What Nineteen47 does

Nineteen47 Ltd. is a UK-based planning and urban design consultancy founded in 2016 by urban designer Richard Walshaw and planning consultant Jamie Pyper. The firm offers three integrated service lines: Planning Services (planning appraisals, applications and appeals, local plan promotion, expert witness evidence, and Environmental Impact Assessments), Urban Design Services (masterplanning, design codes, CAD layouts, house type design, and public exhibitions), and 3D Design and Visualisation Services (SketchUp modelling, photorealistic CGI, flythrough animations, and virtual exhibitions). Services can be procured individually or as integrated planning-and-design packages, and the firm serves clients across England, Scotland, and Wales from offices in York (headquarters), Nottingham, and Sheffield.

The technology stack is centred on industry-standard design and visualisation software — SketchUp for 3D modelling, AutoCAD and Vectorworks for CAD layouts, InDesign for document production, and real-time rendering engines for photorealistic outputs — supported by an in-house 3D visualisation team. Headcount stands at approximately 30 professionals, including chartered town planners (RTPI), qualified urban designers, Recognised Practitioners, an Associate EIA Practitioner, and 3D visualisation specialists, with individual experience extending to 25 years. The firm also operates the Nineteen47 Academy, an annual graduate programme structured around RTPI chartership mentoring and cross-disciplinary tool training.

The business model is professional services revenue: project-based, quote-driven fees tied to defined scopes. GTM is director-led, with direct engagement of clients ranging from individual landowners and SMEs to regional and national housebuilders and PLCs. Notable engagements include involvement in the £480m Sheffield Heart of the City mixed-use regeneration and a 100% success rate cited by Pure Gym across its brand projects. The firm is founder-owned, has no disclosed external funding, and operates as Nineteen47 Ltd., a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales.

Name

Nineteen47

Legal name

Nineteen47 Ltd.

Website

https://nineteen47.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nineteen47 is a UK planning and urban design consultancy providing integrated planning, urban design, and 3D visualisation services to landowners, housebuilders, and institutional developers across England, Scotland, and Wales from offices in York, Nottingham, and Sheffield.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Planning and Urban Design Consultancy

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Planning consultancy services
• Urban design services
• 3D architectural visualisation
• Planning permission appeals
• Masterplanning design codes

Headquarters

HQ city

York

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Planning Consultancy Services: Professional planning consultancy services including planning applications, appeals, expert witness evidence, Environmental Impact Assessments, public consultation, and strategic land promotion. Services are tailored to client requirements ranging from full project management to bespoke support.
2. Urban Design Services: Masterplanning, design and access statements, detailed CAD layouts, house type design, and public exhibitions. Services can be used independently or integrated with planning services.
3. 3D Design and Visualisation: 3D modelling, CGI production, streetscenes, exhibition boards, and virtual exhibitions. Available as standalone project services or part of overall design and planning packages.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nineteen47 is a planning and urban design consultancy that secures planning permission and delivers design services for residential, commercial, leisure, retirement, and mixed-use developments. The firm provides integrated planning consultancy (appraisals, applications, appeals, expert witness evidence, Environmental Impact Assessments), urban design (masterplanning, design codes, CAD layouts, house types, public exhibitions), and 3D visualisation services (SketchUp modelling, photorealistic CGIs, flythrough animations, exhibition boards, virtual exhibitions) for clients ranging from individual landowners to national housebuilders and PLC developers.

Product overview

Nineteen47 is a planning and urban design consultancy offering three integrated service lines: Planning Services, Urban Design Services, and 3D Design and Visualisation Services. The Planning Services encompass appraisals, applications, appeals, environmental assessments, and expert witness testimony. Urban Design Services provide masterplanning, design codes, CAD layouts, house type design, and public exhibitions. The 3D Design and Visualisation Services create SketchUp models, photorealistic CGIs, flythrough animations, and virtual exhibitions. The company also publishes company brochures and 3D portfolio brochures, and operates the Nineteen47 Academy Graduate Programme for talent development. Services are delivered through three UK offices in York, Nottingham, and Sheffield, serving clients ranging from individual landowners to national developers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planning Services Comprehensive planning consultancy for landowners, developers, and housebuilders, covering planning appraisals, planning applications and appeals, local plan promotion and strategic land, expert witness evidence, and Environmental Impact Assessments. Services range from initial feasibility work to full project management, secured through director-led engagement.
• Urban Design Services Masterplanning, design and access statements and design codes, detailed CAD layouts, house type design, and public exhibition services. Combines creative urban design with commercial and technical expertise to deliver buildable masterplans for residential, commercial, leisure, and mixed-use developments.
• 3D Design and Visualisation Services SketchUp modelling, photorealistic CGI images, flythrough animations, 3D model presentations, exhibition boards, and virtual exhibition hosting. Used to support planning applications, public consultations, stakeholder engagement, and sales materials for development schemes.
• Consultation Services Public consultation and community engagement services, including virtual exhibitions and dedicated hosting for large-scale public engagement projects on proposed developments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% success rate for Pure Gym brand projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Savills: Global real estate services firm with a large UK planning and development team. Competes for the same enterprise housebuilder and PLC development clients but as part of a much broader investment, valuation, and capital markets platform.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure and design consultancy with UK planning, urban design, landscape architecture, and visualisation services. Competes on larger mixed-use and regeneration briefs and on framework-level contracts that nineteen47 cannot currently bid for.
• Arup: Global design, engineering, and planning firm with significant UK planning and urban design capability. Competes for large mixed-use and regeneration projects (e.g., comparable to Sheffield Heart of the City), but as a multi-disciplinary incumbent rather than a planning specialist.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with UK planning, urban design, landscape architecture, and 3D visualisation practices. Comparable on the visualisation and urban design value proposition, but with much deeper multi-disciplinary capacity.

Direct peers

• Lichfields: UK-focused planning, regeneration and economics consultancy serving housebuilders, landowners, and public sector clients. Most directly comparable in service mix (planning applications, appeals, local plan promotion, urban design) and target customers (national and regional housebuilders).
• Turley: UK planning, design and economics consultancy with planning applications, urban design, heritage, EIA, and stakeholder engagement. Direct overlap on planning-led, director-led service to developers and housebuilders; significantly larger but same fundamental offering.
• Montagu Evans: UK real estate advisory with planning, development, and design teams working on residential, mixed-use, and regeneration schemes for major developers and PLCs. Comparable on planning and urban design services to enterprise clients, with overlap on projects such as Sheffield Heart of the City.
• Carter Jonas: UK property consultancy with planning, design, and development services to landowners, housebuilders, and commercial clients. Overlaps with nineteen47 on planning, urban design, and masterplanning for residential and mixed-use schemes across regional UK markets.
• Boyer: UK planning consultancy providing planning applications, appeals, and strategic land promotion to housebuilders and landowners. Closest headcount and service-line match to nineteen47 in the mid-market planning space.

Emerging players

• Studio Egret West: Independent UK urban design and masterplanning practice focused on large-scale, design-led residential and mixed-use schemes. Comparable on urban design, masterplanning, and visualisation services for housebuilders, with a similar boutique positioning but stronger large-scheme design reputation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nineteen47ltd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nineteen47

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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