Develop Project Objectives including and Sustainability Aspirations Project Budget, other parameters or constraints and develop Initial Project Brief.

Undertake Feasibility Studies and review of Site Information

Prepare Project Roles Table and continue assembling the project team.

 Agree Schedule of Services, design Responsibility Matrix and Information Exchanges and prepare Project Execution Plan including Technology and Communication Strategies and consideration of Common Standards to be used. 

Partial Source:

2007 Plan of Works

2013 Plan of Works

Developed Design 

Including coordinated and updated proposals for structural design, building services systems, outline specifications, Information and Strategies in accordance with Design Programme.

Review and update Sustainability, and Operational Handover Strategies Risk Assessments. Undertake third party consultations as required and conclude Research and Development aspects.

Review and update Project Execution Plan, including Change Control Procedures.

Connecting Information

Procurement, the programme and (town) planning activities vary widely from project to project and resolving this conundrum has been one of the biggest challenges in the creation of the RIBA Plan of Work 2013. To overcome this variability, the RIBA Plan of Work 2013 allows users to generate their own bespoke practice or project specific Plan of Work.

Planning permission is the legal process of determining whether proposed developmentsshould be permitted. Responsibility for planning lies with local planning authorities (usually the planning department of the district or borough council). The legislation, policy and guidance that underpins planning in England can be found on the government‘s National Planning Practice Guidance website.

Other than permitted developments, (which are considered to have insignificant impact), all developments require planning permission. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 sets out details for developments that might be permitted without requiring a planning application.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) decides national planning policy for England and this is set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.

Partial Source: https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Planning_permission

Finalising the technical design

Prepare Technical Design in accordance with Responsibility Matrix Project Strategies to include  all architectural, structural and building services information, specialist subcontractor design and specifications, in accordance with Design Programme.

Procurement and tendering processes are undertaken and created to interact with other quantity surveying information such as a scope of works of bill of quantities. The contract NEC or JCT will require certain elements to be completed depending on the project size, location and value.

Review Construction Strategies, including sequencing and update the Health and Safety Strategy to it’s final stages.

Handing over the project to the main contractor

This is the final stage of the pre-handover process. After all of the documentation required have been completed and assessed by the Quantity Surveyor, Architect and Structural Engineer. The contract will be presented to the contractor and the main contractors insurances will kick in and the programme will begin. 

The Quantity Surveyor will monitor the projects, costs, interim payments, variations, provisional sums and the architect.

This is the final chance to ensure that a strategic sustainability review of client needs and potential sites has been carried out, including reuse of existing facilities, building components or materials.