Boyer Planning

What Boyer Planning does

Boyer Planning Ltd is a UK-based planning, design, and development economics consultancy founded in 1985 and headquartered in Camberley, with 80+ employees distributed across six regional offices: Boyer South (Camberley HQ), Boyer London & South East, Boyer East (Colchester), Boyer Midlands (Loughborough), Boyer Wales & West (Cardiff), and Boyer Design (London). The firm provides B2B professional services spanning the full development lifecycle — including planning applications, pre-application advice, planning appeals, development planning, land and site promotion, environmental impact assessment, master planning, architecture, urban design, and affordable housing needs assessments — to property developers, national and regional housebuilders, landowners, housing associations, and local authorities across the UK. Boyer is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LRG (The Leaders Romans Group Limited), a diversified UK property group encompassing estate agency, lettings, property management, and mortgage services. The firm holds ISO 9001 quality management and ISO 14001 environmental management accreditations and operates as the dedicated planning arm within the LRG property-services ecosystem.

Revenue is generated through project-based consultancy fees with no publicly disclosed pricing schedule; engagements are negotiated by scope, complexity, and client requirements. Notable client mandates span enterprise housebuilders (Taylor Wimpey, Barratt David Wilson, Persimmon Homes, Crest Nicholson, Avant Homes), specialist developers (McLaren Property, Burlington Property Group), purpose-built student accommodation providers (Fusion Group, Barsad Investments), and public-sector clients including Slough Borough Council. Recent strategic activity includes appointment of a new Head of South of England operations, ongoing UKREiiF industry participation, and continued delivery of large-scale master planning commissions such as the 4,500-home Waterbeach New Town East development.

The technology base relies on industry-standard planning, architectural design, urban design, and environmental assessment methodologies; no proprietary AI/ML, software platform, or data flywheel is disclosed. The firm's commercial moat rests on its UK-wide office network, four decades of planning precedent, ISO accreditations used as procurement filters by large housebuilders, and embedded cross-referral into LRG's wider property-services client base.

Name

Boyer Planning

Legal name

Boyer Planning Ltd

Website

https://boyerplanning.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Boyer Planning is a UK planning, design, and development economics consultancy founded in 1985, serving property developers, housebuilders, landowners, housing associations, and local authorities through six regional offices under parent LRG.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Planning Consultancy Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Other Specialized Design Services (541490)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Planning consultancy services
• Urban design
• Master planning
• Environmental impact assessment
• Affordable housing assessments

Headquarters

HQ city

Wokingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Planning Consultancy Services: Professional planning consultancy fees charged for services including planning applications, appeals, pre-application advice, development planning, masterplanning, environmental impact assessments, and design services. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with developers, landowners, housing associations, and local authorities.
2. Design Services: Architectural and urban design services including Boyer Design division providing architectural design, master planning, and design coding for residential and commercial developments.
3. Land and Site Promotion: Land promotion services supporting clients with site promotion through planning processes, including valuations, new home development, and commercial development site preparation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Boyer Planning provides multi-skilled planning and design consultancy services to clients across the UK, including planning applications, planning appeals, pre-application advice, land and site promotion, development planning, environmental impact assessment, master planning, urban design, architectural design, and affordable housing needs assessments. Services are delivered through six regional offices covering South, London & South East, East, Midlands, and Wales & West England, serving property developers, housebuilders, landowners, housing associations, and local authorities.

