The practical answer
Do not treat one encouraging document or assurance as the whole start position.
Use it when the project team has a date but the evidence behind that date is dispersed or incomplete. Start-Ready brings the immediate decision back to the evidence that supports it, the matters that remain assumptions and the person who normally needs to respond.
The correct answer depends on the project documents, property arrangements and current professional advice. This guide provides a structured owner-side route, not a project-specific determination.
What this resource contains
- Five common dependency patterns
- Questions to test the programme
- A support, assumption and unresolved classification
Questions to put on the record
- Which activities define the first lawful and practical start?
- Which information is assumed rather than issued?
- Which third-party decisions sit on the critical path?
Sources and boundaries
Author: Anthony Lilley for Planning & Project Advisory Ltd. London-based planning, design coordination and owner-side project context.
Limit: This material is not legal advice, technical approval, a compliance certificate or authority to commence work.