Wates Developments

Members of the Wates Development team had a terrific day on Friday 6th September at the Goodwood Revival, along with a number of our valued partners and associates. While the weather wasn’t terribly kind, it takes more than a spot of rain to dampen our spirits at Wates Developments, especially when fancy dress is involved! Colleagues donned their 1940s outfits and thoroughly enjoyed the event, which gave us ample opportunities to network, and debate the precise hierarchy of 1940s military ranks, and establish which fancy dress outranked everyone else! Thanks to all those who attended; we hope you had as much fun as we did! David Brocklebank, Natalie Flint, Stephen Sedgley MRICS, Simon Kibblewhite, Tim Searl, Sam Kirkaldy, Susanna Bowles, Charlotte Gorst, Russell W Mogridge MRICS, Charlotte Wilson and Gemma Leonard.

Today marks World Suicide Prevention Day. To help raise awareness, the Wates Developments team has been proudly taking part in our 5km Everyday Challenge throughout the month, supporting PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide – the UK charity dedicated to preventing young suicide. Suicide is the biggest killer of young people under 35 in the UK, with many suffering in silence. PAPYRUS aims to create a society where people feel able to talk openly about suicide and have access to the support they need. Our colleagues have been running or walking 5K EVERY DAY, and ten days into the month, we are well on the way to our target of 150K with 45K clocked up already! We’d love your support for this vital cause. If you’d like to donate, please visit our JustGiving page: https://lnkd.in/egJV-5mP Together, we can raise awareness and help make a difference in the fight against young suicide. Pictured are some of the team from yesterday’s walk – Elliott Firth, Rio Daniel, Rory Kemp MRICS, George Andrews MRICS, Jacob Mangham, Paul Thomas, Jordan van Laun MRICS, Lorea Johnston and Alice Cameron – sporting their Papyrus T-shirts as they clocked up their 5K during a lunchtime walk. #charity #fundraising #mentalhealth #PAPYRUS #suicideprevention

After successfully securing outline planning permission at appeal in March 2023, our Developments team completed the sale of a site in Bramley in January 2024, which will deliver up to 140 new homes, including 40% affordable housing. The site will also include vital community assets such as a community hub, skate park, allotments, and orchards, all nestled within 40 acres of open space. Landowner, Carol Walton, commented: "Wates have worked tirelessly to push the project forwards to a successful conclusion against all the odds. Their professionalism and experience has been second to none and we have enjoyed working with the team at Wates.” Find out more here about how our strong commitment to sustainable new housing developments, collaboration and capability made this possible: https://lnkd.in/ewAbTVq3 #CommunityAssets #SustainableDevelopment #WatesDevelopments #AffordableHousing

We celebrate another significant milestone this month as Rory Kemp MRICS marks his fifth anniversary with Wates Developments. Since joining Wates as a management trainee after graduating in 2019, Rory has shown unwavering commitment and dedication. In addition to marking his fifth anniversary, this week also marks Rory's promotion to the role of Acting Senior Land and Planning Manager within our Projects team. To celebrate this momentous achievement, we recently filmed Rory to discover more about his experiences over the past five years and why Wates is such a great place to develop your career. Please join us in congratulating Rory. #LandManagement #Planning #WatesDevelopment #Land

Have you read the latest LPDF newsletter? The August edition features three updates from Wates Developments, including news of our acquisition at Steel Cross, the launch of our sustainability strategy, and a contract exchange in West Oxfordshire. #housing #development #planning #affordablehomes #WatesDevelopments

There is a real competitive streak within the team at Wates Developments. From charity events and fundraisers to sporting challenges and industry events, we never shy away from a chance to put ourselves to the test. So, to mark the end of the summer, team members donned their sporting attire for a friendly - yet competitive - rounders match today. It was a closely fought match with team A being the victors led by Rio Daniel and splendid umpiring from David Bowen, followed by pizzas for all! A big shout out to #ZaenaPill for organising and Ashtead Cricket Club for allowing us to use their ground. As the photos show, everyone had a great time! #WatesDevelopments #Land #Landpromotion #OneTeam "

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve just exchanged contracts on a 12-acre site in East Sussex. The site, in Steel Cross, Crowborough, will see the development of up to 90 new homes, with 40% affordable housing, which will be welcomed by the local community. A big thank-you to Oliver Robinson at Batcheller Monkhouse for his outstanding efforts on behalf of the landowner, Ian Jones from DAC Beachcroft leading on the legal process and Shiv Singh MRICS and everyone in the Wates Developments team whose hard work has helped bring the site to a successful exchange. If you’re a landowner or agent aware of other potential opportunities, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Land Team to explore possible collaborations. Contact us at land@wates.co.uk for more details. #planning #housing #newhomes #housebuilding #landdevelopment #WatesDevelopments #landandplanning #sustainabledevelopments

At Wates Developments Group, we believe that sustainability not only helps people and nature; it produces better returns on land development. Over the course of the next five years, we have many exciting plans to embed sustainability in our work. This will include introducing a new placemaking and inclusion standard, as well as developing a new social value action plan for each scheme to ensure local needs are met effectively. We’re exploring how to reduce embodied carbon through the master planning process and setting ourselves some challenging targets to future-proof our longer-term planning strategies for our residential and commercial land schemes. There’s lots more too. To learn about all our commitments and to download our new Sustainability Strategy, please go to: https://lnkd.in/eRRvR-5w #sustainability #environment #ESG #BNG #placemaking #landandplanning #newhomes #affordablehomes #climate #inclusion #nature #water #wellbeing #socialmobility #socialinclusion Olivia Dear MIEMA and CEnv

This month, we are celebrating a significant milestone, Jordan van Laun MRICS's 10th anniversary with Wates Developments. Since graduating in 2014, Jordan has shown unwavering commitment and dedication, rising through the ranks from Assistant Land and Planning Manager to Associate Land and Planning Director. To celebrate this momentous achievement, we recently filmed Jordan to discover more about his experiences over the past decade and why Wates is such a great place to develop your career. Please join us in congratulating Jordan. #LandManagement #Planning #WatesDevelopment

Next month we’ll be raising money for PAPYRUS - the UK charity dedicated to the Prevention of Suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people. Throughout September, colleagues from Wates Developments will be donning the trainers to run or walk 5K EVERYDAY to support this very worthwhile charity totalling over 150K for the month. If you’d like to join the team or simply support and donate then do get in contact or visit the link below - https://lnkd.in/dVX3YFaB Well done and thanks to the following colleagues who have agreed to take on the challenge including the team members pictured below: Shiv Singh MRICS, Olivia Dear MIEMA and CEnv, Elliott Firth, Holly Rush, Lorea Johnston, Stephen Sedgley MRICS, Jacob Mangham, David Brocklebank, Victoria George-Taylor, Toby Haselwood MA MRTPI, Hayley White MRTPI, Tom Stancombe and Joe Maphosa MRTPI. We also send our thanks to the following team members who weren't available for the photo but who will be taking part in the September challenge: Nick Laugharne, John Tarvit, Paul Thomas, Rory Kemp MRICS, Alice Cameron, Georgie Fricker (nee Elliott), and George Andrews MRICS. #charity #fundraising #mentalhealth #PAPYRUS #suicideprevention