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WHO We are the complete transport planning and infrastructure design consultancy. We offer a unique, end-to-end service - guiding our clients from pre-acquisition feasibility analysis, through the planning process to on-site implementation and ongoing monitoring. Since 1997, we have been proudly delivering successful outcomes for private and public sector organisations. Our work includes advising on strategic transport planning, sustainable travel and the on-site infrastructure requirements arising from the development of land. We also undertake the design and specification of both new and upgraded highways. With professional teams based in Bristol, Cambridge, London and Welwyn Garden City, we are always well placed to provide our clients with a comprehensive development consultancy service across all land uses and throughout the UK and overseas. HOW From landowners, promoters and national housebuilders to leading residential care providers and the UK’s biggest food retailer, we work with a broad range of clients. Whoever we are working with, our project teams always strive to deliver innovative and cost-effective solutions to meet today’s transport planning and environmental challenges. We believe that success is built on the achievements of our employees and partners, and are therefore committed to providing an attractive and stimulating place to work. Our goal is always to develop long-lasting partnerships with our clients and our colleagues. We do that by providing high-quality, cost-effective consultancy services that encourage our people to realise their potential — and help our clients to achieve their objectives. “Helping you unlock your project’s true potential, from concept to completion – and beyond.”

Cambridge No.9 Journey Campus Castle Park Cambridge CB3 0AX 01223 455385 cambridge@tpa.uk.com Welwyn Garden City 3 Martinfield Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL7 1HG 01707 385200 welwyn@tpa.uk.com Bristol 40 Berkeley Square Clifton Bristol BS8 1HP 0117 925 9400 bristol@tpa.uk.com London 1 Giltspur Street London EC1A 9DD 020 7119 1155 london@tpa.uk.com WHERE

tpa.uk.com WHAT PRE-APPLICATION Feasibility, access and transport constraint appraisal Site wide transport and sustainable mobility strategies Local plan representations Accessibility assessments Public realm and highway design Masterplanning Cost estimates and financial viability modelling Flood Risk and SuDS requirements Stage 1 Road Safety Audit PLANNING APPLICATION Transport Statements, Transport Assessments and Travel Plans Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies Input to environmental assessment Highway network capacity assessment S106 negotiations and stakeholder engagement Detailed site wide infrastructure requirements such as site levels, SuDS features and access infrastructure PLANNING APPEAL Expert witnesses Written representations Informal hearings Public inquiries Examinations in public Development Consent Orders Select committees

PLANNING APPEAL POST-PLANNING Detailed highway design for S278 and S38 works Stage 2 Road Safety Audit Discharge of conditions and obligations Construction traffic and servicing management plans Highways condition surveys Tender review and contract administration Engagement with utilities providers Site supervision POST-CONSTRUCTION, MONITORING & VALIDATION Travel Plan Coordinator and personal travel planning Stage 3 and Stage 4 Road Safety Audits Support with infrastructure adoption Bond cancellation

LEADERSHIP Our leadership team is driven not only by success but also a passion for the work that they do. Their knowledge and experience of the planning process means they understand the wider issues beyond transport faced by land owners, promoters, developers and house builders. They each have demonstrable successes that have resulted in cost savings for their clients over the lifetime of a development that far exceed any consultant fees illustrating value for money. With a proven track record, a wealth of experience and supported by a market leading team of dedicated transport planners and engineers, TPA can achieve the right result for you at any stage of the planning process and beyond.

Daniel Ekstrand Director 020 7119 1158 | 07747 561849 daniel.ekstrand@tpa.uk.com John Hopkins Director 01223 455387 | 07979 525401 john.hopkins@tpa.uk.com Rupert Lyons Director 020 7119 1156 | 07778 503552 rupert.lyons@tpa.uk.com Nathan Hanks Director 020 7119 1157 | 07974 735881 nathan.hanks@tpa.uk.com Julian Clarke Director 01223 455386 | 07717 200141 julian.clarke@tpa.uk.com James Darrall Director 0117 925 9400 | 07756 109761 james.darrall@tpa.uk.com

