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Strong leadership keeps a development moving in the right direction, from first strategy to final phase.
Nearly 95% of our Development Partner Team have previously worked for a property developer or housebuilder, so we lead developments with a full understanding of what each party needs. That experience shapes how we set direction, run governance and make decisions on our clients’ behalf. Clients get a development lead who has been in their position and can keep a complex scheme on course over its whole lifecycle.
Large developments involve many parties, including landowners, consortium partners, investors, local authorities, statutory bodies and specialist consultants. Within our Development Partner service, we act as the experienced client-side lead that brings these interests together, represents our clients’ commercial priorities and provides a clear structure for decision-making. Clients can appoint us to lead an entire development or to take on specific leadership roles where they need extra capacity.
Why Choose Brookbanks for Development Leadership
Our specialists have led consortium boards, managed multidisciplinary teams and represented clients on major new communities and urban extensions. Because our planning, engineering, environmental and commercial experts work together in-house, we can lead a development with a full understanding of how each decision affects programme, cost and value.
Key Client Benefits
- One team representing your interests: One experienced team leads the development on your behalf, so you have a single point of leadership from strategy to completion.
- Reduced risk: We identify planning, technical and commercial risks early and keep specialist inputs aligned with the agreed strategy. This stops problems in one area from affecting the wider scheme.
- Programme certainty: We plan the programme and phasing around value, infrastructure and market demand from the start. This gives clients and investors a realistic route to completion that holds as the scheme evolves.
- Better stakeholder management: We lead the conversations with consortium partners, investors, local authorities and communities. Clear governance gives everyone confidence in how and when decisions are made.
- Value enhancement: We judge every decision on what it does for long-term value, as well as for the programme, quality of place and community outcomes. Since January 2025, we’ve delivered over £25 million in savings for our clients.
Specialist Services
Development Management and Client Representation
Landowners, investors and public sector organisations often benefit from an experienced team that can lead a development for them. Our development management specialists set project objectives, appoint and lead the project team, and represent our clients in discussions with authorities, partners and purchasers, making sure each decision reflects their priorities.
Multidisciplinary team coordination is central to this role. We bring planning, engineering, environmental, commercial and design inputs together through a single integrated team, so information flows quickly and technical work stays aligned with the wider development strategy.
Find out how we provide a central coordination role as Development Manager at Bourn Airfield.
Consortium Management and Governance
Many strategic sites are brought forward by several landowners or developers working together. Our consortium management service gives these partnerships a clear framework, aligning objectives, agreeing responsibilities and managing the shared activities that sit outside individual housebuilding parcels.
Good governance underpins this. We establish arrangements such as development or project boards with the client team and key stakeholders, set out procurement, appointment and payment processes, and provide structured reporting so that partners can make timely, well-informed decisions.
Read how we managed a consortium development board as lead Development Partner at Sherford New Town.
Stakeholder Management
Positive relationships with local authorities, statutory bodies, communities and public sector partners are essential to successful development. Our specialists lead this engagement on our clients’ behalf, building constructive working relationships and finding common ground between parties with different priorities.
We also work with public sector organisations bringing forward their own land and development initiatives, providing the strategic and technical expertise needed to move them forward. Throughout, we keep stakeholders informed so that issues are raised and resolved early.
Programme Management and Phasing Strategies
Developments delivered over many years need a clear overall programme and an active approach to risk. Our programme management specialists set the development programme, track progress across planning, technical approvals, infrastructure and land disposals, and manage strategic risks so that the scheme stays on course.
Phasing strategies decide the order in which land, homes and infrastructure come forward. We plan phases around infrastructure capacity, planning obligations, cash flow and market demand, helping clients bring forward early phases efficiently while protecting value in those that follow.
Sectors We Support
We lead major residential developments, urban extensions, new settlements, mixed-use and regeneration schemes, and public sector development initiatives, acting for landowners, consortia, investors, housebuilders and public bodies.
Our Development Partner team works across all types of development and all of the sectors we support: residential, industry and logistics, infrastructure, commercial, data centres, leisure, education, healthcare, high rise and heritage.
Talk to Our Development Leadership Specialists
Contact a member of our Development Leadership team directly, or email hello@brookbanks.com and one of our experts will get back to you.
Group Director, Development Management, and Head of Yorkshire and North East Office
Tori Hall
tori.hall@brookbanks.com
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FAQs
What is consortium management?
Consortium management is the coordination of a development brought forward by several landowners or developers. We provide the governance, programme and shared workstreams that let partners act together, while each continues to focus on its own interests.
Can you represent us in discussions with the local authority and other bodies?
Yes. Representing our clients with local planning authorities, highway and drainage authorities, statutory bodies and public sector partners is a core part of our role. We present a consistent position and keep clients informed of progress and any decisions needed.
Why does a phasing strategy matter?
The sequence in which land, infrastructure and homes come forward affects cash flow, planning obligations and the value of later phases. A well-considered phasing strategy helps early phases start efficiently and keeps the whole development viable over its lifetime.
When should a client appoint a Development Leadership team?
Ideally at the very start, when land is being acquired, promoted or brought together, before the development strategy is fixed. If we’re involved from this stage, we can shape the decisions that have the biggest effect on long-term value. These include the vision for the site, how the land is promoted, phasing, infrastructure planning, and the governance arrangements between landowners, consortium partners and investors. Getting these right early reduces risk and gives the scheme a clear, realistic route to completion.