What it costs
What a planning consultant website should cost
A planning consultant's site earns by proving you get approvals to a client desperate for permission. Here is what it costs and how to weigh it.
From £297, live in 7 days, on your own domain.
Planning consultant website cost
Where the price sits
A planning consultant website cost starts from £297 for a spec-built site on your own domain, live within a week, with three months of aftercare included. That is well under the agency quotes and above the cheap builders. For a planning consultant the price is small against a consultancy fee, especially on a development or an appeal, so a single client clears it. But the real reason it pays is what the site does: it proves your track record of approvals to a client who wants one thing, permission, which is what wins planning work.
Planning consultancy is a results-driven service. The client is daunted or refused, desperate to get their project through, and they choose the consultant who most convincingly proves they can deliver. A site that shows your record of approvals and reassures the worried client is worth far more than its cost, because it converts exactly the anxiety that brings the client to you.
What the build covers
From £297, the money builds a results-led site. It proves your track record, showing approvals won, including difficult ones and appeals, which is the reassurance the client needs. It speaks to the daunted or refused client, acknowledging their situation and showing a way forward. It explains the process clearly, positioning you as the expert who can take the stress away. And it presents professionally, conveying the competence the client is looking for.
It also buys findability, so clients facing a planning problem and searching for help, and referred clients checking your record, can find and be reassured by you.
Why cheap conveys neither expertise nor reassurance
For a planning consultant, a cheap site carries a specific risk: it conveys neither the expertise nor the reassurance the client is looking for. A worried client, daunted by planning or stung by a refusal, is looking for a capable expert who can get their project through, and a shabby, generic template does not inspire that confidence. It quietly suggests a less serious, less capable operation, exactly when the client most needs to feel in safe hands.
So the usual bargain logic backfires. A page builder saves a little and undercuts the impression of expertise and results that wins the anxious client. A professional site that clearly shows your track record and explains your expertise does the opposite, marking you as the capable consultant who can deliver. Paying a little for that is investing in the confidence the whole decision rests on.
Judge it against a single client
The right way to weigh a planning consultant website cost is against a single client. A consultancy fee, especially on a development or an appeal, is worth many times the build, so winning one client the site brought in, because your track record reassured a worried, stuck person, covers the cost several times over. After that, a site that keeps turning daunted and refused clients into bookings earns continuously at a small monthly cost. For a results-driven service where clients are motivated and fees are good, a few hundred pounds for a site that proves you get approvals is one of the smartest things a planning consultant can spend on.
How it works
From message to live in four steps.
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Message me
Tell me your trade and your town on WhatsApp. No forms to wade through, no call to book.
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£99 to start
A £99 deposit gets your build going and comes off your quote. It covers some of the build time.
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I build it, you see it
I build the whole site, framed around your work, and send it to you finished to look at.
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Pay the rest, go live
Happy with it? You pay the balance, it goes live on your own domain, and it is yours to keep.
What you get
What a planning consultancy site from me includes.
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Built on spec
I build it first and send it finished. You see the real thing before you decide, not a mock-up.
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Live in 7 days
From the go-ahead, your site is live within a week. No months of back and forth.
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On your own domain
It goes live in your name. You own the site and everything on it, with no lock-in.
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Genuinely fast
Static pages, no WordPress. Fast pages rank better and turn more visitors into calls.
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Found on Google
Built to be found in local search, with the plumbing done properly from day one.
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Looked after
Someone looks after it and changes it when you need. Two small edits a month, your listing kept current.
What it costs
A straight price.
From £297 to build it, first three months of Care included, then £49 a month.
You own the site outright and can stop the monthly plan whenever you like. Hosting is part of Care and Grow, so one of those keeps it online after the first three months, or you host it yourself. See the full pricing.
Common questions
Questions I get asked.
How much does a planning consultant website cost?
Builds start from £297 one-off, on your own domain, live within a week, with three months of aftercare included. Then it is £49 a month for hosting and small changes, cancellable any time. A planning consultancy fee, especially on a development or an appeal, is a good deal, so a single client the site wins covers the whole cost comfortably.
What does the money buy for a planning consultant?
A results-led site that proves your track record of approvals and reassures a daunted or refused client. Most of the value is in showing you get permission and being found by clients facing a planning problem. You are paying for a site that turns a worried, stuck client into a booking, not a page that lists planning services.
Why do agency planning websites cost thousands?
They build in designers, managers and heavy platforms and pass it on. None of that proves your track record better than a clear site showing your approvals. A planning consultant does not need that machinery, so the extra thousands buy overheads, not clients. The money is better kept for your practice.
Is a cheap website enough for a planning consultant?
Usually not, because the client is buying expertise and reassurance, and a shabby site conveys neither. When a worried client is looking for a consultant who can get their project through, a generic template does not inspire the confidence that wins them. A professional site that clearly shows your track record and expertise does, marking you as the capable expert they need.
What ongoing costs should I expect?
A domain is about ten to fifteen pounds a year, in your name. The £49 monthly covers hosting, backups and a couple of small edits, so you can add new approvals to your track record as you win them. Nothing is hidden, and a static site rarely breaks, so no surprise bills arrive.
When does a planning consultant website pay for itself?
Usually on the first client. A planning consultancy fee, especially on a development or an appeal, is worth many times the build, so winning a single client the site brought in covers it several times over. After that it keeps turning worried, stuck clients into bookings at a small monthly cost.
Tell me your town and I'll build you a planning consultancy site on spec, so you can see it before you pay. Or read What a website costs, see the full pricing, or get in touch.