Development

Planning permission for development requires a range of multi-disciplinary inputs including a comprehensive assessment of transport provision provided through the process of Development Planning.

One of the key challenges facing developers is planning permission. A comprehensive assessment of transport provision is required in many instances as part of the multi-disciplinary approach required as part of the planning process. This work invariably requires integrated team working with fellow professionals such as town planning and architectural consultants.

Transport issues in the planning process have become highly significant following the emergence of the UK's planning policy guidance documentation which seeks to integrate land use and transport planning.

As one of the largest and leading transportation consultancies, Faber Maunsell are perfectly placed to provide all the requirements in this demanding area to the highest standards possible and to the timescales needed by clients.

We recognise the importance of key individuals with a high level of negotiating skill and a proven track record in their field.  Facilitating skills include:

• Legal and Planning agreements
• Expert Witness
• Policy Advice
• Planning Negotiations
• Transport Infrastructure Design
• Implementation

These skills are paramount in communicating the important issues and facilitating a smooth and speedy path to planning permission and subsequent infrastructure implementation.

Each Faber Maunsell Regional office within the UK has expert staff in place to provide the local resource and good local contacts necessary. This expertise has been has been put into practice in both urban and rural development projects including retail outlets, offices, commercial and residential sites, leisure and sports stadia, airports, terminals and hospitals.

Clients also gain significant benefit from the wider-ranging skills and specialist experience in the transportation field that Faber Maunsell provide and which can be utilised on particular projects. These include:

• Transport Policy
• Travel Plans
• Promotion of Public Transport
• Road Safety
• Variable Message Signs
• Parking Guidance Systems
• Traffic Signals and Traffic Control Systems
• Market Research
• Transport Assessments

Faber Maunsell have specialist teams in each of these areas, many of which need to be considered in establishing and agreeing transport solutions for development proposals.

Also, development invariably requires wider engineering skills which Faber Maunsell can offer due to the Company's multi-disciplinary engineering service offer. These include:

• Flood Studies
• Sustainable Drainage
• Contaminated Land
• Environmental Assessment
• Geotechnics
• Structural Design
• Utilities

Consequently, Faber Maunsell can provide a complete development planning and engineering service to clients during the various phases of a development i.e. site acquisition, planning, detailed design and construction.

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