Saddington Taylor Planning Consultancy

Name

Saddington Taylor Planning Consultancy

Legal name

Saddington Taylor Limited

Website

https://saddingtontaylor.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Town Planning Consultancy Services

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate Market Research & Economic Advisory (Demand/Supply, Location Analytics) (BPAJANAD)

Keywords

• Town planning consultancy
• Planning application services
• Development appraisals
• Planning appeals
• Community consultation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Darlington

HQ country

United Kingdom

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 Consultancy Services: The firm charges fees for professional planning consultancy services, including preparation and submission of planning applications (outline, full, and reserved matters), development appraisals, planning appeals, and local plan representations. Revenue is project-based and client-specific, with no public pricing published. Clients include private developers, housing associations, landowners, and architectural practices.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Saddington Taylor provides professional town planning consultancy services to property developers, housing associations, landowners, and architectural practices across the North East of England and North Yorkshire. The firm prepares and submits planning applications (outline, full, and reserved matters), conducts development appraisals, represents clients at planning appeals, prepares local plan representations, facilitates community consultation events, and presents applications at planning committee hearings on behalf of applicants.

Product overview

Saddington Taylor Planning Consultancy is a professional planning consultancy firm operating primarily in North Yorkshire and the North East of England. The company offers a unified suite of planning services delivered through their core team of planning professionals. Their service portfolio encompasses planning applications, development appraisals, planning appeals, local plan representations, community consultations, and planning committee representation. The company does not offer a software product but rather provides expert professional consultancy services to developers, housing associations, and landowners seeking planning permissions for residential and mixed-use developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planning Applications Preparation and submission of planning applications to local planning authorities, including outline, full, and reserved matters applications for residential and commercial developments. Delivered for property developers, housing associations, landowners, and architectural practices.
• Development Appraisals Assessment of development proposals to evaluate feasibility, planning policy compliance, and potential outcomes for clients considering a site or scheme.
• Planning Appeals Representation of clients at planning appeal hearings, including preparation of appeal submissions and presentations to planning inspectors where an application has been refused.
• Local Plan Representations Preparation of representations on local planning policies and emerging local plans to influence planning policy outcomes for clients with land or development interests in the relevant authority area.
• Community Consultation Services Facilitation of public consultation events for development proposals, including engagement with local residents and stakeholders, preparation of consultation materials, and collation of feedback to support planning applications.
• Planning Committee Representation Presentation of planning applications to planning committees and representation of client interests during committee deliberations, including preparation of speaker statements and responses to member questions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Secured unanimous planning committee approval for a major mixed-use development comprising a food store, petrol station, 45 senior living apartments, 51 senior living bungalows, a 60-bed care home, and 70 dwellings in Easingwold (March 2023)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Karbon HomescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKarbon Homes is a housing association that owns or manages over 30,000 homes across the North East of England and Yorkshire. Saddington Taylor prepares planning applications on behalf of Karbon Homes for residential developments, including affordable housing schemes. Examples include a 52-dwelling development at Saxty Way, Sowerby and an 82-dwelling development at Albany Park, Washington. Karbon Homes is a recurring client with multiple projects submitted across different local authority areas.
• Jomast DevelopmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJomast Developments is a property developer for whom Saddington Taylor has secured significant planning approvals. Jonathan Saddington represented Jomast at Hambleton District Council's Planning Committee in March 2023, securing unanimous approval for a major mixed-use development at York Road, Easingwold. The firm has been involved with this site for several years, having previously secured permission for a smaller development via an appeal hearing in 2017. Saddington Taylor is continuing to support Jomast as the project progresses.
