Independence is only worth stating if the rules behind it are published. This page sets out the disclosure we make and the rules we keep.
V-Score's director also owns Construct Media Ltd, an architectural visualisation studio. We say so openly rather than claim an independence that would not be true.
What matters is what follows. The two companies never work on the same scheme. A V-Score report never recommends, endorses or names any supplier, including Construct Media. Findings rest on the documents, published standards and policy, not on any commercial interest.
V-Score reads the evidence and reports where an application is exposed. It does not act for or against the applicant and has no interest in whether the scheme goes ahead. Where a relationship could bear on that, we disclose it and step aside.
V-Score and Construct Media Ltd never work on the same scheme. If Construct Media is involved in a scheme, V-Score will not report on it, and the other way round.
Where the director, a reviewer or the business has a relationship that could reasonably affect the independence of a report, we tell the client and step aside. If independence cannot be kept, we decline.
A report never names a supplier, consultant or contractor. Where a fix is needed, it names the type of specialist, for example "ecologist" or "heritage consultant".
Every point quotes the document and page it rests on, and is tested against the national and local policy in force when the application was submitted.
A V-Score report is an assessment of the documents supplied. It is not legal advice and not a substitute for site-specific professional advice from planners, architects, heritage specialists, ecologists, engineers or viability surveyors.
No outcome is guaranteed. A report shows where an application is exposed and what would resolve each point; it does not predict what a council, committee or inspector will decide.
Reports from the app are covered by the app terms of use. An Audit is covered by its engagement letter, which is agreed before work starts.