Transport Planning for Developments

transport planning for developments

what we do

Transport Planning is at the very heart of what we do.

Established in 2003, PJA brings together a committed and highly experienced team capable of delivering large and complex projects, providing invaluable transport, engineering and placemaking advice. Today, PJA has over 130 people working across 8 offices, all driven by a desire to create better places through great design.

“We integrate transport planning, engineering and placemaking to offer a complete consultancy solution”

Phil Jones, Chairman

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Transport Planning is where PJA first made its name, and we are known for finding pragmatic and cost-effective solutions to transport issues.

Well-planned and efficient transport networks are the foundation of economic prosperity and we work with developers and local authorities as landowners to achieve their development aims through the planning process.

We welcome the opportunity to provide advice to clients on all scales and types of development and throughout all stages of the planning process, from site promotion through to post-application inputs and contribution negotiation.

transport planning|feasibility

Our transport planners and highway engineers are experienced in providing early advice to land owners and developers to inform on site feasibility or conduct due diligence exercises.

PJA’s transport team are experts in unlocking sites at feasibility stage, undertaking vital early stage due diligence work to understand how sites can be brought forward for development.

Our team utilise our highway design, cycle and pedestrian design and GIS capabilities to inform our feasibility studies.

Bringing together our transport planners and highway engineers, we can identify site opportunities and constraints, including the ability to achieve a safe and suitable access strategy for all modes.

Whether the advice is for Local Plan strategic allocations, or standalone residential, commercial or other land development opportunities, PJA can identify a sustainable, deliverable and cost-effective solution for sites of all shapes and sizes.

transport planning| access & highway Design

Designing new and improved access points, junctions and highways

is a core element of our business.

Achieving satisfactory vehicle access is the key to unlocking development sites.

The experienced highway engineers and transport planners at PJA are experts in identifying feasible access options, working with relevant design guidelines and negotiating with highway authorities at local and national levels.

We are also proficient in the design of new highway infrastructure and highway improvements.

PJA can offer highway design solutions from feasibility through to preliminary designs for planning approval, plus detailed designs for S278 and S38 agreements.

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transport planning| assessments & statements

Transport Assessments or Statements are required to support many forms of proposed development.

Development planning and the transport assessment process lies at the heart of what we do. This area of work is where PJA first made its name, and we are known for finding pragmatic and costeffective solutions to transport issues.

As a practice we advise on all types and scales of developments from small infill residential schemes to large urban extensions delivering thousands of dwellings and large mixed-use areas.

We have particular experience in the residential, commercial, healthcare and education sectors and offer an

inception to completion service providing strategic advice to our clients at the plan promotion stage, through the planning process, S106 negotiation and on site delivery through our engineering teams.

We work closely and collaboratively with our engineering colleagues throughout the lifecycle of our projects to ensure our access and mitigation solutions are deliverable, cost effective and fit for purpose therefore achieving workable planning consents for our clients.

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transport planning| travel plans

A Travel Plan is a package of practical measures and objectives, aimed at promoting sustainable travel and reducing dependency on single occupancy car use.

PJA have a dedicated team of Travel Planners with considerable experience in both preparing and implementing Travel Plans across a diverse range of sectors, including residential, employment, education and commercial developments. Our experience in implementing Travel Plans gives us a clear insight into what works and what highway authorities need. This insight allows us to prepare high quality Travel Plans that not only support schemes through the planning stage but are also practical and deliverable.

The PJA team can also act as Travel Plan Coordinator on your behalf whilst our

in-house graphic design team can also prepare Travel Information Packs for new house purchasers or employees in the case of commercial developments.

Our team are also able to deliver support with other key strategy documents that are often required to discharge planning conditions and often go hand in hand with the Travel Plan, including: car park management plans; delivery and servicing plans; and construction traffic management/logistics plans.

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transport planning| transport modelling

The PJA modelling team provides all elements of professional transport modelling through our choice of specialist microsimulation software and range of bespoke tools.

The PJA modelling team has supported private and public sector clients in delivering residential, retail, commercial and mixed-use schemes using a combination of our core software package, PTV Vissim, traditional modelling tools and our own bespoke efficiency tools.

The specialist skills and experience within the team include network and junction modelling of all shapes and sizes, pedestrian and cyclist modelling, planning

and operational modelling of car parks, ports, stadiums, logistics and distribution centres and public transport interchanges.

We are also research and development focussed and aim to deliver cutting edge products and services to our clients during all stages of the project life cycle – ranging from the initial concept design stage, undertaking detailed option modelling/mitigation analysis/operational testing, through to public consultation visualisations.

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our sectors

We provide advice across a wide range of sectors, selecting the most knowledgeable and experienced team for each project.

Our teams have the necessary transferable skills and experience to provide solutions across the entire spectrum of the development industry and built environment sector.

We commonly provide the full range of transport, engineering and placemaking services to private sector clients delivering the following types of scheme:

• Residential

• Commercial

• Mixed-use

• Retail

• Leisure

• Education

We are actively supporting Transport Assessment and Travel Planning work for public sector clients as well.

Irrespective of what we are working on and for whom, our approach is always the same, offer the best quality advice.

our people

PJA’s strength lies within its team of people, all of whom have been employed for their unique skills and talents.

Our mission is to create better places through good design and we can only do that by employing the most creative and driven individuals. We have a genuine passion for what we do and we work hard to ensure that the ethos of good design and quality advice runs through all aspects of our business.

We are proud to employ a wide range of people from a diverse range of disciplines and backgrounds. PJA’s size and structure allows us to be agile and responsive, ensuring senior members of staff are accessible and have oversight on all of our projects, whilst offering an enjoyable and varied environment that engages our junior staff.

As the business has grown we have made a conscious effort to recruit talented

young people, training them either through an Apprenticeship, our Graduate Development Programme or our Career Step Ladder. The new recruits of today are the leaders of our business tomorrow, so we are committed to their professional and personal development.

“You have a great bunch of positive, problem solving and creative professionals”

Chris Shaw, Planning Manager, Bloor Homes

our clients

We are very proud to be trusted advisors to some of the most respected developers in the industry, and partners to leading consultancies and public-sector bodies.

Our private sector clients include some of the country’s largest housebuilders and some of the most successful mixed-use and commercial developers. These clients value our commercial focus and our ability to get the job done.

Our public sector clients include Department for Transport, Welsh Government, Transport for London and many others. We have advised Urban Design London for several years and we sit on a number of Design Review Panels. These clients recognise our industryleading expertise.

Our reputation has also enabled us to work internationally, advising local and national government bodies in Ireland, New Zealand and Abu Dhabi for example.

Our clients and partners include:

• Accord Housing

• Allies and Morrison

• Arcadis

• Avison Young

• Barton Willmore

• Barwood Land

• Birmingham City Council

• Bloor Homes

• Dandara Ltd

• Department for Transport

• Hertfordshire County Council

• Heyford Developments

• Inland Homes

• JLL

• Key Property Investments

• Kier Living

• L&Q

• LDA Design

• Lidl

• Lioncourt Homes

• Newcastle City Council

• Opus Land

• Oxford City Council

• Pegasus Group

• Persimmon Homes

• Richborough Estates

• Rigby Group Plc

• St Modwen Developments Ltd

• St Modwen Homes

• Sustrans

• Transport for London

• Urban Growth Company

• WSP UK Limited

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