Product overview

Boyer Planning is a multi-skilled planning and design consultancy delivering services across the UK through a network of six regional offices (Boyer Design, Boyer East, Boyer London & South East, Boyer Midlands, Boyer South, and Boyer Wales & West). The company offers an integrated suite of consultancy services organized around its core offering of planning consultancy, supported by specialized capabilities in land and site promotion, development planning, environmental impact assessment, appeals, design, master planning, architecture, and affordable housing needs assessments. Services are provided to clients across residential, commercial, mixed-use, education, healthcare, and infrastructure sectors. The firm operates as part of the LRG property group and maintains ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boyer Design: Architectural and urban design services
• Boyer East
• Boyer London & South East
• Boyer Midlands
• Boyer South
• Boyer Wales & West

Products and services

• Planning Consultancy Professional planning consultancy providing planning applications, appeals, and development advice for property developers, housebuilders, landowners, housing associations, and local authorities across the UK.
• Land and Site Promotion Dedicated land development service supporting site promotion across all sectors, including valuations, new home development, and commercial development site preparation for landowners and developers.
• Development Planning Strategic planning services ensuring development projects are well considered, best prepared, and effectively presented for planning consent.
• Environmental Impact Assessment Comprehensive EIA services evaluating the environmental effects of proposed developments, supporting planning applications and compliance with environmental regulations.
• Planning Appeals Expert representation and appeals preparation services for clients challenging or defending planning decisions.
• Design Urban design services for residential and commercial projects, supporting development planning through creative and commercially focused design solutions.
• Master Planning Strategic master planning services for new communities and large-scale residential and mixed-use developments across the UK.
• Architecture Architectural design services future-proofing sites for growth with new homes, business premises, healthcare facilities, and supporting infrastructure.
• Affordable Housing Needs Assessments Specialised assessments determining affordable housing requirements for development projects, supporting planning applications and policy compliance.
• Boyer Design Design-focused London-based practice providing architectural and urban design services as part of Boyer's integrated planning consultancy offering.

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LRG (Leaders Romans Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoyer is part of LRG (formerly The LRG Limited), a property group registered at Companies House (09939099). LRG encompasses multiple property brands including estate agents, letting agents, property management, mortgage services, and planning consultancy. Boyer operates as the planning division within this larger group.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec (formerly Barton Willmore): Stantec acquired Barton Willmore, one of the UK's largest planning consultancies, in 2022. Provides comprehensive planning, master planning, urban design, and environmental services as part of a global engineering consultancy. A direct competitor on large residential and strategic land projects where Boyer also competes.
• WSP: WSP is a global professional services consultancy with planning, engineering, and environmental advisory capabilities. Competes with Boyer on large residential and infrastructure-led planning projects but with much broader multidisciplinary bench.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm offering planning, design, engineering, and project management services. Overlaps with Boyer on master planning, environmental impact assessment, and large urban extension schemes, but at materially greater scale and international reach.
• Savills: Savills is a global real estate services firm offering planning consultancy as part of a broader portfolio including valuation, investment advisory, property management, and capital markets. Competes with Boyer on large complex planning and master planning engagements but operates at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Turley: Turley is one of the largest dedicated UK planning consultancies with a national office network, providing planning, design, economics, and environmental services to housebuilders, developers, and public-sector clients. Highly comparable to Boyer in service mix, client base, and regional delivery model.
• Lichfields: Lichfields (formerly Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners) is a leading UK planning, regeneration, and economics consultancy with offices across the country. Direct competitor to Boyer in residential planning applications, master planning, and development economics for housebuilders and local authorities.
• Montagu Evans: Montagu Evans is a UK property consultancy offering planning, development, and advisory services with offices in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Bristol. Direct peer to Boyer in town planning, development consulting, and master planning for major residential and mixed-use schemes.
• Planning Potential: Planning Potential is a UK planning consultancy specialising in planning applications, appeals, and strategic land promotion for developers and landowners. Comparable to Boyer's land and site promotion and planning appeals offerings.
• Carter Jonas: Carter Jonas is a UK property consultancy providing planning, development, and surveying services across multiple regions. Overlaps with Boyer in planning consultancy, development economics, and residential development advisory.
• Bidwells: Bidwells is a UK property consultancy with planning, development, and real estate advisory capabilities across the East of England, Oxford, Cambridge, and beyond. Comparable to Boyer in planning applications and strategic development advice for residential and commercial clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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