What Robinson Escott Planning does

Robinson Escott Planning is a privately-held UK town planning consultancy operating as a limited liability partnership from offices in Orpington, Kent. Founded in 1999 (with the current partnership formed in 2000 when John Escott joined Fred Robinson), the firm employs 12 staff and describes itself as one of the larger private planning consultancies in the South East. It delivers six integrated service lines — Appraisal & Feasibility Studies, Planning Applications, Planning Appeals, Planning Policy, Planning Enforcement, and General Planning Advice — for projects spanning individual residential extensions through to large-scale housing developments and commercial schemes.

The firm serves a horizontally segmented client base including private individuals, small businesses, residential and commercial developers, major national house builders, public bodies (including local authorities and NHS trusts), and other professional practices. Work is conducted by chartered Members of the Royal Town Planning Institute with backgrounds split between local authority planning policy, development management, and private consultancy. Service delivery is direct, via senior partner and partner-led client engagement, with no disclosed technology platform, digital client portal, or proprietary tools — output is produced through document-based submissions to local authorities and the Planning Inspectorate.

The business operates on a professional fee-for-service revenue model with project-based, quote-driven pricing rather than disclosed rate cards or subscription products. Marketing is conducted largely through professional referrals, industry reputation, and word-of-mouth among architects, surveyors, and developers rather than direct digital channels. The firm is GDPR-compliant (since May 2018) and operates within a geographic footprint covering London and the South East of England. In December 2025 the founder and Senior Partner John Escott passed away; the firm states business continues to operate as normal with existing experienced planners absorbing his caseload.

Name

Robinson Escott Planning

Legal name

Robinson Escott Planning LLP

Website

https://replanning.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Robinson Escott Planning is a privately-held UK town planning consultancy established in 1999, providing appraisal, application, appeals, policy, enforcement, and general planning advice to private individuals, small businesses, developers, house builders, and public bodies across London and the South East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Town Planning Consultancy

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Town planning consultancy
• Planning application services
• Planning appeal representation
• Development planning advice
• Planning permission consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Kent

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Planning Consultancy Services: Professional fee-for-service model providing town planning consultancy services. Services include appraisal and feasibility studies, planning applications, planning appeals, planning policy advice, planning enforcement, and general planning advice. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for advisory and application submission work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Robinson Escott Planning is a UK town planning consultancy offering six integrated service areas: appraisal and feasibility studies, planning applications, planning appeals, planning policy advice, planning enforcement, and general planning advice. The practice serves private individuals, small businesses, residential and commercial developers, major national house builders, public bodies, and other professional practices across London and the South East of England.

Product overview

Robinson Escott Planning is a single-service consultancy offering a unified portfolio of town planning consultancy services. The company provides six integrated service areas: Appraisal & Feasibility Studies (identifying development potential and site constraints), Planning Applications (coordinating and submitting applications for various clients), Planning Appeals (representing clients at inquiries and hearings), Planning Policy (advisory on development plans and spatial planning), Planning Enforcement (handling enforcement matters), and General Planning Advice (covering certificates, conditions, obligations, and heritage matters). These services are delivered by a team of chartered planners and collectively address all aspects of the planning process from initial site assessment through to appeals and enforcement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Appraisal & Feasibility Studies Expert assessment of development potential that identifies site constraints and opportunities and applies the relevant planning policy context.

Quantifiable outcome

• Above average appeal success rate

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Pegasus Group: UK planning, design and environmental consultancy serving house builders, developers and public bodies. Strong overlap in planning applications, appeals, and development consultancy; similar regional operating model with broader multi-disciplinary footprint.
• Montagu Evans: Independent UK real estate consultancy with a dedicated planning team serving developers, investors, and public bodies across London and the South East. Strong overlap in client base, regional focus, and full planning-application-to-appeal service range.
• Rolfe Judd Planning: London and South East-focused planning consultancy with strong heritage and town centre specialism. Direct overlap in client types and regional geography with Robinson Escott Planning, particularly across complex and appeal-led work.
• Turley: UK planning, design and heritage consultancy providing planning applications, appeals, and policy advice to developers, public bodies, and landowners. Closely aligned service portfolio and customer base, with a larger national footprint.
• Lichfields: Independent UK planning, economics and regeneration consultancy advising on planning applications, development plan representations, and policy. Highly comparable services, customer types (developers, public bodies, house builders), and professional-services model.
• DLP Planning: UK planning consultancy serving house builders, developers, and public bodies across the South and Midlands. Similar mid-market positioning, comparable services (planning applications, appeals, policy, enforcement), and regional operating model.
• Boyer Planning: UK specialist town planning consultancy delivering planning applications, appeals, and policy advice to residential and commercial developers. Directly comparable mid-sized practice with similar service mix and client base to Robinson Escott Planning.

Broad incumbents

• JLL Planning (UK): International real estate services firm offering UK planning consultancy as part of its wider capital markets and development advisory platform. Competes for similar developer and house-builder work but at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• AECOM Planning (UK): Global infrastructure and design consultancy with a UK planning practice advising on major residential, commercial and infrastructure schemes. Competes with Robinson Escott on larger-scale projects but anchored in a much larger multi-disciplinary business.
• Savills (Planning Division): Global real estate advisory firm with a substantial UK planning division covering applications, appeals, and development consultancy for large institutional clients. Overlaps in core planning services but operates within a much broader multi-disciplinary, multi-region platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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