A43 Employment Park, Towcester
South Northamptonshire Council
Providing Independent highways and transport advice to the local planning authority on a Transport Impact Assessment, Travel Plan Framework and proposed off-site mitigation works for a proposed employment park in Towcester.
Sunrise Poultry Development, Seagrave
Sunrise Poultry Ltd
The local Highway Authority raised a highway objection to the development. Having considered the impacts of the development and carried out a swept path analysis of the site layout and access, EAE advised alterations to the site access, and suggested that the applications provide passing places on the road leading to it. A highway report to support the application was produced which addressed the concerns raised by the LHA.
Having considered the report, the LHA have now amended their advice to the Local Planning Authority, advising conditional approval of the planning application.
S38 Highway Inspection, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
Avant Homes
Highway inspections are carried out on behalf of the developer until Section 38 is signed with the local authority and their inspectors can take over the work.
These scheduled inspections and the resulting snagging lists compiled are carried out to ensure the highway works within the development concerned are constructed in accordance with the local highway authority's specification for highway works.
A full report on all highway works inspected will be submitted to the Client to be passed to the local authority as evidence of good practice and compliance.
AutoCAD Support
Leicester City Council
Edwards & Edwards are currently engaged in providing AutoCAD support to Leicester City Council for the Key Workers Corridor Scheme and the SSHN (Safer Streets Healthy Neighbourhoods) initiative as well as being procured to assist with other schemes as needs arise. The procurement is ongoing.
Transforming Cities Fund bid (TCF)
Leicester City Council
Leicester City Council were invited by the Department for Transport (DfT) to Express an interest in bidding for a share of the TCF fund to be spent on infrastructure up to the end of 2023.
EAE were appointed to lead on the bid response and to produce the DfT WebTAG compliant Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) that would form the bid document for this programme. EAE worked with City Council Officers, DfT Officers and other stakeholders to produce the bid document with a draft submitted in November 2019. The result was that the City Council was awarded £33M in March 2020 to deliver around 20 transport schemes £70M of transport infrastructure.
The schemes are scheduled to be delivered between 2020 and 2023 and EAE are working with the City Council to develop each scheme to produce a Full Business Case.
Enderby Leisure centre Access
Blaby District Council
The access road to Enderby Leisure Centre and the surrounding roads often gets congested at peak times. This situation is compounded by the access road also being used by residents, several schools, sports clubs, and an NHS centre.
Edwards & Edwards have developed a step-by-step process that will lead to the delivery of intervention(s), which will improve the movement of traffic on, and in the vicinity of Mill Lane and which will improve the accessibility to the Leisure Centre. This involved in Stage 1: working with stakeholders to understand issues and to develop concepts. Future Stages will involve stakeholders' engagements and the development of the final design.
Highways Design Guide Review
Leicestershire County Council
In Phase 1 EAE were asked to review the various sections and aspects of the existing Leicestershire Highways Design Guide including a 'light touch' review of associated strategic plans and policies to indicate how a revised design guide would impact on other existing council documents.
In Phase 2 EAE were asked to consult with various internal and external stakeholders. Following these consultations EAE were required to propose a draft structure for a new guide.
Leicester and Leicestershire Transport Board
Leicestershire County Council / Leicester City Council
The Board was established in response to the Government's firm intention to devolve funding for major local transport schemes to Local Transport Bodies (LTBs) from 2015. The Leicester and Leicestershire Transport Board (LLTB) is the LTB for Leicester and Leicestershire and is a voluntary partnership between Leicester City Council, Leicestershire County Council and the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership.
Edwards & Edwards are the lead consultants to LLTB, helping them decide which transport investments should be prioritised.
Local Pinch Point Fund
Leicestershire County Council
Edwards & Edwards were lead consultants on the Local Pinch Point Fund Bid (Feb 2013) - M1 'A Bridge to Growth' submitted by Leicestershire County Council for £5.0 million to the Department for transport's (DfT) Local Pinch Point Fund (LPPF).
The bid focused on bringing forward the construction of a bridge over the M1 to facilitate and accelerate residential development of 4,250 dwellings and associated employment area. The bid involved working with numerous stakeholders including Blaby District Council, the Highways Agency, Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership, Leicester City Council, the developer consortium, and their consultants.
New Lubbesthorpe SUE (2013)
Leicester City Council
Edwards & Edwards drafted transport related comments on behalf Leicester City Council and represented Leicester City Council on both the Transport Group and the Project Group for the Lubbesthorpe SUE. The application included proposals for 4,250 dwellings and associated infrastructure including two motorway bridges (one across the M1 and one across the M69), two primary schools, one secondary school, shops, workspaces, community Hall, a 21-hectare employment site, cafes, bars and a pub, health centre, leisure facilities, parks, open spaces, and allotments.
Edwards & Edwards have previously been involved in similar developments including Thurmaston SUE, Ashton Green Hallam Fields, Birstall and the Leicester Eco-town.
SuDS Approving Body (SAB)
Leicestershire County Council
Edwards & Edwards are the lead consultants to establish the SAB function for Leicestershire County Council. The project includes the development and deployment of systems and procedures for the processing of drainage applications including the adoption and maintenance of associated drainage works.
This will also include the production of SuDS design guidance, establishing the organisational structure of the SAB team and the introduction of a programme of staff training and recruitment, ass necessary.
Procedures are to include managing the maintenance function by a designated internal team, incorporating routine and reactive maintenance, where specialist services may be required.
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Save/Shape Our Stortford
A planning application was received to build 2,500 houses on the outskirts of Bishops Stortford in Hertfordshire. Save Our Stortford (SOS) were initially formed to oppose the development, but now are working to understand the implications of the development and to ensure that the application is not approved unless it is truly sustainable.
Edwards & Edwards are providing expert advice on interpretation of the transport aspects of the planning application, and working with SOS to ensure that councillors, officers, and members of the public understand the true impact of the developments.
Growth Infrastructure Assessment
Leicestershire County Council / Leicester City Council
This assesses the infrastructure required to deliver proposed regeneration and growth across the HMA up to 2026, The assessment shows, at a high level, the infrastructure requirements that arise from growth, how much this infrastructure costs, its funding, and implications for delivery. The assessment forms an important part of the evidence base for the Core Strategy.
E&E represented the Highway Authority on behalf of Leicester City Council.
Transport Strategy Advice
Leicestershire City Council
E&E occupies several advisory roles with Leicester City Council including:
City Centre Car Parking Strategy Supplementary Planning Document (SPD): Development of the City Parking Strategy for Leicester City Council. This document was formally adopted by the Council in March 2011.
Impact of Housing Growth on the Leicester PUA: Project management on behalf of Leicestershire City Council in partnership with Leicestershire County Council and the Highways Agency (HA). The project utilises PTOLEMY, the transport/Land use model. This project is fully funded by New Growth Point (NGP).
Residential Car Parking Research
Nottinghamshire County Council
E&E lead this research for Nottinghamshire County Council based on the DCLG document 'Residential Car Parking Research' (2007). This involved obtaining a Queen's Crown Copyright Click-Use Licence, use of 2001 Census Data, TEMPRO data and consulting with officers and the Local Planning Authorities plus a series of presentations and committee meetings.
The document was published in December 2009 and provides valuable assistance to the Nottinghamshire Local Planning Authorities as evidence base for their Local Development Frameworks.
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