Mixed-Use Development
Planning application: Mixed-use comprising residential, retail, and commercial.
Local Planning Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Highway Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Outcome: Approved.
Connect was appointed by Skelton Group to provide highways and transportation advice relating to the promotion of a large mixed use development at Bean Road, Dudley.
The scheme included 215 residential unites, a foodstore, non-food retail, wholesale retail, car showrooms, B1/B2/B8 units, a public amenity site, an ‘Energy from Waste’ biogen plant, and a hydro-electric power generator.
The client’s aspirations were achieved, and Connect aided the team by providing project advice that included:
- Scheme design and feasibility advice;
- Highway layout design;
- Transport Assessment
- Travel Plan
- Environmental Statement chapters; and
- Planning and S106 negotations.
The 60-acre site is located adjacent to a congested signal junction, which is constrained by third-party land on all sides of the junction.
As part of the scheme proposal, Connect devised an option for a new link road (with associated site access junctions) to be provided as a bypass to this signal junction. This overcame the capacity issues at the junction, and only required modest additional road infrastructure beyond what was needed for the access roads serving the development.
All highways matters were satisfactorily resolved and the mixed-use scheme was awarded planning permission.