Development Checklist No 1 - List of Checklists - Development Process - Update 4 (4 April 2012)

LIST OF CHECKLISTS
Checklist No1 - covers the nature of the development process - esssentially in its stages from inception to completion and hence into commissioning and operations. The latter two will consider refurbishments etc,

Checklist 1B - examines the objectives of land ownership.

Checklist No2 - covers consents, licences etc which a person needs in order to operate a particular kind of trade or business. It does not cover property or development requirements as such.

Checklist No3 - covers requirements  which may arise as a result of some designation affecting:

• the area where the development or work is to be located, eg conservation area;
• the building, eg a listing.

Checklist No 4 - Considers aspects of planning.

Checklist No 5 - Income tax and owner's objectives is examined.

Checklist No 6 - Council tax and business rates as they fit into development process is highlighted.

Checklist No 7 - Examines aspects of capital allowances.

Checklist No 8 - Insurances

Checklist No 9 - Trees, Plants, Vegetation and etc

Checklist No 10 - Community Infrastructure levy and Section 106 Agreements

Checklist No 11 - Practical Building and Construction Points

Checklist No 12 - Waste Management

Checklist No 14 - Contamination of Land and Buildings

Each checklist on "Development Checklist Jaefoo-Blog" will be as comprehensive as I can make it and updated as investigations proceed. But always bear in mind that it will never be complete or updated in time for your current development job! Nevertheless, I hope that with all of you helping this Blog and my other Blogs will help you to meet all the relevant statutory requirements.

However, in addition to statutory requirements I shall include relevant requirements for good "estate management" and good "project management". In some ways these require good self-awareness and practices, eg personal time management.

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
I shall need to more fully develop a taxonomy of development factors and will take a simplified "development process"  as a starting point, namely:

• objectives of the owner/developer (Checklist 1B);
• idea for a development and initiation of a marketing mix (Checklist No1);
• site identification (Checklist No 3)
• acquisition of land (Checklists Nos 3 and 7);
• design, plans and specification: (Checklist 7);
• cost studies: (Checklist 7)
• planning documentation and application (Checklists Nos 2 and 4);
• construction and building procurement process;
• commissioning: (Consider Checklist No5)
• handover or marketing for sale or letting; and,
• on-going management.