CLIFTON DOWN ROAD, BRISTOL OVERVIEW CLIENT THAT Group SECTORS Retail Commercial LOCATION Bristol PLANNING AUTHORITY Bristol City Council HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Bristol City Council PROJECT TEAM Tetlow King Fielded Clegg Bradley Studios BD Landscape Architects PROJECT MANAGER Robert Roughan PROJECT DIRECTOR James Darrall RELATED PROJECTS Knight & Lee, Portsmouth PROJECT We were instructed by THAT Group to support a planning application for 1,781 m2 retail GFA and 1,151 m2 of employment GFA. The site is situated in the centre of historic Clifton Village. Once constructed, the development will house retail across two floors, with offices above. The development is car-free, with no parking provided on site. The site has significant local importance, which meant that stakeholder engagement was key in ensuring the most appropriate scheme for the area came forward. APPROACH We provided the technical documentation to support the planning application, namely a Transport Statement and Travel Plan. Input into the design of the surrounding public realm was also provided. Key to this was demonstrating that a car free development in this location would not result in a significant effect on the local highway network. Following submission of the planning application, we worked with Transport Officers at Bristol City Council to agree the public realm improvements, including a high quality environment for pedestrians, and a new bus stop on Clifton Down Road. We have since been commissioned to undertake the S278 design and approval and construction management plans. OUTCOME The application received a resolution to grant planning permission at Committee in January 2020. TPA are currently advising on the construction phase of the development, and are providing input into the Section 278 for the public realm works. PLANNING APPLICATION PRE-APPLICATION PLANNING APPEAL POST-PLANNING POST-CONSTRUCTION, MONITORING & VALIDATION

CHINEHAM DISTRICT CENTRE OVERVIEWCLIENT Tellon Capital SECTORS Commercial Retail Health Sport & Leisure LOCATION Chineham PLANNING AUTHORITY Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Hampshire County Council PROJECT TEAM Barton Willmore 3D Reid Architects Stace PROJECT MANAGER Richard Morrison PROJECT DIRECTOR Nathan Hanks RELATED PROJECTS Land at Elwick Place, Ashford, Kent PROJECT We were appointed to provide transport advice in support of the proposed redevelopment of the Chineham District Centre, a shopping centre located close to the A33 to the east of Basingstoke. The site is approximately 7.9 hectares in size and comprises a Tesco superstore, petrol filling station, 4 large retail park style units and a courtyard-style layout of smaller retail units. The development proposal included the retention of the Tesco store and petrol station and the partial demolition of the site to enable the erection of buildings for flexible Class A uses, a Class C1 hotel use, Class D2 assembly and leisure use and flexible Class D1 non-residential institution / Class B1 business use. The scheme included a larger and more coherent parking arrangement to address existing parking issues, changes to the internal highway layout and the relocation of the existing bus stop and layover area to provide an improved access to the shopping areas for bus passengers. Pedestrian and cycle access to the site was also enhanced through the provision of improved routes and cycle parking. APPROACH Our work included attendance at two public consultation events held on site and required extensive negotiations with the highway authority regarding the predicted impact of the proposed development. In addition, there were several consultations and discussions with both the bus operator and the highway authority regarding the potential impact of the scheme proposals in relation to the relocation of the bus stop within the site. OUTCOME The application was granted planning permission. PLANNING APPLICATION PRE-APPLICATION PLANNING APPEAL POST-PLANNING POST-CONSTRUCTION, MONITORING & VALIDATION

