The residual method works backwards from GDV: deduct build cost, fees, finance cost and required profit, and what's left is what the site is worth.
This is a planning-stage residual appraisal, not a valuation — a RICS valuer's residual appraisal for lending purposes will weigh comparable land transactions and site-specific risk alongside this arithmetic.
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