SPF Development Viability Paper

This Development Viability Explainer is an easy and accessible guide to what “viability” really means for getting homes and other developments delivered in Scotland. The paper explains how development viability is assessed in practice, why it matters for plan-making and individual applications, and how costs, values, contributions and finance all interact on a real-world project. It is designed to support more constructive conversations between local authorities, developers, investors and communities, so that policies and obligations are ambitious but still deliverable on the ground.