plan-lokal PartmbB

What plan-lokal PartmbB does

plan-lokal PartmbB is a Dortmund-headquartered German partnership (Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung) founded in 1987 that provides professional planning and consulting services in urban development, land-use planning, citizen participation, and conflict mediation. Its client base consists of municipalities, cities, districts, and other public authorities in Germany, with concentrated activity across North Rhine-Westphalia and select engagements in Rhineland-Palatinate and Lower Saxony. Service lines are organized into Bauleitplanung, Städtebauliche Planung, Beteiligung & Moderation, Kommunale Entwicklungsplanung, Quartiers- und Stadtteilmanagement, and Wettbewerbsmanagement. The firm is led by two managing partners, Olaf Kasper and Dennis Sakowski, both certified city planners (Stadtplaner AKNW), and includes additional registered planners and project staff. The firm maintains an academic partnership with TU Dortmund's Faculty of Spatial Planning.

The firm has developed its own online citizen participation platform, PLAN-PORTAL, which supports interactive public engagement through idea submission, map-based commenting, surveys, and digital documentation, and is positioned as a discrete product on the firm website. The firm operates a sales-led go-to-market with direct engagement of public sector clients and participation in two NRW state-level framework contract initiatives: Go4Bauland (since 2021, in the trades 'Beteiligungsverfahren im Rahmen von Planungsprozessen' and 'Städtebauliche Rahmenplanung') and Bau.Land.Leben. These framework contracts enable municipalities to commission the firm without separate tendering. Collaborative partners include NRW.URBAN Service GmbH (core, on framework mandates such as Wellersberg and Bau.Land.Partner+), grünplan, PLANUNGSGRUPPE STADTBÜRO, and Kroos+Schlemper Architekten.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements with public sector clients, with pricing negotiated through framework contracts rather than publicly disclosed rates. Notable recent commissions include the Strukturkonzept Tagesanlagen Hambach & Kohlebunker (Niederzier, ~120 hectares, 2023 — the largest project in firm history), the städtebauliche Rahmenplanung Zuckerfabrik Warburg (2023-2024), the Neuaufstellung Flächennutzungsplan Hagen (since 2019), the Beteiligungs- und Moderationsverfahren Wellersberg in Siegen, the ISEK Innenstadt Herford, and the Stadtteilmanagement Duisburg-Hochfeld. The firm is privately held, self-financed through commissions, and has not disclosed external funding, parent entities, or M&A activity.

Name

plan-lokal PartmbB

Legal name

plan-lokal PartmbB

Website

https://plan-lokal.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

plan-lokal PartmbB is a Dortmund-based German planning consultancy founded in 1987, providing urban development, land-use planning, citizen participation, and moderation services to municipalities and public authorities across North Rhine-Westphalia, and operating the proprietary PLAN-PORTAL online participation platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Planning Services

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

Keywords

• Urban planning services
• Citizen participation
• Municipal development planning
• Land use planning
• Urban framework planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Planning and Consultation Services: Professional services including urban development planning, urban planning, land use planning, regional development, housing market and demographic studies, participation and moderation procedures, and competition and congress management. Revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements with public sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

plan-lokal PartmbB is an interdisciplinary planning consultancy that delivers urban development, municipal, and land-use planning services to public-sector clients in Germany. The firm designs and moderates citizen participation and conflict-mediation processes, develops integrated urban development concepts (ISEK), neighborhood management plans, and manages planning competitions and congresses. The firm also operates PLAN-PORTAL, a proprietary online participation platform used to broaden citizen engagement beyond in-person events.

Product overview

plan-lokal is a planning consultancy offering professional services in urban development, citizen participation, and municipal planning rather than a software product company. Their primary self-developed tool is PLAN-PORTAL, an online citizen participation platform. The remainder of their portfolio consists of service offerings organized into work areas: Bauleitplanung (development planning), Städtebauliche Planung (urban planning), Beteiligung & Moderation (participation & moderation), Kommunale Entwicklungsplanung (municipal development planning), Quartiers- und Stadtteilmanagement (neighborhood management), and Wettbewerbsmanagement (competition management).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PLAN-PORTAL: An online participation tool (Online-Beteiligungstool) developed by plan-lokal for interactive citizen participation in planning processes, featuring map-based idea submission, surveys, and discussion forums.

