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Websites for planning consultancies

A refused homeowner and a developer instructing a scheme need different front pages.

PrimeStart designs a website around your planning consultancy, then hosts it, updates it and looks after it for you. Built to answer the homeowner who has just been refused and the developer instructing a strategy for a live scheme — from £99.99 a month with £0 upfront design fee.

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Built around your practiceA homeowner who has just been refused needs a different page to a developer instructing a scheme.

Example enquiry — not a real customer

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Example design — fictional business

Why a website

Nobody can see good judgement. A website has to prove it another way.

A planning consultant's real evidence is a decision notice or an appeal outcome, neither of which look like anything on a page. That makes stating plainly what you actually do, and for what kind of scheme, more important than a portfolio.

01

Most visitors do not know what a planning consultant does

The distinction from an architect matters near the top of the page, or the wrong enquiry — or no enquiry at all — is what a confused visitor leaves with.

02

A homeowner arrives after a refusal, not before

Many enquiries follow a first application going wrong. Explaining what happens next, including an appeal, reads as a consultant who has done this before.

03

A developer is checking scale and application type, not browsing

Outline, full, reserved matters, listed building — naming what you actually handle tells a developer in seconds whether to send the scheme.

04

They want to describe the site, not fill in a generic contact form

A consultation request that asks for the address, the proposal and any previous refusal starts the first conversation from the right place.

Getting customers

Somebody who was refused last week is searching for a planning consultant right now.

“Planning consultant near me”, “planning appeal help”, “change of use planning permission” — different searches, different buyers. Website + SEO is the ongoing work of being found for each one.

  • Local searches, agreed with you. We pick the three searches that matter most to your practice — say, “planning consultant in York”, “planning appeal advice” and “listed building consent” — and work on them every month.
  • Google Business Profile. Set up and kept current, so you appear on the map with your services, your areas and a way to reach you.
  • Reviews from genuine clients. A simple way to ask satisfied clients for a Google review after a decision, because reviews are what a homeowner checks before trusting someone with a case that matters to them.
  • Content that answers real questions. What a planning consultant actually does, how an appeal works and what pre-application advice covers — the things people search for before they are ready to ask for a consultation.
  • A monthly report you can read. What we did, what moved, and what's next — in your Client Platform, in clear, straightforward language.

We never promise rankings or a number of clients. We do promise consistent, honest work on being found — and to show you exactly what we did.

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Built for you

A refused homeowner and a developer instructing a scheme need different front pages on a planning website.

A consultancy taking on householder appeals and one handling a developer's outline application have different clients, different proof points and different ways of deciding to instruct. A template can't tell the difference. We can.

Every PrimeStart website is designed from scratch and custom coded on WordPress in HTML and PHP — no page builders, no theme bought off a shelf with your name typed in. It's built around the distinction from architecture, application types and the consultation route you actually use.

“A homeowner wants to know what happens after a refusal. A developer wants your application history and your scale of experience. Same profession, completely different website.”

The clarity-first rule behind every planning consultancy site
Custom HTML & PHP on WordPress No page-builder templates Fast on mobile Yours after the term
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1What we do 2Application types 3Local plan knowledge 4Consultation request
  • 1

    The distinction from architecture, stated plainly

    What a planning consultant actually handles, near the top of the page, so a first-time visitor is never left guessing.

  • 2

    Named separately, not bundled as one service

    Householder, full, outline, reserved matters, listed building consent and appeals, each named so a visitor finds their situation.

  • 3

    The authorities and areas you actually work in

    Stated plainly, so a homeowner or developer can tell in seconds whether you know their patch.

  • 4

    A form built for the detail that matters

    Site address, the proposal in outline and any previous refusal, so a first conversation starts from the right place.

What's included

Everything a website needs to run, handled for you.

You don't need to learn hosting, domains or WordPress. Every PrimeStart website comes with the technical side done and looked after — for as long as you're with us.

Design & build

  • Custom design around your practiceApproved by you
  • Custom coded on WordPressHTML & PHP
  • Up to 5 pages to startMore via your platform
  • Mobile-first, fast loading

Hosting & security

  • Hosting, included
  • Domain name & SSL certificate
  • Daily backups
  • Security monitoring & updates

Changes & management

  • Small changes when you need themWithin service scope
  • WordPress & plugin updatesEvery month
  • Enquiry forms to your phone
  • Support from real people

Your Client Platform

  • See your site's progress
  • Request changes in a click
  • Order extra pages
  • SEO reports (Website + SEO)Monthly
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While you're on a case

We're on the website. Updates, fixes, backups and changes happen in the background — you'll only hear from us when there's something worth hearing.

