Site: Leeds Skelton Lake Services
Client: Extra MSA Group
Project: New Concept Motorway Service Area at M1 Junction 45

Key Inputs:

• The delivery of a new concept Motorway Service Area (MSA) at M1 Junction 45 represents a £50 million investment by Extra MSA Group. Once operational, the new MSA will employ c.300 full time equivalent staff working across a range of shift patterns for multiple tenant occupiers
• Our work on the project, which was granted outline planning consent in December 2016, involved:
  • Input into sequential site selection testing
  • An assessment of ‘need’ in accordance with DfT Circular 02/2013
  • Detailed analysis of anticipated turn-in rates from M1 and the traffic impacts of the proposed development on the Strategic Road Network and the local highway network across a number of alternative scenarios
  • Agreement of impacts and mitigation with Highways England and Leeds City Council
  • Feasibility design of the proposed site access arrangements and internal site access roundabout
  • Subsequent input to the detailed design process including negotiation with Highways England and Leeds City Council in respect of S38, S247 and S278 Agreements
  • Input into the internal site layout feasibility design, including calculating appropriate provision for parking associated with various vehicle categories
  • Preparation of a Travel Plan for the site, informed by detailed pre-submission discussion with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and LCC Travelwise, incorporating proposals for a bespoke ‘demand responsive’ staff shuttle bus and the future roll-out of electriv vehicle charging facilities
  • Preparation of a detailed Environmental Statement chapter in accordance with the IEMA guidelines
  • Attendance at public consultation events

Site: Hulton Park
Client: Peel Holdings
Project: Championship Golf Resort and Residential Development

Peel proposes to restore and regenerate Hulton Park, located at Westhoughton near Bolton, to create a championship golf course capable of holding the largest golf tournaments and events including the 2026 Ryder Cup.  The proposals also include c. 1,000 residential dwellings.

Key Inputs:

• Development of link road concept to mitigate the impacts of generated traffic. Modelling of the road to demonstrate that the mitigation delivers significant benefits in terms of reduced congestion
• Preparation of a comprehensive Transport Assessment demonstrating that access can be delivered, the site is accessible and sustainable and off-site traffic impacts are not severe
• Production of Golf Resort and Residential Travel Plans
• Production of an Interim Event and Travel Management Plan, focussed on demonstrating how 70,000 spectators and 7,000 staff/volunteers can access the golf course
• Liaison with the local and strategic highway authorities to resolve all transportation issues

Sites: Stonehenge and Runnymede
Client: English Heritage
Projects:
Stonehenge Visitor Enhancement Programme – support application for enhancement to the car park, coach provision, and overall visitor experience due to increased popularity of the site on opening of visitor centre.
Runnymede – Enhancements to the setting of the site as part of the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta.

Key Inputs:

• Production of documents to support a temporary planning application at Stonehenge for enable remedial works to be implemented at short notice relating to the overflow car park
• Preliminary designs and testing of Stonehenge coach park and turning facilities to meet anticipated growth in demand
• Input to documents for permanent application for growth in car park to meet peak season demand at Stonehenge
• Preliminary highway designs for enhancing the public realm at the Runnymede, including improved and new pedestrian crossing facilities and a speed reduction strategy

Site: North Farm Winery, West Sussex
Client: Wiston Estate
Project: Tourism Development Feasibility Study

Key Inputs:

• A review of the existing access arrangements and development of a future strategy to provide safe and suitable access from the A24
• The production of a Feasibility Study to help inform the quantum of development that could be accommodated on the site in highway and transport terms
• Input into the site layout, to ensure that its suitable to wide range of different vehicles that would be accommodated by the mixture of uses
• Vehicle tracking exercises to assess suitability of the site to accommodate large HGVs and to design the internal road and car parking layout

Site: Unit H, Flip Out, Glenmore Business Park, Chichester
Client: Flip Out Trampoline Arenas
Project: Variation of conditions application to provide 2,096sqm of Sui Generis use for a Flip Out indoor trampoline activity centre replacing the previously consented use of 2,101sqm of B8 Employment.

Key Inputs:

• Bespoke first principles trip generation assessment of the proposal using footfall data, staff numbers and likely modal splits
• Review of parking accumulation of the proposal, taking into account the unique operation and trip generation of the site
• Liaison with Highways England and West Sussex County Council clarifying the assessment approach
• Review and assessment of the proposed site layout, demonstrating safe and suitable access for service and emergency vehicles
• Production of a Framework Travel Plan