Think beyond
the red line.
Transport planning and highways consultants for development across England, Scotland and Wales. We prepare Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, access and parking evidence, and responses to highways objections for developers, landowners and their design teams.
- 13+ yearsOur director’s experience
- 150+ schemesAdvised on by our director
- Director ledFrom first review to decision
- Clear scopeFee and programme agreed
The right advice.
At the right point.
From an initial view on a site to the evidence behind a planning decision.
Explore all servicesSite feasibility
Access, land and delivery risks before a purchase or layout decision.
Transport Statements
Proportionate evidence that answers the council’s transport questions.
Transport Assessments
A clear assessment of travel, safety and the surrounding network.
Access and layout
Visibility, parking and servicing resolved in the drawing.
Highways objections
Identify the issue, test the evidence and set out the response.
Also: junction modelling, Travel Plans, conditions and appeals. See the full scope Start with transport scoping or explore EIA transport input.
From a single home to a warehouse.
What the council usually asks for, and the evidence that answers it, for over 40 types of scheme.
Homes
Single homes, flat conversions, apartments and schemes of 10 to 50 homes.
Shops and roadside
Local shops, cafes and takeaways, EV charging hubs, petrol stations and car washes.
Business and community
Offices, business units, warehouses, places of worship and health centres.
Leisure and rural
Gyms and padel, wedding venues, holiday parks, farm diversification and dog fields.
Good work starts with the right people.
We work alongside your team, with advice that fits your role and the decisions ahead.
Developers and landowners
Know what the council will ask for before you buy, sell or pay for a design. A fixed fee, a straight view on risk, and one person to call.
02Architects
Transport input while the layout can still change. Access, visibility, parking and bin lorry tracking checked early, so nothing gets redrawn late.
03Planning consultants
Transport evidence that supports your planning statement and arrives by your submission date. Highways comments answered quickly. Your client stays your client.
04Engineers
An access strategy and Section 278 scope that sit comfortably with your highway and drainage design, with Road Safety Audits coordinated for you.
Senior judgement.
Direct involvement.
Experience from single plots to Local Plan sites, with the same senior point of contact throughout your commission.
Senior from start to finish
Your brief, evidence and conversations with the highway authority stay with the director responsible for your commission.
A straight answer
A clear view of the constraints, the options and the evidence still needed, so the project team can make an informed decision.
Proportionate from the outset
An agreed scope, fee and programme. Surveys and modelling are included where they help resolve the questions facing the scheme.
Specialist partners for surveys and audits
About RippleJudgement, explained.
Recent appeal decisions, the reasoning behind them and what project teams can take into their next scheme.
Speed evidence and an access refused against advice: the Rose Farm appeal
Councillors refused an access for 350 homes over traffic speeds. The inspector allowed the appeal, preferred surveys near the access and awarded full costs.
Read our analysisAppeal decisions · 6 min readVisibility between road users on a narrow lane: the Charlton Horethorne appeal
Somerset Council did not contest the appeal, but the inspector dismissed 31 homes on Harvest Lane, finding curves and passing places would make the lane unsafe.
Read our analysisAppeal decisions · 6 min readDMRB visibility on the A120 and costs against National Highways: the Marks Tey appeal
Two pitches with access onto the A120 were refused on National Highways advice. The inspector found the splays met DMRB and awarded costs against both bodies.
Read our analysisWhat thinking beyond the red line looks like.
Safe crossings
Zebra and signal crossings with dropped kerbs, where people actually want to cross.
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Protected cycle routes
Tracks designed to LTN 1/20 that stay continuous across side roads.
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Bus stops people use
Raised kerbs, shelters and real-time information, on a route worth catching.
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Three questions every council asks.
Answer three quick questions and see where your scheme's effects land, and which reports it's likely to need. No email required.
1 · What are you proposing?
2 · How big is it?
Choose what you're proposing first.
3 · How will people get in and out?
- At the gate
- In the neighbourhood
- On the network
Your scheme is likely to need
Indicative only. Requirements vary by council. We'll confirm for your site, with a fixed quote.
Answer the questions and the rings will light up where your scheme's effects will land.
At the gate
Can people get in and out safely?
We design the way in, including the junction, sightlines and footways, so it's safe and built to council standards.
In the neighbourhood
Can people walk, cycle or catch a bus?
We check the routes to schools, shops and stops, and improve them where they fall short.
On the network
Can the local roads cope?
We test the extra traffic properly, and propose fixes only where they're genuinely needed.
Questions we get asked
Do I need a Transport Statement for my planning application?
It depends on the size of the scheme and the council. Small schemes often need only a short highways note, while larger ones need a Transport Statement or Transport Assessment. See do I need a Transport Statement, or send us the site and we will tell you.
How quickly can you start?
We reply to every enquiry within two working days with what the council is likely to need, a fixed fee and a programme agreed with you.
Do you work in Scotland and Wales?
Yes. Scottish schemes are prepared under NPF4 and Scottish guidance, and Welsh schemes under Planning Policy Wales and TAN 18. Find your area on our areas we cover page.
What do you need from me to give a quote?
The site address or a location plan, a line on what is proposed, and any layout or highways comments you already have.
Send.
Tell us where the site is and what's proposed. A postcode and a sentence will do.
Scope.
We tell you what the council will need, what it won't, and give you a fixed fee.
Submit.
We do the work, deal with the highways officer, and stay with it until there is a decision.
Tell us where.
We'll tell you what it needs.
No obligation. A reply from the person who'll do the work, within two working days.