SYLO PLANNING

SYLO PLANNING

Sylo Planning offers strategic planning, site appraisal, and development management services, with a focus on maximizing planning consents for land-owning families and private asset managers. The firm is led by directors Simon Anstey and Richard Lovewell, both chartered town planners with experience spanning the public and private sectors. Operating from offices in London and the South West, Sylo does not manage an investment book but acts as a critical outsourced capability for family offices and private landowners executing residential, commercial, and renewable-energy projects. The practice's work spans the full planning life cycle, from initial site identification and feasibility assessments through to appeal and expert witness work. The firm's direct engagement with the planning system provides a structural advantage for family-office clients who prefer to realize value through the development process rather than rely on third-party promoters. Confirmed engagements include acting for private landowners on large-scale housing allocations and for institutional investors on strategic logistics and industrial schemes across southern England. The advisory model eschews taking equity positions, allowing the firm to serve multiple clients with competing land interests by maintaining a strict professional-services neutrality. Team scale remains undisclosed, indicating a lean, partner-led structure typical of high-trust planning boutiques. The firm's operating model — combining strategic planning advice with detailed application management — mirrors the in-house planning functions of major housebuilders but is delivered on an outsourced basis to private capital. No recent operational pivots or vehicle launches have been reported. Sylo's structural differentiator lies in its exclusive focus on the intersect between private wealth and UK land-use policy. By positioning itself as a dedicated planning agent for family offices rather than a generalist consultancy, the firm competes on deep familiarity with the capital gains, inheritance, and land-value capture considerations unique to multigenerational landholdings. This niche specialization, rather than scale or proprietary technology, defines its competitive posture.