MIALEX LIMITED

What MIALEX LIMITED does

MIALEX LIMITED is a privately-held UK town planning and development consultancy founded in 2017 by Practice Director Tim Cropper, headquartered in Manchester (Work.Life, Brown Street). The firm specializes in securing planning permission for residential, commercial, retail, office, industrial, and care home developments across the UK, with particular expertise in extracting maximum development value from constrained previously developed sites in sustainable urban locations. Its core service modules span site appraisals, pre-application engagement with Local Planning Authorities, public consultation management, planning statement drafting, end-to-end project management, appeals (including overturning refused applications), and specialist S73/S73a consent variation applications. The team consists of three named professionals — Tim Cropper (MRTPI), Senior Planner Harry Johnson (MRTPI), and Graduate Planner Elliot Beesley (LRTPI) — with an active hire for a Planning Consultant.

Mialex operates a sales-led B2B professional services model, targeting property developers, landowners, care operators, and commercial businesses seeking planning consent. The practice generates revenue through project-based professional fees, with initial consultative engagement offered as a no-obligation discussion; no pricing is publicly disclosed. Client acquisition relies on direct outreach, content marketing via the firm's blog on planning reform, LinkedIn and Instagram presence, and a referral ecosystem built with at least six architecture partners (Sub Rosa, Gouldstone, Urban View, JC Design, UnFold, Groves Natcheva). Named clients include Storage Giant, Rosefield Group, Acorn Motor Group, and Inicio Homes, with a documented archive of 40+ completed projects and accumulated delivery of over 1,000 new homes since founding.

The firm holds no external investors, no parent company, and no disclosed funding rounds; ownership and growth are concentrated with the founding director. Operating geographies cover England and Wales via distributed project work rather than regional offices. The company has no disclosed patents, certifications, or awards, and no AI/ML, software, or digital platform products — its offering is fully services-based, anchored in domain expertise, established LPA relationships, and a track record of appeals and committee successes.

Name

MIALEX LIMITED

Legal name

MIALEX LIMITED

Website

https://mialex.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MIALEX LIMITED is a UK town planning and development consultancy securing planning permission for residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects across England and Wales, serving property developers, landowners, care operators, and commercial businesses from its Manchester headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Town Planning Consultancy

NAICS

Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Land & Development Site Brokerage (BPAJABAG)

Keywords

• Town planning consultancy
• Planning permission services
• Development consulting
• Planning application management
• Residential development advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheadle Hulme

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Planning Consultancy Fees: Professional fees charged for town planning consultancy services including site appraisals, planning applications, appeals, and project management. Revenue is project-based and likely varies by project complexity and scope.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mialex is a specialist town planning and development consultancy that secures planning permission for residential, commercial, and mixed-use development projects across the UK. Services span site appraisals, pre-application engagement with Local Planning Authorities, public consultation, planning statements, project management, and handling planning appeals and Section 73/73a variation applications.

Product overview

MIALEX LIMITED is a specialist planning and development consultancy that offers a unified set of professional services rather than a software platform. Their core offering includes expert independent town planning advice across the UK, delivered through integrated service modules: Appraisals (site development potential review), Pre-Application Engagement (LPA officer negotiation), Public Consultation (community events management), Planning Statements (application documentation), Project Management (end-to-end coordination), Appeals (refusal overturning), and S73/S73a Variation Applications (consent modifications). These services work together to provide bespoke solutions for clients seeking planning permission on residential, commercial, and mixed-use development projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planning Consultancy Services Expert independent town planning advice and consultancy services specializing in securing planning permission on a wide range of development projects across the UK for property developers, landowners, and businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 new homes delivered through planning permissions secured since founding in 2017
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Sub Rosa ArchitecturecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRegular collaboration on residential development projects including Beckenham (9 apartments), Cheshunt (8 homes), and Lambeth: Auckland Hill (6 apartments). Mialex works alongside the architecture firm to develop comprehensive planning applications.
• Gouldstone and CocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLong-standing collaboration on various residential projects including Wimbledon (2 homes), Croydon: Pampisford Road (8 homes), Greenwich: Charlton (6 homes), Croydon: Kenley (7 homes), and Sydenham (9 homes).
• Urban View ArchitecturecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration on Brighton and Hove: Droveway project (19 homes and commercial floorspace) involving restoration of historical barn buildings on a locally listed heritage site in Hove.
• JC DesignsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration on Great Cheetham Street West wellness centre project in Salford, working on specialist care accommodation design.
• UnFold ArchitectssupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration on Inicio Homes project in Croydon: Shirley for demolition and 8-apartment construction.
• Groves Natcheva ArchitectssupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration on Lewisham: Honor Oak project (9 apartments) involving integration of existing historical frontage.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bidwells: UK property consultancy with planning, development, and investment services across residential, commercial, and rural sectors. Competes with Mialex in planning services but serves clients through a much broader property advisory platform.
• Carter Jonas: National property consultancy offering planning, development, and broader real estate services including commercial agency and building surveying. Overlaps with Mialex in planning but operates as a multi-discipline incumbent across the property lifecycle.
• Montagu Evans: UK property consultancy with planning, development, and investment advisory services. Competes with Mialex on planning but delivers planning as one component of a broader real estate advisory offering to developers and investors.
• Savills (UK Planning): Global real estate services firm with a substantial UK planning consultancy arm serving residential and commercial developers. Overlaps with Mialex on planning applications and appeals but as part of a full-service real estate platform.
• Stantec UK (former Barton Willmore): Global design and engineering firm that acquired Barton Willmore, one of the UK's largest planning consultancies. Serves residential and commercial developers with planning as part of a much wider infrastructure and design services portfolio.

Direct peers

• Boyer (a Stantec company): UK town planning consultancy providing planning application, appeal, and development advisory services to residential and commercial clients. Directly overlaps with Mialex's service modules and target customer base, now operating within Stantec's global infrastructure.
• Indigo Planning (an SLR company): Independent UK town planning consultancy focused on securing planning permissions for residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments. Closely comparable to Mialex in service breadth and target segments, with similar national reach.
• Turley: UK specialist planning, design and economics consultancy with offices across the country. Directly comparable to Mialex as a B2B planning consultancy serving residential and commercial developers, but operating at significantly larger scale with multi-disciplinary offerings.
• Lichfields: Specialist planning, development and heritage consultancy operating across the UK. Highly comparable to Mialex in core service offering (planning applications, appeals, S73 variations) for residential and mixed-use developers, though with broader national footprint.
• Iceni Projects: UK planning, development economics, and heritage consultancy working across residential and commercial sectors. Directly comparable to Mialex in planning-led service delivery, with additional expertise in heritage and viability that complements Mialex's appeals heritage work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mialex-planning
• Instagraminstagram.com/mialex.planning

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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