foundations, and how complex the build becomes.

Intended building and known limits

What you want, and any constraint you already know about. Maps and coordinates are not promised on this page.

You get back

✓ An early feasibility brief

The site facts, written so a professional can start from them.

✓ Questions to confirm

Site issues that still need a professional.

✓ Access and planning points

Considerations, not an approval.

✓ A better first conversation

Information an architect can use at the start.

✓ Suggested next steps

Survey, planning, or design conversations, as the brief suggests.

The software does not decide what you can legally build.

It does not replace an architect, planning approval, a structural engineer, a survey, or a soil investigation.

How it works

Describe the plot

Size, location, access, and terrain.

Say what you want to build

The intended use, in plain language.

Review the main site questions

What still needs a professional answer.

Take the brief into design and planning

Before you pay for a full scheme that ignores the site.

Where this fits in your project

Feasibility sits after the survey questions and before approval, readiness, and a building-cost plan.

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Who it is for

Homeowners and Nigerians abroad

Useful if you own a plot and have not started design, including land bought years ago that now needs a proper brief before you hire an architect.

Professionals

Architects and planning consultants can use the brief as the first layer of client information. It does not replace their design.

Work with BuildMyHouse as a professional

Before designing the house, understand the plot

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Questions people ask

Straight answers about what this tool does and what it does not do.

Can this tool tell me exactly what I can legally build?

No. What you are allowed to build must be confirmed with the appropriate professionals and authorities.

Why does plot access matter?

Access can affect how materials and people reach the site, and it can affect design and planning.

Why does slope matter?

The terrain can affect site planning, drainage, the foundation approach, and how complex construction becomes.

Do I still need an architect?

Yes, for the architectural design and the professional services that go with it.

Can I use it before buying the land?

You can use the questions to think about a plot you are considering. It does not replace the checks you should make before you buy.

Does BuildMyHouse hold my money?

No. BuildMyHouse does not hold your money through this tool. It does not safeguard, escrow, or release customer funds. BuildMyHouse is not a bank or escrow company.

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