In the last issue, we discussed the emerging trend to build freestanding dental surgeries and the size of block required for a 4, 6 or 8 surgery practice. In this instalment, we look at how council regulations effect what is possible to build and how to establish the ‘envelope’ in which the building can evolve.
This process is know as Architectural Feasibility, and along with a Financial Feasibility Study, are the two crucial exercises that need to be done on every block examined.
Most dentists we know are pragmatic and cautious, knowing that expansion will tax their expertise, resources and energy. They know they may be going through this process only once or twice in their lives and it could be a make or break move.
They are generally not experienced developers and the difficulty is in knowing what questions to ask. The answers to the right questions will expose or reduce the risks.
A feasibility study asks questions, not to the ultimate level of detail, but enough to touch all the important issues in a commercially realistic framework.
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