Transport Planning Services
Practical transport planning advice to support planning applications, overcome highway challenges and deliver successful developments.
Whether you are preparing a planning application, responding to Highway Authority comments or discharging planning conditions, DW Transportation provides practical transport planning advice for residential, commercial and mixed-use developments across Wales and England.
Explore our range of services below to learn how we can support your next project.
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Transport is often one of the key considerations in the planning process. We prepare clear, well-reasoned Transport Statements that give planning officers and Highway Authorities confidence that transport matters have been properly considered from the outset.
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Detailed Transport Assessments for larger and more complex developments, evaluating transport impacts and identifying practical solutions where mitigation is required.
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Targeted technical notes responding to Highway Authority comments, planning officer queries and design changes during the planning process.
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We prepare practical Travel Plans that encourage sustainable travel, satisfy planning requirements and support developments of all sizes.
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Using industry-standard vehicle tracking software, we demonstrate that vehicles can safely access, manoeuvre within and exit development sites.
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Safe and practical vehicle access designs that balance Highway Authority requirements with the needs of your development, helping create access arrangements that work from both a planning and operational perspective.
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There are many forms of highway agreements (sections of the Highways Act), to allow works to legally take place on the public highway. We have the capability to secure highway agreements on your behalf.
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Through our trusted partner, Capital Road Safety, we can arrange any type of traffic survey and get survey equipment installed at short notice. Typical surveys include parking surveys, Automatic Traffic Counts (ATC) and classified junction turning counts.
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Efficient car park layouts that maximise parking provision while maintaining safe vehicle circulation, accessibility and compliance with local design standards.
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We help clients respond to Road Safety Audits and develop highway designs that address safety considerations while supporting planning and highway approval.
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DW Transportation prepares Junction Capacity Assessments to evaluate the impact of development traffic on existing and proposed highway junctions. Using recognised industry assessment techniques and clear technical reporting, we provide robust evidence to support planning applications, respond to Highway Authority requirements and help identify practical solutions where capacity improvements may be necessary.
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We prepare Construction Traffic Management Plans that show how construction vehicles, deliveries and contractors will be managed safely throughout the construction phase.
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We provide transport planning support for developments requiring off-site highway works, helping clients navigate the Section 278 process from initial design through to Highway Authority approval.
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Construction Method Statements demonstrating how developments can be built safely while minimising disruption and satisfying planning conditions.
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Independent parking surveys and parking assessments providing robust evidence to support planning applications and respond to parking concerns.
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Practical Delivery and Servicing Plans showing how developments can be serviced safely and efficiently without compromising highway safety.
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Highway designs for planning applications and highway agreements, including new junctions, access roads, visibility improvements and highway alterations.
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Visibility assessments and visibility splay designs demonstrating that proposed accesses provide appropriate sight lines for drivers and comply with Highway Authority standards.
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Preparing the transport documents needed to discharge highway-related planning conditions, helping developments move from planning approval to construction.
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Early-stage transport planning advice to identify constraints, assess development potential and reduce planning risk before an application is submitted.
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IEarly-stage transport planning advice to identify constraints, assess development potential and reduce planning risk before an application is submitted.
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Highway Authority objections need not mean the end of a planning application. DW Transportation provides robust, evidence-led technical responses that address highway concerns and help unlock planning permission for developments of all sizes.description