Central Square

City centre regeneration with complex land assembly and competing developer interests requiring independent valuation. The site was subject to three competing planning applications from different developer consortia, each presenting differing viability positions to justify varying levels of affordable housing and commercial mix. The council had no internal resource to critically appraise the competing positions and was reliant on each applicant's self-reported viability evidence.

Affintis was engaged by the council under a framework agreement to provide independent viability scrutiny of all three competing schemes. We prepared a comparative viability analysis using consistent assumptions and benchmarks across all schemes, identifying the material differences in their appraisal inputs. We presented findings to the council's planning committee in a clear, accessible format and advised on the optimal scheme selection criteria from a viability and affordable housing delivery perspective.