Member Directory
The complete list of all our members.
39 Essex Chambers
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39 Essex Chambers is a leading set of barristers’ chambers, based in London, Manchester, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur with a well-established and strong reputation for all aspects of planning, property and environment law . Its specialist team of Queen’s Counsel and junior barristers offers a wealth of experience in representing and advising land promoters and developers on matters which range from the promotion of new garden villages and strategic sites to tricky legal issues which arise as part of the promotion and building out of housing developments. Team members all regularly appear at public inquiries; hearings and examinations as well as the Courts and have been involved in a number of significant cases and appeals concerning housing in the past few years.’
Ainscough Strategic Land
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Ainscough Strategic Land was founded in 2007 and now is one of the UK’s leading land promotion companies. ASL’s principle activity is the identification, acquisition and promotion of land through the planning system, working in partnership with landowners across the UK to realise maximum development value from land assets.
Andrew Black Consulting
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Andrew Black Consulting was established to provide a unique and refreshing approach to planning and development consultancy.
Andrew has over 25 years of experience in the development industry, and prior to establishing ABC he ran the planning team at PRP having worked in both local authority and the housebuilding industry before that. ABC focuses on planning consultancy for all tenures and typologies of residential development including strategic land promotion, brownfield development, estate regeneration, and housing for older people. ABC has also been extensively involved in providing expert witness and advocacy in planning appeals and CPO proceedings.
ABC provides end to end consultancy and management of projects from initiation through to completion on site including section 106, CIL, amendments to permissions. ABC also provides analysis, comment and training on the latest changes to legislation, policy and guidance.
ABC is focused on high quality design and creating successful, sustainable and thriving communities.
Anwyl Land
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Anwyl Land was founded in 2016 as a strategic land promotion company that works in partnership with landowners in order to maximise their land value. Part of the Anwyl Group, with over 90 years’ experience in the house building and construction industry, we are a privately owned and privately funded company that pride ourselves on providing a robust, thoughtful planning process which optimises the chance of success for everyone involved.
Applethwaite Homes
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Applethwaite Homes is a residential property developer that designs and builds high-quality new homes, with a particular focus on small to medium exclusive developments in Lancashire, Cumbria, and surrounding areas. The company is part of the Eric Wright Group and is owned through the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, operating with a commercial approach that also supports community and charitable objectives.
Ardent Management
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Compulsory purchase and compensation: Advising housebuilders and promoters affected by compulsory purchase.
Geomatics: Site engineering, land surveying, utility surveying and constraints plans.
Utilities: Securing new utility connections for developments
Ashfords
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Ashfords is a valued legal partner to a wide range of corporate, public sector and private clients across the UK and internationally, counted on by clients to get the right result - whether that’s delivering commercial objectives, protecting family assets, making investments or solving disputes.
Ashfords' award-winning real estate team provides single source, multi-disciplinary advice and support for even the most complicated property project or venture. The team is known for providing legal advice and support on large scale property developments, urban regeneration, self-invested pension schemes and real estate investments. They work with a range of clients including private individuals, house builders, commercial developers, offshore investors, planners, housing associations and local authorities.
With four UK offices and an international network, we are able to draw on legal expertise in over 70 countries worldwide.
Ashill
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Ashill identifies land and buildings with the potential to be re-purposed with sustainable and responsible development. We focus on land suitable for development, but which does not yet have planning permission, adding value through optimisation of development potential. We do this through expert planning negotiation and community consultation, meticulous scheme design, technical understanding, and prioritising deliverability. Once detailed planning permission is obtained and development is ready to commence, the construction phase is delivered by one of our housebuilding partners.
Land is primarily acquired on an unconditional basis without planning, with some projects structured as partnerships with landowners or as joint ventures. We work with many different types of landowners, from private individuals and families to large corporate bodies and funds, to public and charitable institutions. Ashill is privately funded, and since our launch in 2008, we have obtained planning on thousands of new homes on over 50 different sites, all in the Southeast of England.
Bargate Homes
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Bargate Homes was established in 2006 as a small independent home builder. Since then, the business has developed an enviable reputation of one of quality and attention to detail. Focussing on sites within 1 hour of our Fair Oak head office in Hampshire we are a regional SME with sites that range from 25 homes up to 200 homes. Our expert land and planning team have experience in sourcing strategic land to promote through the planning system to purchasing schemes with outline or detailed permission or on subject to planning basis. In 2019 the business was acquired by VIVID, one of the South’s largest affordable housing providers, ensuring Bargate can continue to deliver exceptional developments which enhance the local community and area whilst also delivering much needed homes across varying tenures.