Products and services

• PLAN-PORTAL Proprietary online citizen participation platform developed by plan-lokal, enabling interactive public engagement in planning processes through idea submission, map-based commenting, surveys, and digital documentation. It supports municipalities in collecting feedback from citizens who may not attend in-person events.
• Bauleitplanung (Development Planning) Statutory land-use planning service covering preparation and revision of Flächennutzungsplan (FNP) and Bebauungsplan documents for municipalities, including environmental reporting compliant with XPlanung standards.
• Städtebauliche Planung (Urban Framework Planning) Urban framework planning service for municipalities covering structural concepts (Strukturkonzepte), urban design frameworks, and master plans for transformation areas such as former industrial or military sites.
• Beteiligung & Moderation (Participation and Moderation) Design and execution of citizen participation processes and moderation procedures for planning projects, combining in-person workshops, online engagement via PLAN-PORTAL, surveys, and stakeholder dialogues.
• Kommunale Entwicklungsplanung (Municipal Development Planning) Integrated urban development concepts (ISEK), housing market analyses, demographic studies, and regional development strategies for cities and municipalities.
• Quartiers- und Stadtteilmanagement (Neighborhood Management) Neighborhood and district management services accompanying urban, economic, and social transformation processes, including on-the-ground coordination between municipal administration, residents, and local stakeholders.
• Wettbewerbsmanagement (Competition and Congress Management) Organization and management of planning competitions, juries (Preisgericht), and congresses for public-sector clients, including open-space realization competitions and architectural/urban design contests.

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Go4Bauland RahmenvertragsinitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Framework contract initiative of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. plan-lokal is framework contract partner in 'Beteiligungsverfahren im Rahmen von Planungsprozessen' and 'Städtebauliche Rahmenplanung'. Municipalities can directly commission services without separate tendering processes.
• grünplanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for environmental consulting and support in planning projects. Collaborated on Neuaufstellung Flächennutzungsplan Hagen project providing environmental report expertise.
• NRW.URBAN Service GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNRW.URBAN serves as development partner for municipalities in NRW, acting as trustee for city development projects. plan-lokal partners with NRW.URBAN on various framework contract initiative projects including Wellersberg development and Bau.Land.Partner+ program projects.
• PLANUNGSGRUPPE STADTBÜROminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating office in joint project for Stadtteilmanagement Duisburg-Hochfeld, providing complementary urban planning expertise.
• Kroos+Schlemper ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating with plan-lokal in joint project team for Stadtteilmanagement Duisburg-Hochfeld providing architectural and urban design expertise.
• Technische Universität Dortmund - Fakultät RaumplanungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership ensuring exchange between science and planning practice. plan-lokal collaborates with the university's Faculty of Spatial Planning for knowledge transfer and research integration.
• Bau.Land.Leben (Landesinitiative NRW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState initiative of NRW providing instruments like Bau.Land.Partner+ and Bau.Land.Bahn for mobilizing development areas. plan-lokal participates in this initiative supporting cities and municipalities with planning and participation processes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ASTOC Architects and Planners GmbH: Cologne-based architecture and urban planning firm with strong public-sector practice in master planning and urban framework plans across NRW — overlapping clientele and service portfolio.
• Planungsgruppe Professor Laage: German urban and regional planning consultancy offering Bauleitplanung, städtebauliche Planung, and moderation services — directly comparable to plan-lokal's core work areas.
• Stadt + Dorf Planungsgesellschaft mbH: Independent German planning consultancy focused on municipal development planning, land-use planning (Bauleitplanung), and citizen participation — a close peer in service mix and public-sector client base.
• Bergmann + Partner Planungsbüro: Independent German planning office offering urban planning, Bauleitplanung, and participation procedures to municipalities — comparable service offerings and target customer base.
• Stadtplanungsbüro Dr. Jansen: Cologne-based urban planning consultancy working with municipalities on Bauleitplanung, ISEK, and citizen participation — directly comparable mid-sized German planning practice.
• AC Plan GmbH: Independent German planning consultancy focused on municipal urban planning, framework planning, and moderation — comparable service profile and public-sector client base.
• ISR Innovative Stadtentwicklung Ruhr GmbH: Ruhr-based urban development consultancy serving NRW municipalities on integrated urban development concepts, structural transformation, and citizen participation — directly comparable practice area and geography to plan-lokal.

Broad incumbents

• DSK Deutsche Stadt- und Grundstücksentwicklung GmbH: Larger, established German urban development consultancy serving municipalities on urban renewal, ISEK, and redevelopment programs — a broader incumbent competing for the same public tenders.
• NRW.URBAN Service GmbH: State-owned NRW development company acting as trustee for municipal development projects and a framework contract counterpart — serves overlapping clients and competes indirectly for participation and framework planning mandates.
• Drees & Sommer SE: Large European real estate and infrastructure consultancy with urban planning capabilities, competing for larger public-sector planning and development mandates across Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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