Before you design,know what you can build.

That depends on your zoning, lot size, access, servicing and the rules in your municipality. A feasibility review answers it properly: we look at the property and the local requirements and come back with the realistic options, custom home, duplex, multiplex, laneway home, renovation or a combination.

Every municipality publishes its zoning, but reading what the zone actually allows for your lot takes some interpretation. We check the zoning and any recent bylaw changes as the first step of feasibility and explain what it means for your project in plain terms.

Almost any structural, envelope, plumbing, electrical or new-construction work needs one, and many renovations do too. We confirm which permits your project requires early, so nothing is built that would later need to be undone.

It varies by municipality, by the type of project and by how complete the application is. We map the expected pathway and timeline for your city at the start, then prepare and submit a complete application to keep review time down.

A development permit deals with how a project fits the site and neighbourhood, form, siting, use and character. A building permit deals with how it is built, code, structure, safety and inspections. Some projects need both, some only one. We tell you which applies.

Yes. Lot dimensions, lane access, zoning, servicing capacity and tree retention decide it. Feasibility gives you a clear answer before you have paid for any design.

Yes. We prepare, submit and track the application in-house, coordinate the consultants whose reports it needs, and respond to the municipality on your behalf.

Revisions are a normal part of municipal review. We handle the response, updating drawings, coordinating consultants and resubmitting, and keep you informed of what changed and why.

Most projects need a few: a structural engineer and a surveyor at minimum, and depending on the site, civil, geotechnical, energy, building science or arborist input. Feasibility identifies which ones your project actually needs, and we coordinate them.

As early as possible: ideally before you have drawings, and if you are buying, before you commit to a property. The earlier we look, the more options you keep open.