Barratt Developments
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Barratt Developments is the country’s largest and best known housebuilder.
We are also the biggest residential land vendor in the country. Our reputation is built on providing confidence and security for the landowner by doing what we promise, with one of the largest teams of skilled land buyers in the UK.
The financial strength behind our 27 Divisions means we can take on any viable site, from greenfield garden villages to brownfield regeneration projects.
Beck Strategic Land
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Beck Strategic Land is a niche, independent, director-led land promoter, positioned as a more personal and entrepreneurial alternative to the larger national promoters. We combine direct access to experienced decision-makers with housebuilder-level commercial expertise, focusing on a selective portfolio of sites where we can move quickly, identify the right planning strategy and maximise value for landowners.
As part of the Beck Group, we also benefit from the in-house housebuilding and technical expertise of our sister company, Beck Homes, a multi-award-winning residential developer. This gives us a practical understanding not only of how to secure planning permission, but of what makes a consented site attractive and valuable to the housebuilding market.
Bell Cornwell
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Independent town planning consultants providing clear, realistic advice with a personalised service.
We provide expert planning advice to landowners, developers and private individuals across the UK. Using our industry expertise, proven negotiation skills and an in-depth knowledge of the entire planning process, we can add value to your interests.
We were founded in 1986 and since then we have added a network of offices to serve our clients throughout the UK.
As members of the Royal Town Planning Institute, our focus is on providing high-quality planning consultancy services for all sectors of the development industry.
Our understanding encompasses local politics and other key factors that influence planning decisions so that we can deliver approvals for our clients.
We strive to consistently deliver the highest standard of service on offer in the industry. Our planning expertise, attention to detail and high-quality advice means you can have full confidence that your project is in the right hands.
Our practice is centred around you which is why an experienced consultant will be by your side every step of the way to manage your project on your behalf. We offer support at any stage of the planning process, from initial advice to discharging conditions and everything in between.
We are a team of commercially minded consultants with extensive knowledge of the ever-changing planning system. We take time to understand your goals and stay abreast of any new challenges and opportunities to ensure we build the strongest case for you.
Providing innovative solutions to complex planning issues with strategic advice that will maximise development potential. We take a proactive approach to all projects and have invested in respected relationships with key stakeholders to give you the best chance of achieving your objectives.
We undertake projects nationwide from our five offices in Hampshire, Exeter, London, Buckinghamshire and Cornwall. We have worked hard to establish respected relationships with local authorities and key stakeholders across the country.
Our expertise and proven negotiation skills allow us to effectively communicate on your behalf in order to achieve the best possible outcome. Contact us today for an initial discussion to find out how we can help.
Bentley Project Management
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Project Management and cost management consultancy. Specialists in strategic land and serviced land markets (both commercial and residential). Currently operating on residential schemes delivering over 50,000 units across the UK.
Bidwells
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We offer our clients unparalleled knowledge and access to the markets we serve – and these are some of the most interesting markets with the highest growth potential in the UK, including emerging opportunities within the region of the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor.
Bidwells’ planning team is among the largest planning consultancies in the UK and has a proven track record of providing problem solving advice to a range of clients. Our highly-experienced team has worked on a broad spectrum of developments across the commercial, residential and rural sectors.
Birketts
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Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning over 160 years, we have more than
700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich,
and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the
UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: real estate, corporate services, dispute
resolution and private client.
We are defined by our next level law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon
scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face.
Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to
achieve their next level in everything they do.
With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we
serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our Responsible Business strategy.
Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 42% of our partnership.
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Bloor Homes
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Bloor Homes are the largest privately owned house builder in the Country with over 4,500 annual completions across 9 Regional Offices.
In 2021 we celebrated a 5 Star Rating from The HBF for the 3rd consecutive year, and in 2019 we celebrated our 50th Anniversary.
Boyer
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Boyer is a leading multi-skilled planning and design consultancy with offices in Bristol, Cardiff, Colchester, London, The Midlands and Wokingham. Our planning and design specialists combine national experience with local knowledge to deliver residential and mixed-use developments across the UK. Our diverse team of skilled planning consultants and designers build strong relationships with every client to offer unique insight, industry knowledge and innovative solutions. We provide support and deliver value to all our clients, including major housebuilders, private developers, educational institutions, the NHS, local authorities and landowners.