LIDL DISCOUNT FOODSTORE, FUTURA PARK, IPSWICH OVERVIEW CLIENT AquiGen (Nacton) LLP SECTORS Retail LOCATION Ipswich, Suffolk PLANNING AUTHORITY Ipswich Borough Council HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Ipswich Borough Council PROJECT TEAM Freeths LLP PROJECT MANAGER Ian Bryant PROJECT DIRECTOR Julian Clarke RELATED PROJECTS Futura Park Units 7 and 3 PROJECT We were instructed by AquiGen (Nacton) LLP to support a planning application for a proposed relocation of a Lidl Discount Foodstore onto land at Futura Park, Ipswich. The site forms the final development on the park, which contains retail, industrial and commercial units. APPROACH To support the planning application, which sought to relocate and enlarge a Lidl store from an adjacent District Centre site to provide an enhanced retail environment and relieve the car parking congestion currently experienced in the District Centre car park. The submitted Transport Assessment included a number of scenario tests relating to differing uses of the existing store, following the relocation to the new site. Of key concern to the Highways Officers was the capacity of the access junction into Futura Park and pedestrian linkages between the existing District Centre and the new store location on Futura Park. To promoted integration between the two sites a traffic signal controlled crossing was relocated to better reflect the desire line between the two sites and highway capacity assessment was utilised to demonstrate that the development did not have a material impact on the operation of the access junction, above that previously consented for the site. OUTCOME Following the submission of the technical information, the Highways Officers removed their objection to the scheme and subsequently the planning application was grated planning consent in August 2021. PLANNING APPLICATION PRE-APPLICATION PLANNING APPEAL POST-PLANNING POST-CONSTRUCTION, MONITORING & VALIDATION

KINGSWAY PARK, GLOUCESTERSHIRE OVERVIEW CLIENT Robert Hitchins Group SECTORS Retail Leisure LOCATION Kingsway Park, Quedgeley, Gloucestershire PLANNING AUTHORITY Gloucester City Council HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Gloucestershire County Council PROJECT TEAM RPS Group Inspire Design Air Quality Consultants PROJECT MANAGER Simon Moody PROJECT DIRECTOR James Darrall RELATED PROJECTS Knight & Lee Building, Portmouth PROJECT TPA was instructed by Robert Hitchins Group to support a full planning application for a mixed-use development at Kingsway Park in Quedgeley, Gloucestershire. The proposals included for a 3,019m² B&M store including an associated 696m² garden centre and a 1,313m² D2 gymnasium operated by PureGym. The proposals also included the provision of 205 car parking spaces and 46 cycle parking spaces. APPROACH TPA prepared supporting documentation, including a Transport Assessment (TA) and Travel Plan. The methodology and inputs into the TA were agreed with the local highway authority and Highways England through pre-application discussions. The TA included a traffic impact assessment which offset movements from the proposed development with those associated with the extant permission. The agreed methodology used the Retail Impact Assessment and a Gravity Model to establish trip distribution for the Retail and Leisure uses respectively, while also taking account of linked, pass-by and transferred trips. TPA also provided design advice on the Masterplan, including the provision of detailed access layout arrangements for vehicular and pedestrian/cycle access. OUTCOME TPA was able to successfully agree a non-material impact upon the surrounding highway network with highway officers. Planning permission was secured following planning committee in June 2019. Subsequently, TPA continued to work with Robert Hitchins and provided further planning support to a proposed Lidl store at a neighbouring site on Newhaven Road. This was granted planning permission in October 2019. PLANNING APPLICATION PRE-APPLICATION PLANNING APPEAL POST-PLANNING POST-CONSTRUCTION, MONITORING & VALIDATION

LAND NORTH OF A17, WINTHORPE OVERVIEW CLIENT Lindum SECTORS Retail Leisure LOCATION Winthorpe PLANNING AUTHORITY Newark and Sherwood District Council HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Nottinghamshire County Council PROJECT TEAM Lindum PROJECT MANAGER Tim Hornby PROJECT DIRECTOR Julian Clarke RELATED PROJECTS Overfield Park, Newark PROJECT We were instructed by Lindum to support a planning application for the provision of a coffee shop and drive through on land to the north of the A17 in Winthorpe. The wider site benefits from an allocation with the Newark and Sherwood Local Development Framework for a mixed use development, of which the proposals were implementing in part. APPROACH We initially provided feasibility advice with regards to the internal arrangements in addition to the location of the proposed access given its proximity to a nearby junction. The proposed access was to be taken from a spine road to the east of the development which was granted consent as part of a separate planning application. Following this, we prepared a Transport Assessment, with accompanying access and vehicle swept path drawings, to support the planning application. The work demonstrated that the development could operate safely without an impact on the local high network. As part of this exercise, a car park accumulation exercise was undertaken to demonstrate an appropriate provision was to be provided. Following submission of the planning application, the Highway Authority provided comments on the layout which were addressed through further swept path analysis. Subsequently, officers raised no objection to the development. OUTCOME The scheme was granted planning permission in 2020. PLANNING APPLICATION PRE-APPLICATION PLANNING APPEAL POST-PLANNING POST-CONSTRUCTION, MONITORING & VALIDATION