• Loxley HomescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLoxley Homes is a housing developer engaged in residential developments across North Yorkshire. Saddington Taylor has prepared planning applications for multiple Loxley Homes projects including Village Mews Phase II in Darley (16 dwellings), land at Prospect Cottages in Husthwaite (20 dwellings), and land east of Manor House Walk in Burneston (16 dwellings), and Bagby Hall Farm in Bagby (10 dwellings).
• Broadacres Housing AssociationmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadacres is a not-for-profit housing association based in Northallerton that manages affordable housing stock in Hambleton and beyond. The firm partners with Saddington Taylor's developer clients (such as Mulberry Homes Yorkshire and Loxley Homes) to deliver the affordable housing component of residential schemes. Saddington Taylor has also directly prepared a planning application for Broadacres for 12 affordable apartments at The Mount, Yafforth Road, Northallerton.
• Mulberry Homes YorkshiremajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMulberry Homes Yorkshire is a residential developer engaged in housing developments across North Yorkshire. Saddington Taylor has prepared multiple planning applications for Mulberry Homes, including a 33-dwelling development at Laverton Lane, Kirkby Malzeard, a 52-dwelling development at Ainderby Road, Northallerton, a 9-dwelling development at St. Lamberts Drive, Burneston, and a 17-dwelling development at The Manor House, Linton-on-Ouse.
• York Housing AssociationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorYork Housing Association provides housing and support services to approximately 1,000 households in York, North Yorkshire, and East Riding. Saddington Taylor prepared a planning application for 8 additional dwellings on land at Outgang Lane, Pickering on behalf of York Housing Association, expanding an approved 12-dwelling development to 20 dwellings total.
• Yorvik HomesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorYorvik Homes is a housing developer for whom Saddington Taylor prepared a reserved matters planning application for 58 dwellings on land to the west of Scorton. Outline planning permission was granted in April 2019, and the reserved matters application addressed scale, layout, external appearance, and landscaping.
• One North Property LtdminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne North Property Ltd is a property developer for whom Saddington Taylor prepared an outline planning application for 5 detached dwellings on land north of The Green Dragon Public House, Exelby. One North is also committed to working with the Exelby Green Dragon Community Pub Group to secure and operate the pub as a community asset.
• Lawson FarmsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLawson Farms is a farming business for whom Saddington Taylor prepared revised planning proposals for 28 dwellings plus 5 self-build plots on land at The Ashes Farm, Barton. The development represents the final stage in the farm's relocation to a new farmstead.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pegasus Group: Multi-disciplinary planning and development consultancy serving UK housebuilders and developers on planning applications, appeals, and site promotion — overlapping service portfolio and customer segments with Saddington Taylor.
• Turley: UK planning and development consultancy advising on planning applications, development economics, and EIA for residential and mixed-use schemes — a direct competitor in the planning advisory space.
• Lichfields: UK-wide town planning consultancy offering planning applications, appraisals, appeals, and development advisory services to housebuilders and developers — directly comparable service set to Saddington Taylor but operating at much larger national scale.
• Boyer (part of SLR): UK planning consultancy providing planning applications, appeals, and development advisory services across residential, mixed-use, and commercial sectors — comparable in service offering and target client base to Saddington Taylor.

Broad incumbents

• Carter Jonas: National property consultancy offering planning, development, and real estate advisory services alongside agency and management — broader portfolio but overlapping planning applications and development advisory services with Saddington Taylor.
• RPS Group: International planning and development consultancy providing planning applications, EIA, and development advisory services to UK residential and mixed-use clients — overlapping in planning services with much broader scope.
• Barton Willmore (now Stantec): Major UK planning and development consultancy (acquired by Stantec) serving national housebuilders on strategic land promotion, planning applications, and appraisals — comparable service line but at significantly larger scale.
• Savills (Planning Division): Global real estate advisor with a UK planning consultancy practice offering planning applications, appraisals, and strategic advice — broader firm but overlapping planning advisory work with Saddington Taylor's service set.

Emerging players

• Define Planning & Design: Smaller UK town planning consultancy focused on residential and rural planning applications, appeals, and development appraisals — similar niche positioning and target clients as Saddington Taylor.
• Robinson Escott Planning: Independent UK town planning consultancy focused on residential and rural planning applications, development appraisals, and appeals — comparable small-firm service offering targeting similar developer clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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