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Bath Transport Package, Somerset

Client: Mott MacDonald/Bath and North East Somerset Council

The Bath Transport Package which includes a Bus Rapid Transport route linking Newbridge Park and Ride to Bath City Centre via the Western Riverside Regeneration Area along with traffic management measures and expansions to park and ride facilities.  Alliance Planning is working alongside Mott MacDonald providing strategic planning advice and will act as planning agent in the submission of planning applications in early 2008.

VAG Birch Coppice, North Warwickshire

Client: CEVA Logistics, Volkswagen Audi Group

Alliance Planning were instructed to free the national parts logistics facility serving Volkswagen Audi Group from a restrictive condition which required the delivery of the majority of car components to be by rail to their national storage and distribution facility at Birch Coppice Business Park, Warwickshire serving the whole of the UK.  The facility was built and operated by CEVA Logistics (formerly TNT Logistics) as their premier European facility.  As the second largest logistics company world wide, CEVA has a turnover of ?3.5 billion. It employs 38,000 people and operates over 7.4 million square metres of warehouse space across 26 countries world wide.  Alliance acted as planning consultants and presented evidence to a public inquiry which successfully secured a more flexible planning consent allowing road transportation as an alternative to rail, helping secure the future competitiveness of the facility. 

Birmingham City Centre Midlands Metro Extension

Client: Centro and Mott MacDonald

Working as sub-consultant to Mott Macdonald, Alliance Planning was instructed to provide strategic planning advice and act as planning agents for the discharge of conditions forming part of the Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension) Order (2005).

The Scheme aims to provide a high quality, reliable light rail system that serves Birmingham’s key civic spaces. The first phase of development involves the area around Snow Hill Station, which will be the focus of one of the city’s major new commercial districts. Following consultation with a range of stakeholders, information was submitted in respect of the detailed design and external apperance of the Tram Stop to ensure it will be successfully integrated with the surrounding cityscape.

In January 2010, all pre-commencement conditions requiring discharge to enable a material start to get underway further submissions will be made during the course of 2010.

Food Processing Site, Derbyshire

Alliance advised a FT 100 Client on planning matters associated with the development of a 5km pipeline proposal in Derbyshire.  The pipeline proposal was linked to the expansion of an exisiting facility. 

Alliance liaised closely with the Local Planning Authority and prepared and submitted a series of planning applications (four route options) designed to assist the Company in negotiations with a number of local landowners to avoid any ransom scenario.  Alliance delivered planning permissions on all routes allowing the investment and expansion of this strategic food processing plant to proceed.

Midland Metro Depot, Wednesbury

Client: Mott Macdonald and Centro

Alliance has acted as a sub-consultant to Mott Macdonald and secured planning consent on behalf of Centro for the extension to the Midland Metro Depot at Wednesbury. This is part of the proposed expansion and improvement of Midland Metro Line 1 and the planning approval enables implementation of the scheme following the detailed business case.