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Nexus is a planning and regeneration consultancy supporting public and private sector clients across the UK. We combine strategic thinking, sector knowledge and evidence-led advice to help projects move forward with confidence.

Nexus is a UK planning and regeneration consultancy advising public and private sector clients on projects that shape places, unlock development potential, and deliver long-term value. We combine strategic planning insight with practical delivery experience, helping clients navigate complexity with confidence across a broad range of sectors and planning challenges.


Our approach is defined by clarity, collaboration and evidence-led thinking. From early strategy and site promotion through to planning applications, appeals and specialist advisory work, we provide measured, commercially aware advice that supports informed decision-making and strong project outcomes. By combining sector knowledge with a clear understanding of policy, place and stakeholder priorities, we help clients move projects forward with purpose.


What sets Nexus apart is the way we bring together planning expertise, analytical capability and a genuinely collaborative culture. We are committed to delivering work that is thoughtful, robust and responsive to the wider social, economic and environmental context. Across every commission, our focus is the same: to provide high-quality advice, build trusted relationships, and help create places that are successful, sustainable and enduring.

  1. 06/09/2013
  2. 01/01/2019
  3. 01/01/2020
  4. 01/01/2021
  5. 01/01/2022
  6. 01/01/2023
  7. 01/01/2024
  8. 01/01/2025
  9. 01/01/2026
  1. 2013 — NEXUS PLANNING IS FORMED

    Nexus Planning launches in 2013

  2. 2019 — EARLY NATIONAL RECOGNITION

    Nexus describes its 2020 RTPI win as “a great follow up” to being commended in 2019, showing that the practice was already gaining recognition at a national level before its 2020 award win.

  3. 2020 — RTPI PLANNING CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR

    Nexus won RTPI Planning Consultancy of the Year 2020, a major milestone in the firm’s growth and profile. Nexus also says this came just seven years after being established in 2013.

  4. 2021 - CARBON-NEGATIVE STATUS AND FURTHER AWARD SUCCESS

    At the start of 2021, Nexus said it had become the first town planning consultancy it could verify to obtain carbon-negative status, and the firm’s careers page also notes it was North West RTPI Planning Consultancy of the Year in 2021.

  5. 2022 BRISTOL OFFICE ESTABLISHED AND RTPI FINALIST

    Nexus says its Bristol office was established in 2022 and grew quickly, while also noting that the practice was an RTPI Planning Consultancy of the Year finalist in 2022.

  6. 2023 - FIVE-OFFICE NATIONAL FOOTPRINT

    By 2023, Nexus was describing itself as an independent consultancy with around 40 qualified staff and offices in London, Reading, Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester, showing the scale of its national footprint.

  7. 2024 - ANALYTICS AND PUBLIC-SECTOR CAPABILITY STRENGTHENED

    By late 2024, Nexus had an established Nexus Analytics & Research (NAR) offer and announced that, together with Yellow Submarine AI, it had won a place on the G-Cloud 14 framework.

  8. 2025 - CONTINUED EXPANSION AND NEW SPECIALIST WINS

    In 2025, Nexus announced the expansion of its Birmingham office and regeneration remit and also reported securing consent for an advanced biofuel facility in Medway, Kent, showing continued growth in both team capability and project delivery.

  9. 2026 - CURRENT POSITION

    Nexus currently presents itself as a UK planning and regeneration consultancy with five offices, a broad sector offer, and a dedicated Analytics & Research capability supporting evidence-led planning work.