Wates Developments works with and on behalf of landowners to secure the necessary permissions to realise the development potential of their land. Our experienced team guide landowners and their sites through every stage of the development process.
We’re part of the Wates Group, a business established in 1897 and still owned by the Wates family. Wates is one of the leading privately-owned, development, construction and property service companies in the UK, employing almost 4,000 people across our different businesses.
Wates Developments is a team of 45 land and planning professionals who are dedicated to delivering planning consents and development on strategic land.
The Land Team secured a significant number of new land opportunities last year – success that has carried forward into the start of 2023. The team worked incredibly hard to achieve this, and a big thank you also to our network of agents who’ve been involved in these transactions.
Wates Developments is actively looking to secure land which has planning potential.
Take a look at our requirements below, and please contact a member of the team for further information.
Crowborough, East Sussex
Planning permission granted for an environmentally sensitive development of 150 homes with local community benefits.
Leybourne, Kent
Planning permission granted from the Planning Inspectorate for 250 new family homes on land west of Winterfield Lane, Leybourne.
Buckingham
Planning consent secured and 58 acres of land sold in Buckingham, providing 420 much needed new homes in the area.
We recently welcomed Toby Haselwood and Lorraine Carroll to our team.
07590 001 836
stephen.sedgley@wates.co.uk
Stephen holds a Degree in Real Estate Management and is a Chartered Planning and Development Surveyor. He joined Wates in 2016.
07889 304 963
emily.kersey@wates.co.uk
With over 15 years’ experience, Emily has a broad land purchasing skill set. She joined Wates Developments in 2015.
07423 407 143
matt.woods@wates.co.uk
Prior to Matt joining the team in 2018 he worked at Linden Homes - one of our housebuilder joint venture partners.
07708 468 635
tom.stancombe@wates.co.uk
Tom has in-depth knowledge of the industry, with extensive experience that includes securing land, promotion and option agreements, and conditional contracts.
07505 036 190
shiv.singh@wates.co.uk
Shiv joined Wates in 2017 after graduating from Oxford Brookes University. He is a Chartered Planning and Development Surveyor.
07894 997 010
toby.haselwood@wates.co.uk
Toby is a chartered Town Planner, from a farming and land agency background. He joined the team in 2023 from Lagan Homes.
07541 683 113
georgie.elliott@wates.co.uk
Georgie joined Wates in 2021 from CALA Group and holds a MSc in Real Estate. She is an accredited Mental Health First Aider.
07933 800 253
jacob.mangham@wates.co.uk
Jacob joined the land team in 2022 as a Developments Management Trainee. He holds a BA in Geography and Planning.
07864 684 186
lorraine.carroll@wates.co.uk
Lorraine joined the team in 2022, bringing many years of experience from the construction industry, in roles such as Executive Assistance and Office Manager