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…
We are proud to have helped to secure planning permission for a new discount food store in Petersfield, Hampshire, where construction is about to begin. The brand new Aldi store will occupy a previously vacant brownfield site, and will host a 1,800sqm food store with 100+ car parking spaces – Read more…
At Connect we enjoy a regular dose of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). At our latest ‘lunchtime learning’ session we were very grateful to benefit from the expertise of Paul Gebbett, who leads the Strategic Transport Modelling Team at Stantec. Paul kindly delivered an illustrated overview of transport and traffic modelling, Read more…