Stop chasing consultants. Let them come to you.
The traditional way to appoint a specialist is to build a shortlist and chase it. Our quote system flips that: describe your project once, and verified consultants who actually want the work get in touch with you.
The manual tender
An architect needs a flood risk consultant for a residential scheme. The usual routine looks like this.
- Search Google, trawl practice websites and ask around for recommendations.
- Build a shortlist and send the same brief to each firm, one email at a time.
- Half do not reply. Two are at capacity. One quotes for the wrong scope.
- Chase voicemails and follow-ups for days or weeks.
- End up comparing two quotes that are not quite like-for-like, under time pressure.
Requesting quotes here
The same appointment through the directory.
- Describe the project once: location, scope, timescales and the disciplines you need.
- We match it against verified track records by discipline, location and project size.
- Only firms with the appetite and capacity to take the work reply.
- Consultants contact you directly with quotes, usually within days.
- Compare like-for-like responses, each backed by a verifiable planning track record.
What happens to your request
- Describe your project once: One form covers everything: the site address, what you are planning, your timescales and the specialisms you need. You can request several disciplines in a single submission. If you have a planning reference, add it and we link your request to the live application automatically.
- We match it to verified specialists: Your request is matched against the directory by discipline, location and project size, using the real planning track records behind each profile. We release it to a small number of best-matched firms at a time, in stages, rather than blasting it to everyone at once.
- Keen consultants contact you: Firms that see your brief and want the work reply directly, usually by email or phone. Every reply comes from a verified company whose track record you can check on their profile, and we check in afterwards to make sure you got what you needed.
Replies beat shortlists
Every reply is a yes
A shortlist tells you who exists. A reply through the quote system tells you who has read your brief, has capacity and wants your project. The interest filter has already run.
Evidence attached to every response
Each reply links to a verified profile built from real planning applications, so you can see the projects, councils and disciplines behind the quote before you pick up the phone.
Staggered release protects everyone
Requests go out to a limited number of matched firms at a time, never the whole directory. Consultants know a lead through us is worth quoting for, and you get focused, serious responses instead of a scramble.
Free, with no obligation
Requesting quotes costs nothing and commits you to nothing. If none of the responses fit, walk away. The platform is funded by specialist subscriptions, not by charging you.
Five things that make a brief easy to quote
- Include the full site address or postcode. Location drives the matching, so the more precise it is, the better the fit.
- Add your planning reference if the application is already submitted. We pull through the application details automatically.
- Say what stage you are at: pre-application, validation, discharging conditions or appeal. Scope and price depend on it.
- Mention deadlines. Firms self-select on capacity, so a tight timescale filters out anyone who cannot meet it.
- Request every discipline you need in one go. One brief can reach ecologists, flood risk consultants and arborists at the same time.
Request quotes from verified planning specialists · How The Planning Review works