As lead planning adviser on the £200 million Luton Napier Gateway scheme, Newsteer managed complex variations to building heights and affordable housing obligations. The work reshaped the scheme’s viability and helped keep the residential led development commercially deliverable.
The client’s challenge
The client needed a clear route through the commercial, technical and delivery issues surrounding Luton Napier Gateway. The priority was to protect value, understand risk and keep decisions aligned with the wider objectives for the asset or project.
Our solution
Newsteer brought together Planning, Development Viability, Financial Viability Assessments, Affordable Housing expertise to test the options, focus the team on the issues that mattered and turn the available evidence into a practical course of action.
Beyond advice: how we added value
The approach brought structure to the choices surrounding Luton Napier Gateway, combining planning and development viability expertise with a practical focus on what could be delivered.
Outcomes and impact
The planning and viability strategy is reported to have saved the client £10 million while keeping the scheme commercially deliverable.
