Cadan the CAD Man
Cadan Jones joins Paul Basham Associates from Opus International Consultants having worked within the geotechnical and civils team for 5 years on projects across the UK.
A40 Eynsham park and ride and bus lane scheme
A number of improvements to the A40 between Oxford and Witney have been tabled for public consultation between the 30th November 2018 and the 1st January 2019. Highlighted as one of the major barriers to potential growth in West Oxfordshire, the works will seek to address the congestion issues suffered by thousands of motorists on a daily basis by looking to offer increased capacity for vehicles travelling between Oxford, Eynsham and Witney, whilst also offering a number of viable alternatives to the private car (including major improvements to bus and cycle travel).
SuDS Government Review
A government review published in August examining the take-up of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) found that developers are generally very good at implementing SuDS in their designs during the planning application process. The report found however that there is a lot of uncertainty regarding maintenance regimes, management arrangements, and that the construction implementation of SuDS is generally not well monitored.
Under the spotlight with Laura Flitney
Laura joined Paul Basham Associates’ Oxford Office in August 2017 after graduating from the University of Southampton and has since worked her way through the company’s graduate programme. Laura is working towards progressing to an Assistant Transport Planner.
Vicky awarded Thames Valley’s Best Property Networker
On Thursday 13th September Paul Basham Associates attended TvPropFest 2018, a full day of walks, talks, awards and music with around 200 property professionals from across the Thames Valley. To top off the day, we were delighted that Vicky was named Thames Valley’s Best Property Networker! Here is a roundup of our day and we are already looking forward to next year’s event!