Development Management & Planning Applications

We provide tailored, flexible support to local authorities, including Highways Development Management teams, Parish Councils, and other stakeholders, helping you navigate planning applications and development proposals with confidence. We also work directly with landowners and developers seeking planning consent. 

Our on-demand approach allows us to integrate seamlessly with your team, offering cost-effective expertise without the constraints of a minimum commitment. Whether you need strategic input or hands-on support, we’re here to help you deliver results.

For Development Management Teams we offer specialist support across a range of activities:

• Developing guidance and design guides 
• Shaping sustainable travel and travel planning policies 
• Providing highways observations on planning applications of all types 
• Attending committee meetings and planning appeals as part of your DM team 
• Section 38 / Section 278 technical support 

• Collaborative Expertise — We work closely with highway and planning authorities to ensure access strategies and internal layouts are both compliant and deliverable 
• Strategic Insight — We help secure cost-effective Section 106 contributions and advise on planning obligations 
• Decades of Experience — Each senior member of our team brings over 30 years’ experience in highway development management, supporting every stage of the planning process — from inception meetings to planning appeals 
• End-to-End Engineering — Our in-house engineering team ensures a smooth transition from planning submission to delivery, including Section 38, Section 278, and Section 184 agreements 

Understanding highways evidence can be a challenge, especially when preparing neighbourhood plans or responding to planning applications. We provide tailored support to help parish councils, community groups, and other local stakeholders make sense of the technical detail and respond with confidence.

Why Work With Us? 

• Policy Guidance — Support in shaping local transport policy within neighbourhood plans or other community-led initiatives 
• Evidence Interpretation — Clear, jargon-free explanations of highways data and what it means for your area 
• Strategic Advice — Insight on how best to respond to highways evidence in planning consultations 
• Drafting Support — Help preparing letters or submissions that clearly communicate your position to planning authorities or inspectors 

We provide tailored support for developers, landowners, architects, and land agents preparing planning applications. Our services include Transport Statements for smaller schemes and comprehensive Transport Assessments for larger projects. Where required by the Highways Authority, we can also prepare detailed Travel Plans to support your application.

Whether you're preparing a small-scale application or a major development, our transport planning services are designed to support you every step of the way:

• Evidence Planning — We work with you to identify the transport evidence needed at each stage of the planning process
• Strategic Visioning — We provide early-stage input to help shape a clear and deliverable transport vision for your site 
• Stakeholder Engagement — We liaise with Highways officers to understand local concerns, priorities, and opportunities 
• Technical Reports — We produce Transport Statements or Transport Assessments tailored to your development 
• Travel Planning — We prepare Travel Plans that promote sustainable travel and meet planning authority requirements