Operating across all sectors our services include:
Our Expertise
Within our multidisciplinary team at Eddisons is an industry-leading independent transport consultancy specialising in providing transport and traffic solutions across the United Kingdom for private and public sector clients.
Pivotal to our service lines is preparing Transport Statements (TS) to consider the development in transport and highways terms in order to provide the necessary reassurance that proposals can be accommodated by the local transport network.
The scope of a Transport Statement conforms to the guidance provided in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Planning Practice Guidance ‘Transport Evidence Bases in Plan Making’, and it covers the following essential bases for all clients:
- Reducing the need to travel, especially by car – ensuring at the outset that thought is given to reducing the need to travel; consider the types of uses (or mix of uses) and the scale of development in order to promote multipurpose or linked trips
- Sustainable accessibility – promote accessibility by all modes of travel, in particular public transport, cycling and walking; assess the likely travel behaviour or travel pattern to and from the proposed site; and develop appropriate measures to influence travel behaviour
- Dealing with residual trips – provide accurate quantitative and qualitative analyses of the predicted impacts of residual trips from the proposed development and ensure that suitable measures are proposed to manage these impacts
- Mitigation measures – ensure as much as possible that the proposed mitigation measures avoid unnecessary physical improvements to highways and promote innovative and sustainable transport solutions.
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Our Capability
Our relationships with local highway authorities enable us to provide highly effective travel assessments and statements.
Our technical knowledge of the leading industry standards enables us to deliver travel plans that demonstrate your development’s sustainability. We can also act as travel plan coordinators to ensure that travel plan aims are consistently met.
In order to ensure a particular area of land can be developed, we offer a preliminary assessment. This information can then be used for the next stages in the development process.
Our technical expertise within this service means we can provide our clients with the highest quality information and guidance. This includes Section 278 Detailed Design.
We have excellent relationships with highway authorities throughout the country. We aim to avoid the need for planning appeals – but if they are needed, our extensive knowledge and experience allows us to provide clients with first class advice on this complex issue.
“Obtaining planning consent can be an uncertain process and transport is a critical requirement of any application. We have the technical knowledge and working relationships with local authorities to ensure that you obtain the most advantageous planning consent.”
Phil Wooliscroft
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Our People
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George Monks
Technician
Jack Cunningham
Senior Highway Technician
Jason Smith
Director
Lee Worthington
Principal Transport Planner
Leon Blythe
Highway Technician
Lucy Gretton
Graduate Transport Planner
Mark Cleary
Principal Consultant
Marty Rae
Senior Consultant
Mike Coogan
Associate Director
Phil Wooliscroft
Partner
Sam McLoughlin
Assistant Transport Planner
Tim Russell
Associate Director
Tom Bentley
Associate Director
Highways, transport / traffic advice