Planning and Design Group

Name

Planning and Design Group

Legal name

Planning and Design Group (UK) Limited

Website

https://panddg.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Planning and Urban Design Consultancy

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Town planning consultancy
• Urban design services
• Masterplanning consultancy
• Heritage planning services
• Planning application support

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Planning Consultancy Services: Professional planning and urban design consultancy fees charged for services including planning applications, strategic planning, heritage consultancy, public consultation, environmental assessments, and project management. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for both private and public sector clients across residential, commercial, education, healthcare, infrastructure, and heritage sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Planning and Design Group (P&DG) is a UK-based town planning and urban design consultancy delivering integrated professional services spanning planning applications, masterplanning, urban design, heritage planning, public consultation, environmental impact assessment, site opportunity searches, and project management. The firm serves both public and private sector clients across residential, commercial, education, healthcare, infrastructure, and heritage sectors from offices in Nottingham, London, and Oxford.

Product overview

Planning and Design Group (P&DG) is a Town Planning and Urban Design Consultancy providing a comprehensive suite of professional services rather than a software product. The firm operates nationally within the UK construction and development sector since 2012, offering integrated planning, design, heritage, and consultation services. Their core offerings span Planning Services, Urban Design/Masterplanning, Heritage Planning, Stakeholder Engagement, Environmental Impact Assessments, Site Opportunity Searches, Development Strategies, Estate Reviews, Feasibility Appraisals, Project Management, and Visualisation. These services work together to deliver high-quality, sustainable planning outcomes for clients across sectors including residential, commercial, education, healthcare, infrastructure, and public sector. The practice serves both private and public sector clients, particularly in the Midlands, Oxford, and London areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planning Services Comprehensive planning consultancy covering planning applications, pre-application advice, post-planning advice, appeals, and planning strategy development for residential, commercial, education, healthcare, and other sectors.
• Urban Design Masterplanning, site layout design, urban regeneration, and placemaking services that create distinctive places with community identity and human activity at core values.
• Heritage Planning Heritage and townscape expertise providing advice on listed buildings, conservation areas, and historic landscapes to support heritage regeneration and adaptive reuse projects.
• Public Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement Public consultation services including exhibitions, workshops, online events, and community engagement to reduce planning and commercial risk while building support for development projects.
• Environmental and Technical Studies Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services including screening, scoping, Environmental Statement preparation, and environmental appraisals for complex development proposals.
• Estate Reviews Analysis and planning strategy services for landed and rural estates to optimise use and development of land and property assets, maximising values and identifying opportunities.
• Feasibility Appraisals Tailored feasibility studies considering site context, planning history, policy position, opportunities and constraints to inform development decisions cost-effectively.
• Teaching and Training Teaching and training services in the fields of planning and urban design delivered by P&DG.

Quantifiable outcome

• Planning permission obtained within 8 weeks for Mercia Academy and Newhall Community Junior School
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Quod: London-headquartered planning, development and strategic land consultancy with overlapping Local Plan promotion, EIA and stakeholder engagement services.
• Bidwells: UK property and planning consultancy active in residential, rural estate and Oxford-Cambridge corridor markets; provides planning, masterplanning and development strategy services similar to P&DG.
• Turley: UK planning, design and economics consultancy offering town planning, heritage, EIA and public consultation services to similar residential, healthcare and education clients.
• Lichfields: UK-focused planning, development and economics consultancy with comparable town planning, urban design, heritage and EIA services to public and private sector clients across housing, retail and infrastructure.
• Montagu Evans: London-based planning and development consultancy with comparable town planning, heritage, public sector and developer client work.
• Carter Jonas: UK property consultancy with a dedicated planning and development team covering planning applications, heritage, masterplanning and rural estate work comparable to P&DG's Midlands-based practice.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with integrated UK planning, urban design, landscape and heritage services; competes for large-scale strategic development and public sector planning commissions.
• Savills: Global real estate services firm with a UK planning, development and heritage team that competes for the same residential, healthcare and public sector mandates.
• WSP: Global engineering and design consultancy with a large UK planning, EIA and urban design capability, frequently tendering for major infrastructure and masterplanning frameworks.
• Stantec (formerly Barton Willmore): Global design and engineering firm with a substantial UK planning and masterplanning practice (formerly Barton Willmore); directly overlaps P&DG's core planning, urban design and EIA services at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/panddg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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