Last weekend was our annual winter social event when Connect staff and their significant others gathered away from work to enjoy luxurious accommodation and bountiful food. This year we stayed in a wonderful rural farm conversion in Carmarthenshire, where we were spoilt with a pool, several hot tubs, games room, Read more…
We are pleased to report that recently our Highway Design team successfully secured Final Completion Certificates for three development sites in Cambridge, Bangor and Southend on Sea. The Final Completion Certificates mark the end of the Section 278 process for the construction and implementation of highway works. Reaching this stage Read more…
A belated Happy New Year from Connect Consultants to all of our clients and contacts. As we kick off 2023 we are taking some time to reflect on the upcoming work anniversaries of our team members and this year we have some really exciting and impressive recognitions. Within our remarkably Read more…
We are very pleased to announce that Ellie Crick has recently joined our Transport Planning Team as a Graduate Transport Planner. Ellie graduated from Lancaster University earlier this year with a BSc degree in Geography. She has recently relocated from her home town and we are delighted that she has Read more…
Taco Bell is to open its newest drive-thru restaurant in Canterbury, having been supported through planning by our team at Connect Consultants. The drive-thru will be part of a wider redevelopment of a former water works site on Sturry Road, which includes a self-storage facility and five trade-counter units. We Read more…
To mark the end of a hot dry summer, we at Connect Consultants recently had our summer social afloat (and not so afloat) on stand-up paddle (SUP) boards at West Country Water Park. The Connect team had a great afternoon playing about on the water in warm sunny conditions which Read more…
Mid Sussex District Council’s Science and Technology Park is a giant leap closer after the Council voted to allocate it in their newly adopted Development Plan. Last summer we spoke at the public examination on behalf of our clients, promoting their proposed Science and Technology Park at Goddard’s Green near Read more…
#INWED2022 is here! International Women in Engineering Day, brought to you by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) which plays a vital role in encouraging more young women and girls to take up engineering careers. In an industry where women are under-represented, we know the importance of giving women the same Read more…
In the Connect Consultants spring 2022 update, it is with massive pleasure that we announce two recent promotions within our Transport Planning Team. Rachel Luttrell is promoted to Principal Transport Planner, and Sam Jackson to Senior Transport Planner. In both cases this is a product of hard work and substantial Read more…
We were called upon to provide our expertise to help overcome some highway objections about a proposed residential development in Wiltshire. Needless to say, we succeeded. The applicant had already submitted a planning application to construct a new house alongside their own house in a village near Salisbury. Their plans Read more…