Evidence
Highest & Best Use
The question is not what you can build. It is what you should.
Highest and best use is often treated as a planning exercise — what the zoning permits. That is the constraint, not the answer. The answer is the use that produces the most value given demand, capital cost and time.
We test the permitted uses against the market that actually exists in that catchment, and price each one.
How the work runs
- 01
Establish what is permitted
Zoning, density, height, parking and utility capacity.
- 02
Establish what is wanted
Demonstrated demand by use, in that catchment, at that price.
- 03
Price each option
Development cost, absorption and residual land value per scenario.
- 04
Recommend the mix
Single use or blended, with the proportions that maximise value.
What you receive
- Permitted-use and constraint summary
- Demand evidence by use
- Comparative residual value model
- Recommended use and mix
Who this is for
- Landowners holding an undeveloped site
- Developers before committing to a scheme
- Families and heirs deciding what to do with inherited land
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