Wates Developments is a 127-year-old family-owned business, with expertise in land, planning and residential development. The business focuses on working with key stakeholders to create desirable places to live in sustainable locations.
Wates Developments

Our Purpose
Our Purpose is ‘Reimagining places for people to thrive’. This means that, in the face of today’s environmental and social pressures, we know the built environment must do more. It can help unlock people’s potential, improve health and wellbeing, and shape future prospects. It can change lives and strengthen communities in ways few other industries can. We want to lead the way in making this happen. We also partner with several national housebuilders in joint ventures to deliver much needed housing developments.
We have a proud legacy for quality, safety and social value. So, we’re setting ourselves a new purpose to guide everything we do. By making sure every decision supports this purpose, we can take our business into the future and have an even greater positive impact in the world.
OUR PROMISES
To support our purpose, we’re making three enduring promises which explain what living our purpose means in practice. These are:
THRIVING PLACES
Working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
THRIVING PLANET
Protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
THRIVING PEOPLE
Creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.