Meet Our Land, Development and Communities Group
At Brookbanks, our Land Development and Communities team is where most projects begin. We take a concept, often just an idea and guide it through planning and initial technical approvals, ensuring it’s viable, sustainable, and ready for development.
A Unified Team
What sets us apart is our integrated approach. Rather than clients having to coordinate multiple consultants, we bring everything together under one roof. This unified structure eliminates disconnects, reduces delays, and ensures that priorities are aligned from day one. It’s a joined-up approach that saves time and adds value.
Consistent Leadership, Ongoing Involvement
Unlike many consultants, we don’t just deliver a report and move on. The directors you meet at the outset remain involved throughout the project. We don’t disappear or delegate everything to junior staff. When you need answers, you get them from someone who knows your project inside and out.
Solving Challenges, Adding Value
Every site presents its own challenges—be it flood risk, access infrastructure, or sustainability requirements. Our role is to make development possible by finding practical, bespoke solutions. We understand that delays cost money, so we focus on delivering clear, direct advice that helps clients make informed decisions without unnecessary complexity.
Real Results: Court Lodge, Ashford
A prime example of our approach is the Court Lodge project in Ashford. The local council proposed the Southeast Ashford Bypass as a requirement for the scheme. However, through detailed highway trip analysis and environmental engineering, we demonstrated that the bypass was not only unnecessary but potentially harmful to local wildlife.
This rigorous, evidence-based approach saved our client over £15 million in infrastructure costs.
Moving Projects Forward
This is what we do at Brookbanks. We take complex sites, find solutions, add value, and move projects forward.
That’s the Brookbanks difference.
Meet the team...
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Danny Lloyd-Jones
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Lee Witts
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Ground Conditions and Contamination
We can assist with your concerns regarding ground condition, be they contamination or geotechnical.
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Highways and Transportation
At Brookbanks we provide transportation and highways services to assist clients in the delivery of their development proposals.
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Hydrology
We aid in the optimisation of water, pollution reduction, and promote environmental sustainability to benefit communities across the UK.
Moreover, we pos...
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Land, Development and Communities Group
Our Land, Development and Communities Group (LDC) has built an enviable reputation across our industry as leading providers of a variety of services with t...
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Nutrient Neutrality Assessments and Mitigation Strategies
The issue of Nutrient Neutrality has been holding up development for over four years now. Whilst legislation, guidance and discussion around the topic is o...
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Utilities
The management of a development’s interaction with existing utility infrastructure and coordination of new utility infrastructure is critical to its succes...
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Podcast Episode #6: Industrial Energy Security
December 4, 2025
In our latest podcast, Grant Vasey, Director for our Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Group, and Mat Capper, Director of Utilities, delves into one of the most pressing challenges facing UK industry today: Industrial Energy Security.
The Importance of High-Quality Technical Detail & Multidisciplinary Approach
December 3, 2025
In this article, Lee Witts, Group Director for Land, Development and Communities at Brookbanks, shares his thoughts on why high quality technical detail and a genuinely multidisciplinary approach are fundamental to turning planning policy into practical outcomes, protecting value and saving client’s time.
The 2026 Budget: What it means for Housing, Development and UK Growth
November 27, 2025
Explore how yesterday’s Budget changes the industry landscape for developers, landowners and construction professionals. From tax adjustments to housing and infrastructure priorities, we outline the challenges and positives shaping the sector’s next steps as we move into 2026.