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We thoroughly enjoy helping our clients achieve planning permission for their projects, but it is even more rewarding when those projects are delivered and thriving. In 2021, Aldi's Swindon and Cardiff regions have opened new stores in Caldicot, Chippenham, Exeter, Honiton, Malmesbury, Northampton, Poole, Swansea and Worle. The following stores are scheduled to open by the end of the year: Barnstaple, Blandford, Cheltenham, Milton Keynes, Neath, Trostre and Windsor.  An excellent client with excellent planning and delivery teams.

We were pleased to hear that yesterday Reigate and Banstead Council approved  Montreaux's  prior approval application for permitted change of use from office to flats and retail use. We prepared a Traffic and Highways Impact Assessment to demonstrate that there would be no material change in traffic (in accordance with the wording of the GPDO), and the site would retain appropriate levels of car parking.

Congratulations to Montreaux! We are delighted that LB Barnet Strategic Planning Committee granted outline planning permission last night for over 1000 new homes, including 35% affordable, plus 1200sqm of commercial and community uses in Cricklewood. This excellent scheme will also deliver new and improved, high-quality public realm and will result in a material reduction in traffic in this very sustainable location. We were pleased to work with an excellent team including EPR Architects and Iceni Projects to secure a positive officer recommendation which led to last night’s approval.

We are delighted to have been appointed by the London Borough of Southwark to provide environmental and transportation consultancy services to support the exciting redevelopment and regeneration of the Tustin Estate in the Old Kent Road area of Southwark. The ambitious proposals include replacing around 250 existing homes, building replacement retail and business premises, providing a new building for Pilgrim’s Way School and providing an additional 440 new homes including dedicated housing for the over 55s.

The DfT's publication Decarbonising Transport: a Better, Greener Britain sets out the Government's strategy to deliver transport's contribution to legally binding carbon budgets and delivering net zero by 2050.

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Deaths on Britain's roads fell by 16% last year but traffic levels were down by 22% meaning that fatality rates (measured per billion vehicle miles) increased by 6%.

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