We have worked with the AWP team on many occasions for both highway and drainage matters. I cannot commend them highly enough for being practical, pragmatic, understanding clients’ needs and just getting on with the job. Consultants who have common sense and are a pleasure to work with.
Highway Access Design
Strategic Access for Smarter Development
In many cases, achieving a successful access solution to a site can be the key to unlocking its development potential and often one of the first issues that needs to be resolved as part of the masterplanning process. As well as providing a safe and suitable means of accessing the development for vehicles, it is essential that connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists is delivered in order to satisfy the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Intelligent Access Planning
In positioning a new access, constraints may include land availability, visibility from and of a new junction, and the interaction with traffic at other existing junctions nearby. The form and layout of a new access will be informed by issues such as its capacity (which in turn is influenced by the quantity and type of development proposed) and highway safety issues. The land-take of the preferred solution, including the impact the access arrangement has on the layout of the scheme, can have a significant impact on the developable area of the site.
Expert Navigation of Standards
Appreciation of relevant design standards and guidance such as Manual for Streets, LTN 1/20, and other local guidance or HA Standards is key to achieving approvals from the local highway authority. However, we also have a track record in successfully challenging the status quo, or inappropriate application of guidance, in order to remove unreasonable constraints to development in certain situations.
Practical Solutions
The design of a successful access solution requires an appreciation of all of these issues and at AWP we have the skills and experience in both transport planning and detailed highway design to be able to provide solutions that are appropriate for the nature and location of development whilst ensuring cost-effective deliverability and successful adoption by local authorities.
Highway Access Design
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