What PWP Design Ltd does

PWP Design Ltd is a private landscape architecture practice headquartered in Otley, West Yorkshire, founded in 2015 by Simon Hall. The firm provides a full spectrum of landscape architecture services across four sector verticals: regeneration, public realm and pop-up landscapes; residential and commercial development; commercial outdoor space; and private gardens. Services span landscape strategy and assessment, design guidance, concept design, planning inputs, detailed drawings, technical specifications, site implementation oversight, and graphics and 3D visualisation including photomontages, fly-throughs and illustrative plans. The client base includes major UK residential developers (Harworth Group, Lovell Homes, Templegate Developments), commercial real estate operators (Landsec), local authorities (North Yorkshire Council, Rotherham MBC, Amber Valley BC, North Kesteven DC), hospitality groups (Dakota Hotels, Rudding Park Hotel), and community organisations (Spark:York CIC, York BID).

The technical offering rests on industry-standard landscape architecture design software, 3D visualisation tools and a structured four-step Garden Design Process (consultation, site survey, design options, masterplan). The firm operates a 12-person multidisciplinary team of Chartered Landscape Architects, designers and a CAD Technician, with leadership holding 25+ years of combined experience, CMLI accreditation, and prior recognition including an RHS Chelsea Flower Show People's Choice award and BALI Grand Award. Through its sister company PWP Landscape (founded 1998 by directors Adrian Parr and Ian Woolford), the practice offers an integrated turn-key Design, Build and Maintenance service that few comparably sized competitors can match.

The business model is professional services: project-based, quote-priced engagements with multi-year contract cadence, delivered via direct sales and architect/planner referrals across the UK. There is no external investment, no parent company, and no public listing. Marketing is portfolio-led via the firm website, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter/X, supported by industry competition participation (RHS Chelsea, Harrogate Flower Show, Landscape Institute competitions). Distribution is regionally concentrated in Yorkshire with national UK reach evidenced by the Waverley flagship, Skelton Gate (Leeds, ~1,800 dwellings), nationwide care home work and the Dakota Hotels series.

Name

PWP Design Ltd

Legal name

PWP Design Ltd

Website

https://pwpdesign.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PWP Design Ltd is a UK-based landscape architecture practice founded in 2015, providing landscape strategy, public realm, residential, commercial, and private garden design services to developers, local authorities, community groups, and homeowners across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Landscape Design & Installation (HSAIABAJ), Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA), Landscape Design, Build & Installation (Hardscapes/Softscapes) (BPABADAF)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Garden design
• Public realm design
• Landscape masterplanning
• Site appraisal analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Otley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Design Services: Professional services revenue generated through providing landscape architecture design services to developers, local authorities, community groups, business improvement districts, architects and planners. Services include landscape strategy and assessments, design guidance, concept design, planning information, detailed drawings, specifications and overseeing implementation on site.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PWP Design provides landscape architecture design services including landscape strategy and assessments, design guidance, concept design, planning information, detailed drawings, specifications and overseeing implementation on site. The practice supports developers, local authorities, community groups, business improvement districts, homeowners, architects and planners across regeneration, residential and commercial development, commercial outdoor space and private garden sectors. A turn-key Design and Build service is offered for garden clients via sister company PWP Landscape.

Product overview

PWP Design is a landscape architecture practice offering a unified suite of design services rather than a modular software platform. Their core service offerings include Design Guidance & Strategy, Scheme Design, Graphics, Masterplanning, Appraisal & Analysis, and Gardens Design. These services are delivered as an integrated consultancy offering, supporting clients from initial strategy through to detailed design and site implementation. The practice works across multiple sectors including regeneration and public realm, residential and commercial development, commercial outdoor spaces, and private gardens. They also partner with their sister company PWP Landscape for turnkey design-and-build garden projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design Guidance & Strategy Strategic landscape architecture services covering public realm, green infrastructure, pop up landscapes, wayfinding and connectivity, and specification of planting, hard materials and furniture for public and private sector clients.
• Scheme Design Design development services from sketch proposals through detailed design, planning inputs, technical detailing, planting plans and specifications, and hard and soft landscape implementation oversight for developer, local authority and private clients.
• Graphics Visual communication services including 3D visuals and photomontages, concept graphics, 3D models and fly-throughs, and illustrative plans and elevations to support client engagement and planning submissions.
• Masterplanning Large-scale landscape planning services including development site layouts, landscape masterplanning, strategic framework plans, and community-led design for developers, local authorities and regeneration projects.
• Appraisal & Analysis Assessment services including site analysis and context, landscape and visual appraisal (LVIA), development briefs and vision documents, and community/stakeholder consultation facilitation for development and regeneration projects.
• Gardens Design Garden design services delivered via a structured four-step process (consultation, site survey, design options, final masterplan) and offered in collaboration with sister company PWP Landscape to provide a full turn-key Design and Build service for private gardens and landscapes for homeowners in Leeds, Harrogate and York.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 Waverley residents attended the Olive Lane opening event
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• R Vint EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaborated with R Vint Engineering on the My Third Place concept submission for the Landscape Institute's international design competition 'Transforming the urban landscape'. This was a co-development partnership to create innovative post COVID-19 street and space designs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Maccreanor Lavington: Architecture and landscape practice with a strong public realm and housing specialism in the UK and Europe. Comparable to PWP Design for residential and public-realm regeneration commissions, though with an architecture-led structure.

Others

• PWP Landscape: Sister company to PWP Design, founded 1998 by directors Adrian Parr and Ian Woolford; provides the design-and-build arm that PWP Design draws on for private garden projects. Captive related party rather than a market competitor, but the most commercially intertwined peer in the dataset.

Direct peers

• Bartholomew Landscapes: Yorkshire-based landscape architecture and design practice working across residential, public realm and garden design projects. Closest regional peer to PWP Design given shared Yorkshire geography and overlapping client base.
• Townshend Landscape Architects: Independent UK landscape architecture practice delivering public realm, residential and garden design. Similar boutique practice profile to PWP Design with overlapping service offering and client base.
• Churchman Thornhill Finch: Mid-sized UK landscape architecture practice with a similar service mix across public realm, residential development, and regeneration. Comparable to PWP Design in scale and client type, competing for similar developer and local-authority briefs across the UK.
• Frame Landscape: UK landscape architecture practice offering design, masterplanning and regeneration services. Similar size and structure to PWP Design, competing for analogous developer and local-authority commissions.
• Re-form Landscape Architecture: UK landscape architecture studio working across urban regeneration, public realm, residential and education projects. Comparable to PWP Design in size, service scope and client mix.
• Fabrik Landscape Architecture: Independent UK landscape architecture practice offering landscape strategy, public realm and residential/commercial development design. Closely comparable to PWP Design in offering, project scale, and target client base.

Broad incumbents

• Gillespies: One of the UK's largest and best-known landscape architecture practices, delivering public realm, masterplanning and urban regeneration across the UK and internationally. Comparable to PWP Design as a direct competitor for the same developer, local authority, and architect-led briefs, but at significantly larger scale.
• Land Use Consultants (LUC): Large UK consultancy offering landscape architecture, environmental planning, masterplanning and regeneration services to developers, local authorities and government. Direct competitor for regeneration and public realm commissions such as those won by PWP Design for Rotherham and Amber Valley.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/pwpdesignuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pwp-design-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/pwpdesignuk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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