CORINTHAIN PARK, GROVEFIELD WAY, CHELTENHAM OVERVIEW CLIENT Hinton Properties SECTORS Retail Commercial Education LOCATION Cheltenham PLANNING AUTHORITY Cheltenham Borough Council HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Gloucestershire County Council PROJECT TEAM Ridge and Partners DDP Architects PROJECT MANAGER Andrew Snowden PROJECT DIRECTOR James Darrall RELATED PROJECTS New Road, Sandy PROJECT We were instructed by Hinton Properties to provide transport planning services in support of a hybrid planning application for a mixed use development comprising an Aldi foodstore, Costa Coffee drive-thru, Happy Days day nursery, and 128,000sqft of B1 office space. APPROACH We prepared a Transport assessment and Framework Travel Plan to support the planning application. There were a number of previously consented developments at the site, and as such it was necessary to undertake a detailed analysis of the trip attraction potential of the proposals in comparison to those, in order to determine the true impact of the proposals. This also included an assessment of linked and pass-by trips associated with the proposed foodstore, to avoid double-counting of trips already on the highway network. The Transport Assessment also included an assessment of the impact during the Saturday peak period at the nearby Arle Court Roundabout. The Arle Court Roundabout is a large signalised roundabout that lies on the A40 and allows access towards the M5. We prepared a LINSIG assessment of the roundabout and demonstrated that even with the addition of the proposed development, the roundabout would still be forecast to operate well within capacity. OUTCOME Following extensive discussions with the highway authority, Gloucestershire County Council, it was confirmed that there were no objections to the scheme on highways and transportation grounds. The development proposals were approved at Appeal in December 2019. PLANNING APPLICATION PRE-APPLICATION PLANNING APPEAL POST-PLANNING POST-CONSTRUCTION, MONITORING & VALIDATION

DRIVE THRU, LAKESIDE RETAIL PARK, THURROCK OVERVIEW CLIENT Tim Hortons SECTORS Retail LOCATION Thurrock PLANNING AUTHORITY Thurrock Council HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Thurrock Council PROJECT TEAM William Gallagher Beyond PROJECT MANAGER Andrew Snowden PROJECT DIRECTOR Daniel Ekstrand RELATED PROJECTS Drive Thru, Centre 27 Buness Park, Birstall PROJECT We were instructed by Tim Hortons to support an application for the redevelopment of an existing Pizza Hut restaurant to provide a Tim Hortons Drive Thru restaurant. As Tim Hortons are legally permitted to occupy the store without the need for planning permission, the proposals simply comprised the addition of a drive thru lane. APPROACH Given the relatively small scale of the proposals in comparison to the lawfully permitted use, we prepared a short Transport Statement to examine the key transport related issues. We also provided advice and drawings to the design team in relation to the swept path of vehicles through the drive thru. Following comments provided by the highway authority, we prepared a Technical Note to set out additional information in relation to servicing and refuse collection, the level of queuing anticipated at the order points, and the potential trip attraction associated with the proposed development. Through this we demonstrated that the number of primary vehicle trips associated with the proposals would be low and would not have any material impact on the operation of the highway network. OUTCOME The planning application was granted permission on 11th August 2021 and there were no issues raised by the highway authority. PLANNING APPLICATION PRE-APPLICATION PLANNING APPEAL POST-PLANNING POST-CONSTRUCTION, MONITORING & VALIDATION

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