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Site Analysis Checklist

1. General
 Geographic location
 Site boundary
 Entrance locations and types
 Site security
 Existing buildings

2. Neighboring buildings
 Distances
 Heights
 Uses
 Vernacular
 Site lines
 Rights to light
 Legal restrictions
 Noise levels

3. Access
 Public routes
 Private routes
 Vehicle access
 Pedestrian access
 Existing circulation routes within

4. Typography
 Levels
 Gradients
 Key features/restrictions
 Exposure

5. Views
 Private views out
 Public views in

6. Sun paths
 Sun paths
 Solar gains
 Shading

7. Wind patterns
 Prevailing direction
 Shelter
 Exposure

8. Public Transport Links


 Bus's
 Train's
 Taxi's
9. Trees and vegetation
 protected species
 Flora and fauna
 Items for removal
 Items to maintain
 Ownerships

10. Ecology
 Protected species
 Protected zones
 Impacts

11. Site restrictions


 Visibility
 Light
 Views
 Neighbors
 Pollution
 Flooding
 Land slides

12. Hazards
 (Electricity lines, Drainage, Telephone lines, Sub-stations)
 Derelict Buildings
 Unfinished building works

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