Boyer is also committed to a process of continual environmental performance improvement, making sure our business activities do the least possible damage to the environment. Our ways of working ensure longevity for all our clients’ projects and the communities in which we operate.
Bradley Murphy Design
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Bradley Murphy Design (BMD) is a well-established and highly respected landscape architecture and ecology practice operating throughout the UK from three strategically-located studios in Birmingham, Cambridge and Warwick.
BMD specialise in the creation of people-focused, sustainable landscapes, open spaces and public realm. We partner with developers, house builders & local authorities to help unlock landscape value, using a landscape led approach to transform spaces into places. Consisting of a growing team of 30+ talented and experienced landscape architects, ecologists & arborists, we pride ourselves on the commitment and creativity we bring to every project we deliver.
Broadgrove Planning and Development LTD
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Broadgrove is an Independent Planning Consultancy that provides commercially astute and professional advice to our clients. Our proactive approach and strategic thinking provides our clients with a bespoke service and an efficient route through the often-complex planning system.
Operating nationally for landowners, strategic land promoters, national, regional and SME housebuilders, we receive high levels of repeat business as a result of the teams approach and the value we add to the planning process.
Brookbanks
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Brookbanks is a uniquely positioned Master Developer and engineering consultancy offering a fully integrated multidisciplinary service. The team brings together expertise in infrastructure engineering, environmental planning, development management, commercial delivery, mechanical and electrical engineering, and structural engineering. This combined approach provides clients with a true one-stop shop for projects of every scale.
As a Master Developer, Brookbanks plays a central role in bringing forward new towns, garden villages and large consortium sites. The team helps create new communities, infrastructure and jobs while supporting national efforts to address the housing crisis.
Brookbanks works across a diverse range of sectors, supporting clients in residential, healthcare, education, and data centre sectors. Its experience includes delivering complex programmes for organisations such as NHS Trusts, leading schools and colleges and major commercial operators.
With national coverage supported by offices in Birmingham, Berkhamsted, Bishops Stortford, Warrington, Cardiff, Exeter, Leeds and Bristol, Brookbanks provides local insight backed by one integrated, multidisciplinary team.
Bruton Knowles
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Bruton Knowles are Chartered Surveyors helping property owners, occupiers, developers and investors to achieve more from their land and property. We are very much a people business striving for excellent through detail in everything we do. Bruton Knowles has created an environment where people have the confidence and freedom to operate to the best of their ability. To meet your precise requirements our people join together across teams sharing knowledge and experiences that enable us to deliver in-depth knowledge of market trends and values together with expert assessments and the very best customer care. We like to think that our approach to business makes us different in terms of our work, our people and for being a partnership built on a reputation of integrity, impartiality and independence.
From our rural origins, having been established in 1862, we have developed into a diverse commercial chartered surveying practice built on the values of integrity and professionalism, operating nationally across 14 offices.
BUUK
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The UK’s leading independent provider of last-mile utility networks, BUUK, has been a major force for change and innovation for 30 years – championing competitive markets, improving efficiencies, creating customer choice, and rising to the challenges of the Future Homes Standard and Net Zero.
Our group of companies designs, constructs, owns and operates utility infrastructure networks throughout England, Wales and Scotland. We are the only partner to the new-build sector delivering infrastructure for all utilities – from gas, electricity, water and wastewater to future-proof fibre and heat networks.
We know the utilities sector has a critical role in shaping a greener future. That’s why our group includes smart-energy technology businesses leading the way in smart controls for heat pumps and energy aggregation solutions to optimise energy storage and decarbonise homes.
Our brands include GTC, Power On, Passiv UK and Levelise
Carden Group
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CarneySweeny
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CarneySweeney is a diverse group of dedicated professionals known for its knowledge and integrity. Each member brings a unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives to the table. United by a shared passion for innovative town planning, the company works collaboratively to turn visions into reality.
Carter Jonas
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Carter Jonas is a multi-disciplinary property consultancy, intent on helping clients realise their goals and aspirations by providing Simply Better Advice’. Through specialist Planning & Development teams based in our London and regional offices, we are able to deliver a full range of management, consultancy, transactional and agency services with truly national coverage.
