Stephen Locke Associates review
Ranked 4 of 10 in Chartered surveyors in Telford
Best for: rural land, planning and environmental advice
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Trading as Stephen Locke Associates Limited · Newport · Service area: Telford
Stephen Locke Associates in short
Stephen Locke Associates is an independent practice of rural chartered surveyors, town planners and environmental consultants, aimed at landowners, farmers and developers. The practice describes itself as Rural Chartered Surveyors. The brief is land, planning and environment rather than standard house purchases. An active limited company has stood behind it for over a decade, and the firm holds an RICS register listing.
The base is Lilleshall near Newport, but the practice takes rural, planning and environmental briefs from clients across the country. That national reach is unusual in a table of Telford-centred firms. Contact runs through the website and the practice mobile. Our view: planning consultancy sitting beside rural surveying under one roof is the distinctive offer here, and development-minded landowners are the clients who gain most. Farmers planning diversification and developers testing allocations both fit that mould well.
Public feedback for Stephen Locke Associates is a single top-mark Google review, which says little either way. One rating cannot show consistency, responsiveness or value. Our review: judge this firm on the first conversation and on the fit of its rural and planning spread, not on its ratings. With no broader base to read, the consultation carries the decision.
What counts against Stephen Locke Associates is openness on money and cover: the site publishes no fees, no VAT position and no insurance details.
Our verdict
Our judgement: Stephen Locke Associates suits you if your brief is land, planning or environmental rather than a standard house purchase [1]. The RICS listing and the 2014 company record support that picture [2] [3]. The gaps are public feedback at one review, plus unpublished fees and insurance details.
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
- 68.2 / 100
Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%
68 out of 100
Google 5 out of 5 from 1 review [4]. With fewer than five reviews so far, this counts a little less.
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
85 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
The site publishes no fees, rates, free-quote offer or VAT position [1].
Website and service information C7 · weight 5%
80 out of 100
The site sets out planning, rural surveying and environmental consultancy service lines for landowners, farmers and developers [1].
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.
- RICSSourcedchecked 4 September 2026. Reference 577268.
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Questions about Stephen Locke Associates
Is Stephen Locke Associates any good?
On the evidence, yes for land-centred briefs: rural surveying, town planning and environmental consultancy for landowners, farmers and developers, with an RICS register listing and a company record stretching back over a decade. Public feedback is a single review. Land-centred clients will find the mix unusual in this table. Judge the fit on the first conversation.
Is Stephen Locke Associates on the RICS register?
Yes. The firm holds an RICS register listing for its Newport office, checked this September, and describes itself as Rural Chartered Surveyors on its own website. Check the register listing against the name on the instruction letter. The practice is based at Lilleshall near Newport. The Lilleshall base sits under the Newport register entry.
What does Stephen Locke Associates charge?
It publishes no fees, rates or VAT position on its site. Advisory fees turn on the brief, so the written terms do the talking. Send the land details with the first enquiry so the fee basis matches the job. Ask for the fee basis, the VAT position and the scope of advice before instructing anyone.
Where does Stephen Locke Associates work?
The practice is based at Lilleshall near Newport and serves clients across the country on rural, planning and environmental briefs. Distance matters less here than for a house survey, since the work is advisory. Contact runs through the website and the practice mobile on its listing. Send the land details to confirm it handles the brief.
How is Stephen Locke Associates ranked?
It ranks fourth of the ten surveyors in our September round, chosen for rural land, planning and environmental advice. A single top-mark review says little either way. Fit with the brief matters more than position in the table. Read the full review, then brief the land as well as the buildings.
How do I get a quote from Stephen Locke Associates?
Contact the practice through its website or mobile, describing the land, the buildings and the planning or environmental question. Advisory fees turn on that brief, so expect a tailored fee basis rather than a menu price. Get the scope of advice, the fee basis and the VAT position agreed before instructing.
What do customers say about Stephen Locke Associates?
A single top-mark Google review, which says little either way. Our review rests instead on the rural and planning spread, the register listing and the company record. Treat the first conversation as the evidence that matters: brief the land fully and judge the fit directly. One conversation should show whether the practice fits the brief.
Others assessed for this trade
- Rosewood Surveyors70.0 / 100Ranked 1. Best for highly reviewed RICS home surveys with fast turnaround.
- Madeleys Chartered Surveyors69.2 / 100Ranked 2. Best for rural, farm and estate surveying advice.
- HouseSurveyors.com69.1 / 100Ranked 3. Best for independent Telford home surveys from a sole practitioner.
- The Severn Partnership67.8 / 100Ranked 5. Best for large-scale measured and geospatial survey commissions.
Sources
- Stephen Locke Associates homepage — planning, rural and environmental services Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Companies House — STEPHEN LOCKE ASSOCIATES LIMITED overview (09279919) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- RICS Find a Surveyor — firm search for Stephen Locke (Newport listing, 577268) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — Stephen Locke Associates Ltd, Newport Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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