How it starts

Tell us about your practiceThe application types you handle, your areas and your experience.
See your designWe design your site and you approve it before anything goes live.
Go live, looked afterYour site launches, and we keep running it from then on.

Choose your plan

Two plans. The difference is whether you want help being found.

Both give you a complete, managed website. One adds ongoing SEO work to it. Pay monthly, or pay upfront for the year and save 25%.

Website

A professional website for your planning consultancy, looked after for you.

£99.99a month

Save 25%

12-month plan. £0 upfront design fee.

Start my website
Months 1–12£99.99 a month
OwnershipYours after the 12-month term

£899.91once

12 months of Website paid upfront — saving £299.97.

Start my website
Instead of£1,199.88 over 12 months
OwnershipEarly handover once approved, or keep it managed

Design, build, hosting, domain, SSL, backups, updates, small changes, support and your Client Platform login.

For getting found

Website + SEO

For planning consultancies who want help being found on Google.

£349.99a month, in total

Save 25%

Includes your managed website. SEO runs for a 6-month minimum.

Start Website + SEO
Months 1–6£349.99 a month · SEO minimum
Months 7–12£349.99 · or stop SEO and pay £99.99

£3,149.91once

12 months of Website and 12 months of SEO paid upfront — saving £1,049.97.

Start Website + SEO
Instead of£4,199.88 over 12 months
Covers12 months of Website and SEO

Everything in Website, plus three agreed local searches worked on monthly, Google Business Profile, reviews, technical fixes and a monthly report.

First payment at signup, no setup charges. Monthly customers own their site after the agreed 12-month term; upfront customers can take early handover once the site is complete and approved. Full terms on the pricing page.

Questions

What planning consultancy clients check before committing.

The commercial questions, answered plainly. Anything else, ask us — a real person will call you back.

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Not sure which plan?

Tell us how much of your work is repeat instructions from developers versus first-time homeowner enquiries, and we'll say honestly whether SEO is worth it for you yet.

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Most of our work comes from architects and agents who already know us. Do we need a website?
A regular referral source keeps the diary full until they change who they recommend, take on their own planning expertise, or simply send less work. A website is what a new developer, agent or homeowner checks before instructing you — and it works during the weeks a regular source of referrals goes quiet.
How much does a website for a planning consultancy cost with PrimeStart?
Website is £99.99 a month for 12 months with no upfront design fee, or £899.91 paid upfront for the year (save 25%). Website + SEO is £349.99 a month in total, or £3,149.91 paid upfront for 12 months of Website and SEO. For new agreements, after the first 12 months the website continues automatically at £49.99 a month for hosting and aftercare, with no new minimum term, unless you give 30 days' notice; Website + SEO continues at £299.99 a month while SEO is still running. Existing customers keep the pricing in their own agreement.
Can the site keep a homeowner's enquiry separate from a developer's instruction?
Yes, by the route each one comes in on. A homeowner-facing page explains planning consultancy in plain terms and asks about the proposal and any previous refusal, and a trade-facing page sets out application types and scale of experience for a developer or architect. Both use the same enquiry form and reach your inbox, so what each page asked them to write tells you which is which.
Can you show our RTPI membership and case outcomes?
Yes, whichever you hold. Royal Town Planning Institute membership, chartered status, professional indemnity insurance and genuine case outcomes are set out together, worded exactly as they appear on your certificate or the decision notice itself — never a membership you do not actually hold. Clients can check chartered status directly with the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Will you get my application approved or win my appeal?
That's your professional judgement, not something a website can promise on your behalf, and we never claim otherwise. What the site does is present your services, application types and local plan knowledge honestly enough that the right enquiries reach you.
Do I own the website?
Yes. On the monthly plan the site is yours after the agreed 12-month term, subject to the contract. If you pay upfront you can choose an early handover once the site is complete and approved, or keep it managed with us.
How long until my site is live?
Once we have your details and photos we design your site, show it to you, make your amendments and go live only when you've approved it. You'll see the first design before anything is public.
We also design the extensions we get planning permission for. Do you cover that?
Yes. If a good share of your work is producing drawings rather than handling the application itself, our website design for architects page is worth a look for how we handle that side of the work.
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You argue the case. We'll keep the website making it for you.

Choose a plan, tell us about your practice and your areas, and see your first design before anything goes live.

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