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Ownership status and cadastral data.
Legal clarity is not part of plot analysis, but unclean status blocks every next step.
Plot analysis
What can be built on the site
We review the spatial plan, site constraints, and how they affect what can be built, before later design work begins.
What we deliver
Deliverables, required inputs, and boundaries - one overview in the Scope tab below.
Full scopeWhat we need from you
- Land registry extract and ownership record, no older than 30 days.
- Survey if available, or the cadastral parcel reference.
- Existing documentation (for renovations or extensions).
- A short description of intended use and expected programme.
Before drawings, you need to know what the site allows. Plot analysis helps you see planning, legal, and technical constraints before larger spend. We review the plan, the parcel conditions, and the technical limits that shape what can actually be built.
Most clients begin with an assumption about what the site can accept. That assumption is usually too optimistic. We establish the range of feasible scenarios before time and money go into a concept that will not survive the planning regime. You receive permitted options, main risks, and a recommended sequence of next steps.
We work on projects across Croatia: Zagreb, Zadar, Dalmatia, Istria, Kvarner, the islands, and elsewhere.
Looking for a standardised, prepaid entry without a deeper consulting scope? See Land analysis.
What we deliver
Three views on the same scope: deliverables, your inputs, and what is out of scope.
- Written extract of the relevant spatial plan, with the applicable provisions.
- Assessment of maximum gross and net area, allowed height, and storey count.
- Map of technical constraints (utilities, access, protection zones, energy class).
- Preliminary cost estimate in ranges, with main risks flagged.
- Written conclusion with a recommendation: proceed, adjust scope, or stop.
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Duration and rhythm
Typically two to four weeks, depending on how quickly authorities release the underlying data. The programme is given as a range, not as a promise.
Scope
- We do not guarantee that the site will receive a permit. Feasibility is not a legal guarantee.
- We do not act as a real-estate broker or appraiser.
- We do not structure project finance, only indicate orders of magnitude.
When we finish this service for you, what is your next step toward a completed project?Concept design
We deliver the written conclusion. If you continue, we prepare concept design next.
Frequently asked questions
- Only for parts already documented to a standard we accept as input. Everything else we do from scratch, because our own verification is what protects the client.
- The written conclusion lists the required adjustments and their impact on area and buildability. You decide; we do not decide for you.
- It often works as an early check before purchase or larger spend. Banks and investors may request additional specialist studies depending on the case.
- Yes. It is one of the most useful moments to do it, before signing the purchase or committing to design.
- Yes. It is the core of the analysis. Final application and interpretation rest with the authorities.
- We can give a regulatory-informed recommendation and a risk scenario, with a clear map of the procedure's limits.
- We log it as a blocker or condition. Legal coordination is brought in if needed before continuing.
- It often works as early due-diligence input. Institutions may request additional specialist studies.
- Per GDPR principles. Only the necessary data, with clear purpose and retention period.
Rules and procedures in Croatia
- The Croatian planning and building framework rests on alignment with spatial plans and the relevant planning and construction acts.
- Before design we check parcel status, designated use, building conditions, protected zones, utility limits, and existing documentation.
- A written plan extract and cadastral data are the starting point. A seller's verbal interpretation is not evidence.
- For foreign investors, ownership status and land-registry entry is often a prerequisite before any serious project decision.
- Analysis does not replace a location or building permit. It frames a decision to continue, adapt, or stop.
- Tenet does not provide legal interpretation. Contested matters go to authorised legal counsel.
- The deliverable is a written conclusion with recommendation and flagged risks, not a promise of procedure outcome.
Analysis and feasibility do not replace an official decision of the competent authority or a legal opinion. They support a reasoned investment decision and next steps before larger spend.
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What typically goes wrong, and how we hold it.
Unconfirmed plan assumptions
The spatial plan is read verbally or from old experience, without a fresh extract. Later the envelope, use, or conditions do not hold.
Written extract before assessment
We begin with an official extract and a check of the layers that apply to the parcel. Only then do we conclude on feasibility.
Disputed boundary or ownership
The parcel boundary is unclear or ownership is not clean. A project on that base stops as soon as the authority asks for proof.
Legal check before concept work
We send identified issues to legal coordination before any drawing. We do not spend time on a concept while status is unclear.
Hidden infrastructure limits
Connections, easements, or network capacity are not checked at the start. A late discovery breaks assumptions about building.
Operator verification
Before a feasibility estimate we check connection conditions and on-site limits. The result goes into the written conclusion.
Over-optimistic envelope
A sales narrative promises more than the plan and parcel allow. The client builds expectations on a figure that will not pass review.
A realistic range, even when poor
We write the range the plan actually allows, even when the answer is negative. Better early than after a design contract.
What we need before plot analysis.
- Address and cadastral plot/municipality, or a map with the parcel marked.
- Ownership extract or land-registry record (if available).
- Existing documentation (earlier concepts, prior analyses).
- Co-owner or authorised-representative contact, if not sole owner.
- Short written intent (programme, unit count, time frame).
A missing document does not block the first conversation. Tell us what you have, what is missing, and what you want to reconstruct.
How plot analysis ties into the other stages
The study stands alone. It is also the input every serious concept design needs. With it, concept rests on facts and permit procedures stay within a frame that is already mapped.
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Plot analysis
This service does not replace official interpretation by the competent authority. It helps you anticipate those interpretations.
Standards we work to
A careful pre-investment step reduces late corrections. It supports a decide-to-continue or stop before money goes into design and permits. We base the decision on a documented set of assumptions, not on a verbal agreement.
Strategic definition and brief preparation before design commitment.
Programme validation, site and regulatory framing before sketches.
Clear inputs, assumptions, and decision records.
Early clarity on scope and exclusions reduces later claims and rework.
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