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 Read more…
“We will reform the planning rules to build the homes and infrastructure the country desperately needs.” “We will improve public transport, transforming our buses and our railways to connect our country. We will bring rail services under public ownership and Read more…
It’s February which means one thing in the Connect calendar – our weekend away! We were so impressed with last year’s venue that we went back for more. Carmarthenshire gave us its best fog and lowest visibility, but inside the Read more…
We are very pleased to have helped our client achieve planning permission for this residential development on the site of a derelict former pub in Stoke on Trent. The proposals included the demolition of the pub and its car park, Read more…
We are delighted to announce that Festus Robert has joined Connect as a Graduate Transport Planner in our Transport Planning Team. He has a BSc in Civil Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, and Read more…
We are very pleased to announce that both Ellie Crick and Tim Britton of our Transport Planning team have recently been promoted. Ellie joined Connect in November 2022 as a bright and promising Graduate Transport Planner, and has quickly settled Read more…
£450,000.00: SAVED. (and permission granted for Office Headquarters and Care Home in Ingatestone) As much as all highway engineers and transport planners love modelling, designing and building new junctions, this one was simply unnecessary… …and, in successfully removing the need Read more…
Happy International Women in Engineering Day 2023! In the build-up to INWED2023, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) asked nine of their female engineer Members a series of questions about the sector, and what needs to be improved Read more…
This week is Bike Week 2023. Actually, it’s Bike Week 100, as this year it is celebrating its centenary. Cycling UK promotes this week as a celebration of everyday cycling for everyone, and at Connect we like to celebrate it Read more…
We are very pleased to announce that Geraint Jones has returned to Connect Consultants, taking the role of Director to lead the Highway Design Team. Geraint had previously worked with Connect for 14 years, and his return to the company Read more…