mode specialise in understanding the requirements associated with preparing transportation strategies, highway design and related civil engineering services to support planning applications for new development.
We know the challenges faced by developers, land promotors and the wider property industry during the life cycle of a planning application.
Our strong public/private sector relationships and ability to negotiate with Highways Authorities across the United Kingdom, ensure that our clients achieve a cost-effective planning permission, in the shortest amount of time possible.
The practice has been involved in various size schemes from very small single dwelling applications, to medium sized projects and some of the largest, complex and prominent developments in the uk.

mode specialise in understanding the requirements associated with preparing transportation, highways and related civil engineering strategies to support planning applications for new development.



mode transport planning offer a complete range of forward thinking transport planning, highway design and related civil engineering services to developers who are seeking advice when undertaking site promotion, submitting a planning application, negotiating prior to determination, support post approval or attending Public Inquiry; our professional transport planning services include:
Transport
- transport policy review
- transport statement
- transport assessment
- travel plans
- sustainable transport studies
- active travel promotion
- travel plan monitoring
- healthy streets assessment
- parking studies
- junction modelling
- micro simulation
Engineering
- prelim & detailed junction design (dmrb & mfs)
- adoptable highway designs (s278 & s38)
- road safety audits 1-4
- adoptable drainage designs (s104 and s185)
- private drainage designs (part h)
- suds drainage design
- flood risk assessments
- attenuation structures
- BIM 3d modelling
Combined
- site due diligence
- inputs to masterplanning
- inputs to environmental impact assessment
- local plan representation
- expert witness services
Having worked with experts in architecture, urban design, development, science, public transport groups, local authorities and economists, mode is well placed to provide expert transport planning and related civil engineering advice to the private sector.
We also have experience in the undertaking of transport review and audit roles for local authorities and other public and private sector organisations where a positive position on new development is required.