About Us

Powell Dobson Urbanists is a Limited Liability Partnership which has been set up to work alongside, with and for Powell Dobson Architects to provide consultancy services in Planning, Regeneration and Urban Design. Partners Martin Sullivan and Howard Wainwright lead a team of Planners, Urban Designers, Masterplanners and Architects who work in an integrated way to deliver sustainable projects.


Established in April 2005, we have grown from a staff level of three to ten and have completed over 300 commissions for a mix of both public and private sector clients.


Why employ us


Where we stand out from our competitors is our emphasis on delivery: we judge ourselves on the quality of what is built - specialising in translating a vision into reality.

"PDU have excellent ideas and are well connected to other forward thinking consultancies. Their quality of work is superb and will challenge their clients preconceived ideas" (Regeneration Officer, Bridgend County Borough Council)

Grand visions and aspirations are important to build consensus, but our priority is implementing and delivering them for a client.