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Private residential projects · Prime Central London
Know whether the project is genuinely ready to start.
Take one client-side look across the five connected areas that can turn an apparently ready project into delay, redesign, dispute or avoidable cost.
Completely free. No card details required.No obligation. Immediate preliminary result.
Illustrative free result
When to use Start-Ready
A start date has been proposed
Test whether the approvals, information and dependencies behind it are in place.
A deposit or mobilisation payment is due
Confirm what the payment releases and what protects you if the start moves.
Five connected areas
Check the position behind the proposed start.
A well-developed position in one area cannot remove a significant risk in another. The check identifies gaps, then explains what matters and what to ask next.
What the free check examines
Planning conditions
Permission, approved drawings, listed building requirements and pre-commencement conditions.
A typical hidden problem
The approved scheme and the work the contractor is pricing or programming are not quite the same.
Illustrative signalSignificant risk
What you receive free
A clear position, practical actions and a saved record.
The result identifies the risk without making the decision for you. Use it with your existing team and seek further help only if you need it.
A clear risk position
See whether no significant start risk was identified, proceeding carries identified risk or a significant risk needs attention.
Actions and normal owners
See what to ask next and which role would normally deal with it.
A saved report and practical tools
Keep the result, full PDF, question sheet, action checklist, commitment record and priority guides together.
Why trust it
Built from direct private-client experience.
Start-Ready is led by Anthony Lilley through Planning & Project Advisory Ltd, trading as zeropointone. It distils recurring issues from years of project reviews, action plans, correspondence and client questions into one structured check.
It brings planning, Building Control, neighbour matters, technical information and contractor readiness together in one private-client view.
The free check is based on the answers supplied. It does not review project documents or replace advice from your appointed professionals.
Help at the right level
Start free. Move further only if the project needs it.
The four routes are alternatives, not a compulsory sequence.
Start-Ready Check
See what appears unresolved, what it may affect and which questions to take to the existing project team.
Start-Ready Decision Pack
Turn the completed assessment into a professionally interpreted decision position, priority actions and immediate route forward.
Start-Ready Resolution Plan
Professionally review the material project evidence relevant to the Start Ready blockers and define the route to closure.
Project Activation
Appoint us to help drive and coordinate the agreed pre-construction route rather than only describe it.
Questions before you use it
What clients and advisers usually need to know.
Do I need documents to use it?
No. You can complete the free check without documents, and the £395 Decision Pack uses your completed assessment. If the key project information needs to be checked, that work belongs to the £950 Resolution Plan.
What if my result is green?
Good. That is the intended outcome. Keep the saved record, follow the named actions and continue with the appointed team. There is no reason to buy the Decision Pack simply because it exists.
Are my answers saved?
Yes. A private magic link lets you return without creating an account or remembering a password.
Ready to check the project?