Belfast·SPG002 Development Viability·Page 36·6.3.4

Site-specific assessment reappraisals and claw back clauses

For larger complex schemes, the Council may include claw back or overage clauses and programme review/reappraisal of viability at particular points during scheme delivery, potentially allowing planning applications to be determined while fixing planning obligations prior to implementation.

In relation to site-specific viability assessments, it is acknowledged that the viability of sites may change over time as they reflect current costs and values. For larger, more complex schemes with longer build out rates, the Council may include claw back or overage clauses, or programme in a review and re-appraisal of the viability assessment at particular points throughout the delivery of a scheme. This re-appraisal approach may allow for planning applications to be determined, but leaving, for example, the level of planning obligation, e.g. affordable housing, to be fixed prior to implementation of the scheme.

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