Construction began on Bradley Stoke, a new town, in the 80s. At the time, it was Europe's largest privately developed housing scheme. Staying true to the town's history, we provided specialist highway advice to Woodstock Homes to support the planning application for 50 flats on the last remaining vacant plot of land in Bradley Stoke.
As of July 2024, planning permission for the flats and 60 car parking spaces has been granted. What started out as a plan for an entirely new community in the 70s is finally going to be complete.
In support of the application, we provided a Transport Statement which considered the car and cycle parking strategy, the past five years' accident records, the access strategy for all users including the preliminary design of a new priority junction, and we used swept path analysis to ensure all users could access the site safely.
But, it's not uncommon for communities to raise concerns about how larger developments could impact their everyday lives. We were involved in extensive negotiations with the South Gloucestershire Council highway officer who, in line with the highway work we had completed, decided that “the benefits of making more efficient, high-density use of previously undeveloped land for accommodating housing needs” with “the provision of 35 to 100 per cent of affordable housing within the scheme” outweighs any potential negative aspects.
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