The Team

Wates Developments

Wates Developments is part of Wates Group, a fourth-generation, family-owned business founded in 1897 and one of the UK’s leading development, building, and property maintenance companies.

As specialists in land, planning, and development, we are driven by our purpose: reimagining places for people to thrive. This is at the heart of everything we do and drives our commitment to creating high-quality, truly sustainable places where people want to live.

We have a strong track record across Sussex, including our recently approved development at Land West of Turners Hill Road in Crawley Down, which was commended by the planning committee for its significant public open space and thorough community consultation.

Slingsby Property Group

Slingsby Property Group (“SPG”) is led by Tom Slingsby, a property developer with more than 18 years of experience across the residential and living sectors, including affordable housing, purpose-built student accommodation (“PBSA”), co-living, hotels and mixed-use regeneration.

Prior to founding SPG, Tom spent over a decade at Southern Grove, where he served as Group Chief Executive Officer and was responsible for the origination, acquisition, planning, financing, development and delivery of major projects across London and the UK. During this period, he worked extensively with institutional investors, local authorities, housing providers, landowners and development partners across a broad range of asset classes.

Tom’s wider track record includes securing approval for major affordable housing and residential schemes, including 144 affordable homes at 55 West in West Ealing and 220 affordable homes at Seasalter Lane in Whitstable. He also established and led the Future Generation student accommodation platform, which delivered more than 2,000 bedrooms across five UK university cities. SPG draws on this experience to bring forward high-quality, sustainable and affordable residential-led developments, working in partnership with public and private sector organisations.

Judith Ashton Associates

Planning and Stakeholder Engagement

i-Transport

Transport Consultants

Ecosupport

Ecology & Habitat Management

JTP

Architects and Community Engagement

RSK

Drainage and Engineering Consultant

SJA Trees

Arboricultural Consultant

SLR Consulting Limited

Landscape Architecture

Pegasus Group

Heritage Consultant