Turning planning complexity into calm, grounded confidence
Planning does not need to feel overwhelming. We simplify complexity with honest guidance and evidence-led strategy built for real, deliverable outcomes.
About DDR & Partners
With over 35 years of combined experience across land promotion, planning strategy, development advisory and site disposal, the firm covers the full journey from initial appraisal through to sale — with the same people involved throughout.
Our track record spans permission in principle, outline, full, reserved matters and Section 73 applications across multiple local authority areas including Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Selby and the East Riding. We have structured promotion and option agreements, negotiated complex land transactions, and managed disposals on sites ranging from single plots to multi-phase residential schemes.
Our track record spans permission in principle, outline, full, reserved matters and Section 73 applications across multiple local authority areas including Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Selby and the East Riding. We have structured promotion and option agreements, negotiated complex land transactions, and managed disposals on sites ranging from single plots to multi-phase residential schemes.
88.5%
Overall planning success
250+
Dwellings consented
£25m+
Total land sales
Expertise
What We Do
We combine planning consultancy, development advisory and agency in one firm. The people who sit at your kitchen table and assess your land’s potential are the same people who prepare the application, manage the planning officer relationship, negotiate the deal terms and handle the sale.
That is not how most firms in this sector work. Typically, a planning consultant obtains the consent, then hands the file to an agent who has never visited the site. Or an agent markets the land without understanding the planning risk that sits underneath it. Knowledge gets lost. Opportunities get missed. The landowner pays for both.
We built DDR specifically to stop that from happening.
That is not how most firms in this sector work. Typically, a planning consultant obtains the consent, then hands the file to an agent who has never visited the site. Or an agent markets the land without understanding the planning risk that sits underneath it. Knowledge gets lost. Opportunities get missed. The landowner pays for both.
We built DDR specifically to stop that from happening.
Services
Full-spectrum land and planning
services
Marketing and sale of land with development potential. Every site we market is presented with a comprehensive information pack covering the planning position, site constraints, development capacity and deal structure — giving buyers the confidence to move quickly and pay a premium. Our agency work is built on the planning and commercial knowledge that sits underneath it. That is what sets us apart from a traditional land agent.
Strategic planning advice and application management from permission in principle through to reserved matters and condition discharge. We have managed applications across multiple Yorkshire local authority areas, navigating local plan policy, committee politics and officer negotiations on behalf of our clients. Every application we prepare is tested against commercial viability — because a consent that cannot be delivered is worth very little.
Site appraisals, feasibility assessments, development strategy and viability analysis. Before you spend a penny on a planning application, you need to know what your land is worth, what can realistically be built on it, and what deal structure will protect your interests. We provide that clarity — grounded in real market evidence and comparable transactions, not assumptions.
Expert negotiation and advisory on ransom strips, access rights and third-party land interests. Ransom positions can make or break a development — whether you hold the ransom or need to resolve one. We bring planning knowledge, commercial judgement and negotiation experience to reach terms that work. We have dealt with ransom situations on sites across Yorkshire, from single-access disputes to multi-party land assembly.
Our Work
Hunton – Outline planning and sale of 15 dwellings
Outline consent secured and site sold within 28 days of agreeing terms
Our Clients