Local Plan Viability Study - London Borough of Sutton

Descriptions

The London Borough of Sutton is preparing a new Local Plan. The plan will feature revised planning policies and be supported by an objective and robust evidence base. A key part of the evidence base will be a whole-plan Viability Study, which will directly inform the Council's decisions on the effectiveness of draft strategic policies and site allocations across the borough.

The Authority wishes to commission consultants to undertake a whole-plan Viability Study, which will comprise robust assessment of development viability across a range of development site typologies which are expected to come forward over the local plan period. Analysis is expected to include an appraisal of the impacts on viability from key policy criteria targets, for example: affordable housing percentages, biodiversity net gain, and net zero carbon.

The analysis and conclusions from the whole-plan Viability Study will inform the new Sutton Local Plan, which will cover the period from 2024 to 2041. More specifically, the analysis and conclusions will directly inform the decisions on strategic policy criteria and choices for site allocations.

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