Financial Viability Assessments
Ensuring planning permissions are profitable and deliverable
We assess the development economics of a proposed scheme to identify the level of planning obligations it can realistically sustain while maintaining a reasonable level of profit to ensure deliverability. By appraising the Residual Land Value of your proposed scheme against the Site Value Benchmark, we robustly demonstrate when a scheme is unable to provide additional planning obligations.
RICS Regulated
Independent Chartered Surveyors
100% Confidential Site Review
Our Development Planning Viability Services
Planning Viability Assessments
All development sites are unique, and planning policies often ignore site-specific development economics. We prepare robust Financial Viability Assessments (FVAs) using the Residual Land Value approach, bespoke to your site. By comparing this to a site-specific Benchmark Land Value, we provide robust mathematical evidence required to justify a reduction in unviable planning obligations.
Independent Valuation & Viability Defense
Local planning authorities routinely appoint their own independent assessors to test our viability assumptions and review the market evidence informing your scheme’s Gross Development Value (GDV). We lead this negotiation process, vigorously defending our inputs against the council's assessors to protect your profit margins and ensure the final scheme remains commercially viable.
Why Choose Us?
Maximising Land Values
Ensuring that planning permissions are deliverable and that development viability obligations are not overly onerous is the most efficient way to protect and maximise land values.
Risk Mitigation
Small, isolated packages of on-site affordable housing can introduce disproportionate delivery risk. We negotiate your planning viability to ensure a highly deliverable, profitable scheme.
Commercially Focused
Ensuring developers maintain a reasonable level of profit is fundamental to tackling the housing crisis and getting homes built.
The Planning Viability Process Timeline
Appraisal & Site Analysis
We assess your proposed development plans, cost schedules, and local planning requirements. Our team models the scheme's Residual Land Value and compares it to the Benchmark Land Value (BLV) to identify the viability deficit.
FVA Preparation & Modelling
We draft a robust, RICS-compliant Financial Viability Assessment (FVA) utilising industry-standard development appraisal software. This report details the true financial parameters of your scheme to prove it cannot sustain unviable planning obligations.
Council Assessor Negotiations
Once submitted, we lead the discussions with the local planning authority's appointed assessor. We define our viability inputs and negotiate a deliverable and viable outcome.
Providing specialist development planning viability consultancy across London, the Home Counties, and the South East.
Westminster City Council
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London Borough of Southwark
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London Borough of Brent
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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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Brighton and Hove City Council
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Three Rivers District Council
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Broxbourne Borough Council
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City of London Corporation
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London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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London Borough of Camden
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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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Westminster City Council ✳︎ London Borough of Southwark ✳︎ London Borough of Brent ✳︎ London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ✳︎ Brighton and Hove City Council ✳︎ Three Rivers District Council ✳︎ Broxbourne Borough Council ✳︎ City of London Corporation ✳︎ London Borough of Tower Hamlets ✳︎ London Borough of Camden ✳︎ Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames ✳︎
Case Studies
Land at Wembley Point, HA9
Council
London Borough of Brent
Planning Reference
22/0784
Our Proposal
Redevelopment of the site including erection of 3 no. buildings up to 32 storeys, comprising 515 residential dwellings (Class C3), flexible commercial floor space (Class E) indoor sport facility (Class E) and associated cycle parking and landscaping and enabling works.
The Result
Planning Permission Granted Successfully reduced the affordable provision from 35% to 25% on-site.
48 Galsworthy Road
Council
London Borough of Kingston
Planning Reference
25/01066
Our Proposal
Demolition of existing 2-storey house, Erection of 7 no. shared living flats with a total of 50 bedrooms in two separate blocks with associated external communal amenity space, landscaping and bin and cycle stores.
The Result
Viability assessment submitted for a planning appeal. Successfully negotiated a NIL provision of affordable housing and NIL payment in lieu of affordable housing.
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