Belfast·SPG002 Development Viability·Page 15·4.2.5

Key assumptions in development viability testing

The council uses five key assumptions when determining development viability: benchmark land value, Gross Development Value, developer return, construction/development costs, and policy compliance costs.

In summary, the key assumptions used as part of this method of determining development viability are: • Benchmark land value; • Gross Development Value (GDV); • Developer return; • Construction/development costs; and • The costs of policy compliance.

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