Development,delivered clean.
PDB Property & Project Development Services combines full development management with project management, cost management, owner's representation and fit-out delivery — covering everything from raw-land acquisition to Cat A / Cat B fit-out, refurbishment, plant replacement, new-build and stabilised occupation across the residential, commercial, industrial, hospitality and life-science sectors.
One accountable client-side team, from site to stabilisation.
What you receive.
Feasibility & business case
Full technical, market and financial feasibility with signed business case ready for IC or lender.
ExploreSite acquisition support
Site search, off-market origination, heads of terms and completion of land acquisition.
ExplorePlanning & consenting
Planning strategy, application, community engagement and post-consent discharge of conditions.
ExploreProject management
RIBA 0 – 7 project management with programme, risk and stakeholder control.
ExploreCost management & QS
Order-of-magnitude through to final account cost management aligned to NRM.
ExploreOwner's representative
Independent owner-side representation across design, construction and hand-over.
ExploreDesign & procurement coordination
Design team appointment, coordination and contractor procurement strategy.
ExploreConstruction management
Construction management route with trade-package procurement and site delivery.
ExploreFit-out delivery
Cat A and Cat B fit-out design, procurement and delivery.
ExploreHealth, safety & CDM
CDM Principal Designer and construction phase HSE oversight.
ExploreHandover & snagging
Practical completion, snagging, defects management and warranty co-ordination.
ExploreStabilisation & leasing support
Post-completion stabilisation, defects year and leasing support to income stabilisation.
ExploreFrom instruction to delivery.
- Stage 1FeasibilityMonths 1 – 2
Site appraisal, financial modelling, red/amber/green recommendation.
- Stage 2AcquisitionMonths 2 – 4
Title verified, terms negotiated, transaction closed.
- Stage 3Design & planningMonths 4 – 12
Concept, schematic and technical design; planning consent secured.
- Stage 4ProcurementMonths 12 – 14
Tender, evaluate, negotiate and award main construction contract.
- Stage 5ConstructionMonths 14 – 32
Programme, cost and quality controlled to weekly reporting cadence. Duration scheme-dependent.
- Stage 6HandoverMonths 32 – 34
Statutory sign-off, snagging closed, O&M package delivered to owner.
- Stage 7StabilisationMonths 34 – 46
Occupation ramp-up, tenant fit-outs, first-year defects and warranty coordination.
Before you instruct.
Do you take single-service instructions?+
Yes. PM, CM and owner's-rep are commonly instructed individually; the integrated development-management team is offered where the client wants a single accountable director from site to stabilisation.
Do you deliver on a fee or profit-share basis?+
Both. We prefer a base fee plus performance element aligned to programme, cost and stabilised valuation targets — but pure fee mandates are common on institutional schemes.
What contract forms do you administer?+
JCT (all variants), NEC3/4, FIDIC (Red, Yellow and Silver) and bespoke development agreements. We are contract-form agnostic and advise on the right vehicle at Stage 1.
What scheme sizes do you take on?+
From GBP 500k Cat B fit-outs and boutique residential of GBP 8m GDV up to mixed-use masterplans over GBP 800m. Anything larger we structure as a joint delivery with a specialist major-projects partner.
Can you take over a scheme in trouble?+
Yes. Distressed and stalled schemes are a distinct workstream. We deploy a rapid diagnostic within two weeks and reset programme, cost and stakeholder position.