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…
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…
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…
We are delighted to have been integral in helping our clients gain outline planning permission at appeal for a residential development of 150 homes in Shropshire. The site is undeveloped land between the Meole Brace Retail Park and the Meole Brace Park and Ride on the southern side of Shrewsbury. Read more…
We are excited to welcome two new colleagues to Connect Consultants as we continue to strengthen our team. Chengcheng Dou joins our Design Team as a Graduate Design Engineer. She has a first class Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from Swansea University, and an Honours degree in Civil Engineering from Read more…
At Connect Consultants, we regularly produce bespoke Travel Plans for our clients’ developments, to help enhance their sustainability, and to ultimately achieve planning approval. We are delighted to be working with Rangeford Villages and to have successfully discharged a planning condition to produce a Travel Plan for their new Homewood Grove Read more…
We are pleased to have assisted Aldi UK meet the target of opening their new store today in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. Our teams have been working closely with Aldi’s team throughout the planning process. We initially provided Transport Planning input for the new retail store, car park, access junction, and pedestrian Read more…