The Drill Hall, Clay Cross - 2D Floor Plan Survey

Written by J.Jackson | Published 12th August 2026

Rhys Morgan Lloyd Architects appointed SolidPoint to complete a measured building survey at The Drill Hall in Clay Cross, Derbyshire. The property was being prepared for sale, and the client needed clear and accurate information that would help prospective buyers understand the building, its current layout and its future potential.

Client Goals

Our client’s main goals were to:

• • Create an accurate record of the existing building
  • Help demonstrate the property’s potential to prospective buyers
  • Provide useful information for future architects and designers
  • Support early planning and feasibility assessments
  • Present the complicated internal layout in a clear and understandable format

Our Approach

Our team began by reviewing the client’s requirements and confirming that the final deliverable would be a set of detailed 2D CAD floor plans rather than the wider package normally associated with a full measured building survey.

This early agreement was important because it allowed the survey to remain focused on the information that would add value to the sale. It also avoided spending time preparing 3D outputs that the client did not need.

The survey work was completed in 1 day. During the visit, the surveyor captured the position and arrangement of the relevant internal features, including:

• • External and internal walls
  • Doors and other openings
  • Individual rooms and open spaces
  • Corridors and circulation routes
  • Staircases and changes between floors
  • Supporting and ancillary areas
  • The relationship between the commercial and residential sections

The captured survey information was then processed by our in-house team. This stage also took 1 working day.

How Did Our Client Benefit From a SolidPoint Survey?

1. Showing the Building’s Full Potential

One of the main benefits of the survey was its ability to help demonstrate the full potential of The Drill Hall.

Large or unusual buildings can be difficult to communicate effectively during a sale. Photographs may show individual rooms but often fail to explain how those rooms connect, how much accommodation is available or how the different areas relate to one another.

This is particularly relevant for a mixed commercial and residential property. A prospective buyer may be considering many different possibilities, such as retaining the current arrangement, reorganising the internal spaces, converting areas to a different use or carrying out a larger refurbishment.

The 2D CAD floor plans gave prospective buyers a clear overview of the property. They could see the internal arrangement in a single coordinated set of drawings rather than attempting to piece it together from photographs and written descriptions.

For a complicated property, having this information available at the point of sale can make the building more appealing. It gives buyers greater visibility of what they are purchasing and helps them begin thinking about the next steps before completing a more detailed design process.

3. Detailed Plans That Future Designers Can Use

The third benefit was the level of detail and usability provided by the final CAD drawings.

Basic marketing plans are often simplified and may not provide enough information for architects, interior designers or other construction professionals. They can help explain the general arrangement, but they are rarely suitable as the basis for serious design work.

The plans produced for The Drill Hall offered a much more detailed record of the property. This made them useful not only during the sale but also for future professionals who may become involved with the building.

Because the information was issued in 2D CAD format, designers could use the drawings within their normal digital workflows. They could add proposed layouts, test early design ideas and identify areas requiring further investigation.

By commissioning the survey before the property was sold, the client created a useful asset that could remain relevant beyond the initial marketing process.

Project Outcome

For The Drill Hall, the plans needed to offer more than a basic outline. They needed to explain the property clearly enough for somebody who had not yet visited the site to understand how the different areas related to one another.

The finished floor plans documented the building’s existing arrangement and provided a useful visual reference for the sale. Rather than relying on written descriptions alone, viewers could see the size and relationship of the various rooms, assess circulation through the property and begin considering how the available accommodation might be used differently in the future.

Why Choose SolidPoint?

For The Drill Hall, detailed 2D CAD floor plans provided a practical, accessible and cost-effective record of the building. They gave potential purchasers a clearer understanding of the available space while ensuring that future architects and designers would have useful existing information to work from.

The flexibility of SolidPoint surveys allows for the level of survey information and the deliverables to be matched to the individual needs of each commission. Discuss your project with us today!

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