A cornerstone of this is delivering strategic land consultancy services for a wide range of clients across the public, institutional, charity, corporate and private sectors. Our teams have a wealth of experience in promoting land for development and in successfully securing planning permissions.
Cartwright Communications
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Cartwright is an award-winning PR and communications agency specialising in property and construction. With expertise in PR, planning communications, digital marketing, social media, and content creation, we develop strategic campaigns that engage audiences and deliver tangible results.
Our team combines extensive industry knowledge with strong media connections to support clients in the built environment across both B2B and B2C sectors, with a particular focus on property, construction, and professional services.
With offices in Nottingham, Birmingham, and London, Cartwright offers comprehensive communication solutions to help businesses build their brand and achieve their objectives.
Castle Green
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Castle Green Homes is a well-regarded privately-owned property developer, which over the last 40 years has established an enviable reputation for designing and building exceptional, high-quality properties. Committed to creating award-winning new homes of distinction across North Wales and the North West of England, we build a variety of property types catering for all sectors of the market from executive family homes to first time buyers and affordable products. Through our targeted growth plans, Castle Green Group delivered 600 dwellings last financial year, doubling the previous year’s output and firmly establishing our position as a regional provider of quality homes.
Catesby Estates
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Catesby Estates established in 1996, is a specialist strategic land promotion and infrastructure business, focusing on the delivery of residential planning consents on predominately greenfield sites, and their onward sale to housebuilders.
We work with landowners to bring land to the market with planning consent for housing, in order to deliver much needed, high quality new homes. During the process we also work closely with housebuilders, councils, local residents and community groups to deliver sites that benefit the local community.
Catesby Estates are part of Urban&Civic plc, the leading master development business in the UK. Together we either have consent, or are in the process of applying for sites which will deliver nearly 40,000 new homes in key growth locations.
Cavendish
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Cavendish’s services include planning communications, Government relations, corporate communications digital engagement and creative services. We deliver these services for multiple strategic land clients in England and Scotland.
We operate in some of the most challenging corporate and political arenas. We have award-winning strategic land sector expertise and insights to help you navigate the road ahead, and the creative edge to make sure your voice is heard. With more than 100 consultants across our 8 UK offices, we bring a rare mix of rich experience and bold new thinking. Brilliant minds, producing brilliant work – our people are your difference.
CBRE
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CBRE is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with more than 90,000 employees, including over 3,000 in the UK across twelve offices.
Our Planning and Development people are an integral part of CBRE’s business and we have an over 50 person strong National Planning and Development Team, with people based in our London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Leeds and Scotland offices.
Our commercial property consultants advise more clients than any other commercial property adviser, combining the market-making of management consultants with the accountability of professional advisors. We work with occupiers, investors and developers of office, industrial and logistic, residential, retail and hotel property.
We provide: strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; tenant representation, corporate services; facilities, property and project management; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; energy and sustainability services, and research and consulting.
HOW WE WORK
We are passionate about our business and we have adopted the following RISE values which underpin the ways in which we strive to work:
- Respect - we act with consideration for others’ ideas and share information openly to inspire trust and encourage collaboration;
- Integrity - no one individual, no one deal, no one client, is bigger than our commitment to our company and what we stand for;
- Service - we approach our clients’ challenges with enthusiasm and diligence, building long-term relationships by connecting the right people, capital and opportunities; and
- Excellence - we focus relentlessly on creating winning outcomes for our clients, employees and shareholders.
AN INTRODUCTION TO CBRE
With broader and deeper capabilities than any other company, CBRE is the leading full-service real estate services and investment organisation in the world. CBRE Group Inc. is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with 2016 revenues of $13.1 billion and more than 75,000 employees (excluding affiliate offices). CBRE has more than 450 offices across 110 countries globally. CBRE has been included in the Fortune 500 since 2008, ranking No. 259 in 2016. It has also been voted the industry’s top brand by the Lipsey Company for 16 consecutive years, and has been named one of Fortune’s “Most Admired Companies” in the real estate sector for five years in a row.
CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.
CBRE’s structure at a local level uniquely positions us to service your requirement utilising our national and international market leading expertise, whilst allowing us to interact as a multi-disciplinary team internally and place paramount importance upon your instruction.
Our office profit centres allow for smooth, cross disciplinary work and a focus on local clients, whilst our national and international footprint gives us an unrivalled market knowledge and client portfolio.