Connect Consultants promotion of Laura and Jordan

New Year Promotions

We’re delighted to celebrate the one-year anniversary of welcoming Laura and Jordan to our Transport Planning Team. Over the past 12 months, both have made an outstanding transition from new graduates to confident and capable members of the team. Laura and Jordan have each brought their own strengths to the Read more…

Dursley Kingshill Road sketch elevation of approved adult learning centre

Car-Free Success at Planning

We’re excited to announce that a new adult learning centre in Dursley with living-in accommodation has been approved by planning committee – despite a recommendation to refuse from the council’s planning officers. This is a key step forward in expanding access to lifelong learning in the community. From a transport Read more…

Connect Consultants 2025 spring promotion news

Promotion News!

We’re proud to recognise the hard work, dedication, and excellence of our team with a round of well-deserved promotions: Natasha White has been promoted to Engineer, a fantastic achievement and testament to her growing expertise and contributions. Tim Smith steps into a new chapter as Principal Engineer, reflecting his leadership Read more…

Connect Consultants office

Connect Becomes Employee Owned

Did you know Connect Consultants is now an Employee Owned Business? That means the people who work here, the ones designing smarter transport strategies, solving tricky highways challenges, and supporting clients every day, now have a meaningful stake in the business. Becoming owned by the team reflects our long-term commitment Read more…

Connect Consultants new starters Laura and Jordan

New faces alert!

We’re excited to welcome Laura Partridge and Jordan Bolderson to the Connect team! Laura and Jordan join us as Graduate Transport Planners and they’re already getting stuck into some brilliant projects. Welcome aboard, it’s great to have you with us!

Chris Pereira, Connect Consultants

Welcome Chris Pereira

Let’s give a warm welcome to the newest star of our Highway Design Team – Chris Pereira! Chris came on board with Connect in October 2024 as a Graduate Engineer, proudly bringing a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. With previous experience in both Transport Planning and Civil Engineering design, Read more…

Connect Consultants Transport Planning NPPF

Planning Reform and the new NPPF

As promised, the consultation draft of the proposed new NPPF was released yesterday. We have until 23:45 on 24th September to respond. There is also some explanatory text published alongside the tracked-changes consultation draft. As a Transport Planning consultancy, we have be drawn to our familiar ‘Chapter 9 Promoting sustainable Read more…