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Assessment · architects round architects-2026-09

Penn Architectural Ltd review

Ranked 10 of 10 in Architects in Telford

Best for: planning drawings and project management in Telford

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Trading as PENN ARCHITECTURAL LIMITED · Telford · Service area: Telford

Penn Architectural Ltd in short

Penn Architectural Ltd is a steady Ketley Bank practice offering planning drawings, building-regulations work and project management across residential and commercial jobs. The directory listing sets out services from feasibility studies to contract administration, with weekday and Saturday hours. The company has been active for well over a decade. Our judgement: Penn Architectural suits planning drawings or project management rather than a design-led studio.

The record shows a Ketley Bank practice for planning drawings, building-regulations work and project management across residential and commercial jobs. Feasibility studies to contract administration is the span of the directory listing, which also gives weekday and Saturday hours. The company has been active for well over a decade, though its own website is offline. The directory entry also carries an email address, though the phone remains the working route.

Customer reviews are solid: 4.7 from 13 Google ratings, the only public rating source we found. The practice website is offline, so contact runs through the published phone number. Keep notes of everything agreed on that call. What counts against the practice is everything the call must cover, with no qualifications, fee figures or insurance details published.

Customer evidence runs to 4.7 from 13 Google ratings, the only public rating source found. In our judgement the long history keeps it in the picture for drawing-led jobs, with the offline website and unpublished credentials the reservations.

Penn Architectural Ltd reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Penn Architectural Ltd, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google4.7 out of 513

Our verdict

Our judgement: Penn suits you if you want an established Ketley Bank practice for planning drawings or project management rather than a design-led studio [1] [2]. The company record runs back to 2011 [1]. Against that, the website is offline and no qualifications, fees or insurance details are published, so the phone call carries everything [2] [3].

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
56.3 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

66

Google 4.7 out of 5 from 13 reviews [4].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

50

Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked [2] [3].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80

On the Companies House record since 2011 [1].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

40

No fee scale, hourly rate, call-out fee or VAT position is published [2].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

30

No website was found; only the Places listing and a directory entry carry the practice name, services and contact details [2] [4].

Industry qualifications

Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.

Strengths

  • The company has been active since December 2011 [1].

  • The directory listing sets out a wide service list from feasibility studies to contract administration, with weekday and Saturday hours [2].

  • Google reviews stand at 4.7 from 13 ratings, seen 4 September 2026 [4].

Limitations

  • The practice website is offline, so there is no direct source for services, fees or credentials [2].

  • No qualifications, fee figures or insurance details are published [2] [3].

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Questions about Penn Architectural Ltd

Is Penn Architectural any good?

On the evidence, yes for planning drawings and project management rather than design-led work: it is long established, holds 4.7 from 13 Google ratings, and its directory listing spans feasibility to contract administration. Its website is offline, so the phone call carries everything. Phone with your drawings and ask for the scope in writing.

Is Penn Architectural ARB registered?

This cannot be sourced. An ARB register search under the practice name returns no listing, and with the website offline there is no published credential to check. If registration matters to you, ask for it directly and verify the answer yourself. Get everything in writing. With the website offline there is no published credential to check against.

What does Penn Architectural charge?

It publishes no fee figures, hourly rates or VAT terms anywhere. Your phone quote does the talking: ask for each stage to be priced separately and confirmed in writing afterwards. Confirm what sits inside the fee before you agree anything. Ask for the phone quote confirmed in writing before you agree anything.

Where does Penn Architectural work?

The practice works from Ketley Bank across Telford on residential and commercial jobs. Weekday and Saturday hours are published in the directory listing. Phone with your postcode and a short brief to confirm you are covered, and ask for the quote to be confirmed in writing. Email is also listed in the directory, though the phone call remains the main route.

How is Penn Architectural ranked?

It ranks tenth of the ten architects in our September round, carried there by reviews and history rather than published paperwork. Read the reviews alongside the company record, then confirm every promise in writing before work starts. Keep the notes with your drawings file. Long history and solid reviews carry it into the table despite the thin paperwork.

How do I get a quote from Penn Architectural?

Phone the practice, since the website is offline and the call carries everything. Give your postcode and a short brief, and ask for each stage priced separately and confirmed in writing afterwards. Keep notes of everything agreed on the call. The directory listing carries weekday and Saturday hours, so ring inside those times and ask for every promise confirmed in writing afterwards.

What do customers say about Penn Architectural?

Solid: 4.7 from 13 Google ratings, the only public rating source found. Read the entries on the listing, then confirm every promise from the phone call in writing before work starts. The company has been active for well over a decade, so set the entries beside the company record and the directory listing.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. VB Architecture Ltd70.1 / 100Ranked 1. Best for residential extensions from first sketch to building regulations.
  2. 4Ward Architects69.5 / 100Ranked 2. Best for extensions, lofts and barn conversions in Telford.
  3. Foster Architecture & Design67.9 / 100Ranked 3. Best for bespoke homes and accessible adaptations in Shropshire.
  4. M T C Planning & Design Ltd67.7 / 100Ranked 4. Best for planning-led design and surveying in rural Shropshire.

Sources

  1. Companies House — PENN ARCHITECTURAL LIMITED overview (07892108) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. TelfordWebs directory — Penn Architectural services, hours and contact Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. ARB register — search for Pennell (no listing) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Google Maps listing — Penn Architectural Ltd, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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