£5.5–£7.4M uplift on a PLC scheme with Reserved Matters approved—without changing the permission.
£3.88M unlocked on a 110-unit outline by an experienced developer—value hiding in plain sight.
£600k–£1.4M on a 40-unit plan—minor layout tweaks, major return.
£1.2M–£1.9M uplift on a 60-unit outline—even without a new application.

Case Studies

Real Results for Real Clients

The Outline Planning Trap 

Enhanced land value by £1.9M

A landowner with outline permission for 60 units was preparing to market the site. Before sale, our analysis identified optimisation opportunities that enhanced land value by £1.9M—all within existing permission parameters.

“We were about to leave nearly £2M on the table. The LVA Method revealed value that neither we nor our planning consultants had identified.” – Land Director, Regional Developer

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Turning Planning Permission into Profit

£7.4M to the bottom line

A national housebuilder had secured planning permission for 270 units but felt the scheme wasn’t maximising potential. The LVA Method™ identified significant enhancement opportunities that added £7.4M to the bottom line without increasing unit numbers or requiring new permissions.

“The optimisation approach identified value we simply couldn’t see with our traditional methods. The £7.4M uplift was achieved without compromising quality—in fact, the optimised scheme is better in every way.” – Development Director, National Housebuilder

Algorithm vs. Intuition 

£3.88M in additional value

A 110-unit scheme in Hampshire was professionally designed but not optimised for value. Our analysis identified £3.88M in additional value through intelligent optimisation.

“We’ve been developing sites for over 20 years and thought we had a good handle on optimisation. The LVA Method identified value we simply couldn’t see with our traditional approaches.” – Managing Director, SME Developer