LOCAL AUTHORITIESAssess more sites, build clearer evidence and make better early-stage housing decisions
Blocktype helps local authorities understand what land can realistically deliver before committing to detailed design, consultant spend or formal delivery routes.
Use Blocktype to test capacity, constraints, developable area, policy requirements, housing mix, density and early viability across council-owned land, brownfield sites, infill opportunities and wider site portfolios.
Prioritise what should move forward
Compare sites and scenarios so teams can focus on the opportunities with the strongest delivery potential.
Create clearer evidence earlier
Move beyond rough density assumptions with consistent site-level capacity, constraints and policy analysis.
Assess more sites internally
Test more opportunities before deciding where to focus time, budget and consultant resource.
THE CHALLANGE
Early-stage site assessment is often slow, inconsistent and expensive
Local authority teams are under pressure to unlock land, support housing delivery, evidence Local Plans and make better use of public assets.
But early-stage decisions are often made using rough capacity assumptions, historic estimates, isolated consultant reports or manual assessments that are hard to compare across a pipeline. Those assessments can also become outdated as policy, constraints, market values and build costs change.
How developers and land teams use Blocktype
Blocktype gives teams a faster, more consistent way to understand what land can realistically deliver and revisit assumptions when needed.
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Assess council-owned, brownfield, infill and estate sites before committing to detailed design or external feasibility work.
Helps with:
Testing more sites with limited internal resource
Understanding realistic capacity and constraints earlier
Building clearer evidence before funding, procurement or delivery decisions
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Move beyond high-level density assumptions by testing what sites can realistically accommodate.
Helps with:
Creating more consistent site assessments
Supporting a more defensible evidence base
Reflecting real-world constraints, typologies and development assumptions
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Create a stronger starting point before sites move into design, procurement or partner discussions.
Helps with:
Understanding development potential before briefing the market
Comparing layout, density and mix options
Giving consultants and delivery partners clearer starting assumptions
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Review more small, complex or overlooked sites without commissioning full feasibility work for each one.
Helps with:
Triage across larger site lists
Filtering out weak opportunities earlier
Prioritising sites with genuine delivery potential
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Test how additional homes could fit around existing buildings, access, open space and constraints.
Helps with:
Exploring estate infill potential
Understanding developable and non-developable areas
Comparing options before commissioning detailed design
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Give architects and external consultants a stronger starting point.
Use Blocktype to test the commercial logic of a site before briefing external teams, so consultants start from a clearer view of capacity, mix, constraints, developable area and viability assumptions.
Helps with:
Briefing architects with clearer commercial and site assumptions
Testing which layouts, densities or unit mixes are likely to support stronger residual land value
Reducing the risk of external feasibility work coming back misaligned with commercial expectations
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Create clearer early evidence before engaging with planners.
Use Blocktype to understand how capacity, constraints and policy requirements shape the site before moving into formal design or pre-application discussions.
Helps with:
Preparing for early conversations with planning teams
Understanding policy impacts before detailed design
Creating a stronger brief for consultants and architects
Want to test a live land opportunity?
Book a short demo or send us a site to test, and we’ll show how Blocktype can help assess capacity, constraints, policy and early viability before you commit further time or cost.