Pleydell Smithyman Ltd review
Ranked 6 of 10 in Architects in Telford
Best for: garden centres and rural businesses needing design
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Trading as PLEYDELL SMITHYMAN LIMITED · 20a The Wharfage, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7NH · Service area: Ironbridge, Telford
Pleydell Smithyman Ltd in short
Pleydell Smithyman Ltd is an Ironbridge design and business consultancy serving garden centres, farm shops and rural businesses. Martin Giblin serves as associate architect on the ARB register, the company belongs to the Landscape Institute directory, and the site claims a high planning success rate. The company record runs back over the decades, the longest record in this round. Our judgement: Pleydell Smithyman suits a rural enterprise needing planning, design and commercial advice in one place.
Customer reviews are the thinnest here: 4.2 from 5 Google ratings, with no other public source found. The named team and phone contact are published. What counts against the consultancy is pricing paperwork, with no fee information or insurance details published.
Our verdict
Our judgement: Pleydell Smithyman suits you if you run a garden centre, farm shop or rural business needing planning, design and commercial advice under one roof [1]. The company record runs back to 1995 with Landscape Institute membership since 1999 [3] [4]. Reviews are few at 4.2 from 5 ratings, and no fees or insurance details are published [1] [6].
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
- 65.5 / 100
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
90 out of 100
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
40 out of 100
No fee scale, hourly rate, call-out fee or VAT position is published [1].
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning success rate | 98% planning application success rate claimed | Source provider-website |
Industry qualifications
Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.
- ARBSourcedchecked 4 September 2026. Reference 098009I.
- Landscape InstituteSourcedchecked 4 September 2026
Strengths
Associate Architect Martin Giblin is listed on the ARB register (098009I) under the practice name [5].
The Landscape Institute directory lists the company as a member since 1999 [3].
The site sets out planning, architecture, landscape and ecology services with a named team and a claimed 98% planning success rate [1] [2].
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Questions about Pleydell Smithyman Ltd
Is Pleydell Smithyman any good?
On the evidence, yes for rural businesses: garden centres, farm shops and similar enterprises get planning, design and commercial advice in one place, with an ARB-registered architect on the team. Reviews are few and no fees are published. Phone with your site details and ask for the scope in writing.
Is Pleydell Smithyman ARB registered?
Partly. Martin Giblin serves as associate architect on the ARB register, and the company belongs to the Landscape Institute directory. Confirm the ARB listing yourself on the register, and ask which professional will handle your job day to day, with that name on the quote.
What does Pleydell Smithyman charge?
It publishes no fee information, hourly rates or VAT terms of any kind. Your written quote does the talking: ask for planning, design and advice elements to be priced separately. Confirm what sits inside the fee before you agree anything.
Where does Pleydell Smithyman work?
The consultancy works from Ironbridge for garden centres, farm shops and rural businesses, with a named team and phone contact published. Its reach runs beyond Telford across the country, so send your site details and photographs to confirm the fit first.
How is Pleydell Smithyman ranked?
It ranks sixth of the ten architects in our September round, the rural-business specialist, held back by few reviews and unpublished fees. Read the full review alongside the company record, then ask for the itemised quote in writing before you agree anything.
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- M T C Planning & Design Ltd67.7 / 100Ranked 4. Best for planning-led design and surveying in rural Shropshire.
Sources
- Pleydell Smithyman homepage — sectors, services and contact Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Pleydell Smithyman team page — named team and roles Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Landscape Institute directory — Pleydell Smithyman Limited member record Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Companies House — PLEYDELL SMITHYMAN LIMITED overview (03095874) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- ARB register — search for Martin Giblin (098009I) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — Pleydell Smithyman Ltd, Ironbridge Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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