Derwenthorpe, York, Joseph Rowntree Trust
Welcome to Cre8 Land and Planning
Cre8 Land and Planning is an independent commercially focused town planning and land consultancy providing support to housebuilders, land promotors and landowners across the North West.
As an independent practice, we bring agility, strategic insight, and hands-on experience delivered by an experienced senior team to help you maximise development opportunities and navigate planning challenges with confidence.
Whether you’re seeking new land to bring forward, progressing a complex application, or optimising the value of your existing portfolio, our team offers end-to-end support including:
- Strategic land identification & promotion
- Strategic planning appraisals and site assessments
- Preparation, submission, and management of planning applications
- Promotion and Local Plan representation
- Stakeholder engagement & negotiation with local planning authorities
- Management of technical consultants and project teams
- Planning appeals and expert advice.
We pride ourselves on being responsive, pragmatic, and easy to work with—acting as an extension of your team and helping you move projects forward with confidence.
We have a strong track record and offer a dedicated personal service that delivers!
Our Approach
Our approach is underpinned by three core values.
Partnering & engagement
We embrace a collaborative approach to planning and development that embraces partnership working and engagement to deliver development that is both locally acceptable and commercially deliverable.
Design
We are passionate about design and work with leading design teams to help deliver places of the highest quality.
Sustainability
We embrace a sustainable approach to development and regeneration and work closely with our clients to minimise the impact on the environment and local communities where possible.
We offer a wide range of planning and development services tailored to the needs of our clients to provide the best service possible. Our services include:
- Project Management and Leadership
- Strategic Planning and Strategy
- Pre-Application Consultation
- Planning Applications and Appeals
- Strategic Land Promotion
- Residential Site Search
- Placemaking and Regeneration
- Funding and Business Case Development
Our Services
Featured Projects
A selection of our projects.
Bromborough Wharf
Grammont Group & Black Pearl Capital
Outline planning application(s) for a new sustainable waterside residential community of upto 1,000 homes.
Stretford Memorial Hospital
Promenade Estates
Heritage led redevelopment of a former hospital site for a new residential development of 35 homes.
Gresty Lane, Crewe
IM Land
Strategic land promotion of a 27 ha greenfield site for 500 new homes located within Green Gap.
Bennett Street, Manchester
Ascena Developments
Outline planning application for the redevelopment of an existing employment site for a residential development of 340 houses.
Raven Bridge Farm Eco Pods, Renwick
BM Solutions
Full planning application for the development of 7 no. sustainable eco pods located in open countryside.
Newbury Town Centre Masterplan
West Berkshire Council
Vision and masterplan of Newbury Town Centre working as part of a team led by Hemingway Design.