Our Services

Viability in Planning was built based on three founding principles: Professionalism, Integrity, and Innovation.  Our clients always receive the highest standard of professional services. We believe in providing competitive fees and honest prompt advice on the scope of our Viability Assessment Services.

Why you may Need Us?

Our principles inquiry are from either Local Authority Planning Authorities, Applicants, Property Developers or Town Planning Consultants seeking to inform the strategy or designing and developing a scheme from Feasibility through to Planning Application, Consent and Implementation.


Are you an Applicant, Property Developers or a Consultant acting for an Applicant to bring forward a Planning Application?


The matter of Financial Viability Assessment and Affordable Housing Contribution is often critical to enable a compliant Planning Application and necessary to seek to avoid Non-Determination or a Refusal.


We have achieved direct results (up to 95% resolved in the planning determination period) and complete satisfaction without compromise or complaint in over ten years of delivery of the service and all our clients are 'repeat business' and we can provide references and testimonials of satisfaction and 'value for money'


What Differentiates us from Competitors?

We undertake Early and High Level Appraisal. This informs you of the likely outcome within 5 days.


We recognise that to inform the general viability of the scheme and approach to inform design, mix and tenure it is of high value to the client to gain a 'level of confidence' as early as possible and in advance of the Viability Assessment Report that supports the Planning Application.


We can assess this promptly and with reasonable accuracy to inform the business case and planning and development strategy without the full commitment to the scope of service and fee associated for the Viability Assessment report.


We act for both Applicants and Planning Authority to the benefit of both.


We balance our commissions acting as both the Originator of Viability Assessment for the Applicant and the 'Review Consultant' for the Planning Authority within a Council.


This enables us 'avoiding conflict of interest' to approach the delivery of the service that enables perspective from both sides that avoids dispute and realises settlement within the Planning Determination Period.

Costs and Values

Both Development Costs and Values are provided within the Practice.


Our competitors often 'outsource' the 'Build Cost' element of the appraisal either externally or alternatively utilise general cost benchmarks provided by BCIS (Building Cost Information Service).


Our Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Managers avoid general benchmarking and undertake estimates and reviews based on current and live' cost data prevalent at the time of assessment.


Delays and dispute often arise from the referral of these matters by Viability Consultants to external Cost Consultants and utilising generalised Benchmarking Data; we avoid this through our proactive, current and bespoke approach.

Quality

Everything we do centres on providing services of the highest level of quality and professional standards.

Efficiency

Time is money. You are assured advice within 5 days then continuous attention to drive the process to close.

Competitive Fees

Satisfying customers is our top priority. That’s why we believe in offering fair and transparent fees with no hidden fees or extra charges.

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