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Evidence, not predictions

Practical notes on Section 106, planning constraints, viability, and development finance intelligence.

2026-07-20
PlanSureAI vs LandTech: Different Jobs, Honestly Compared
LandTech helps you find a development site. PlanSureAI helps you evidence one for finance. An honest comparison of two platforms that do different jobs — and when you'd use each.
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2026-07-20
How to Check Section 106 and CIL on a Development Site (England)
A step-by-step guide to verifying Section 106 obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy exposure on a development site in England — where the documents live, what to read for, and what a lender needs to see at the end.
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2026-07-19
What Is a Lender-Ready Development Credit Pack?
A lender-ready development credit pack is the evidence file a development finance lender needs to assess a site: planning status, obligations, viability, comparables, and exit. Here's what goes in one and why it changes credit decisions.
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2026-06-23
Planning Intelligence Weekly — Issue 001
Housing land supply, S106 affordable housing thresholds, and planning appeal trends — what moved development finance in England this week.
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2026-06-16
Why Your Lender Cares About How You Treat Your Builders
Development finance lenders are increasingly treating site welfare failures as loan impairment risk. Here's what fair pay, CDM compliance, and worker wellbeing mean for your funding application.
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2026-06-09
What a broker needs to know about S106 before placing a development loan
S106 sits in the viability appendix until it kills the deal. Here's how brokers read S106 obligations, spot the traps, and structure the credit case before the lender asks.
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2026-06-09
How brokers use residual land value to qualify a site in 10 minutes
Residual valuation is the broker's daily gate — is this site worth a call? Here's how to run the numbers fast and what to do when they don't stack.
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2026-06-09
How lenders use LTGDV — and what to show them before they ask
LTGDV is the first number a credit committee looks at. Here's what it means, how lenders use it, and how brokers build the case before the question is asked.
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2026-02-28
What Section 106 actually costs: per-dwelling obligations and indexation
Most S106 schedules state a per-dwelling rate, not a total. Understanding how rates multiply and index is the difference between a correct and dangerously wrong credit file.
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2026-02-28
From Agreement to Credit File: What a Lender-Ready Section 106 Annex Should Contain
Most S106 PDFs are unreadable in a credit file. A lender-ready annex turns the agreement into structured obligations, triggers and indexation — with provenance.
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2026-02-28
Why Planning Delays Happen: Constraint Combinations and the Amplification Effect
Single constraints rarely cause long delays. It's the interaction between designations — flood risk, ecology, heritage, policy layers — that amplifies consultation and negotiation time.
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2026-02-28
CIL vs Section 106: What's Predictable, What Isn't (and What That Means for Land Pricing)
CIL is formulaic. Section 106 is negotiated. Understanding the difference is critical when appraising land and structuring development finance.
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2026-02-28
AONB / National Landscape: What It Changes in Planning Evidence (and Time Friction)
AONB (now 'National Landscape') is not a label — it changes what must be evidenced, who is consulted, and what lenders should ask for before committing.
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