Rachael Kershaw is our Office Manager based in our Fareham Office. Rachael joined the company in 2015 as the Assistant Office Manager and after 3 months was promoted to Office Manager. Today we are talking to Rachael to learn a bit more about her and her role at Paul Basham Associates.
In the fast-paced society in which we live, where population growth and economic expansion are occurring faster than ever, demand for freight vehicles is increasing at an unprecedented rate. Freight vehicles, although convenient, are said to be adding significantly to road congestion, as well as being a major contributor to noise and air pollution. They are also considered a danger, often parking in unsuitable spaces to make quick stops, causing safety issues for pedestrians and other road users.
With the recent announcement of our Bristol office we are pleased to confirm the appointment of Rob Hardyman who joins us and will be heading up our new regional Bristol based office.
On the 24th July the Government published the revised National Planning Policy, the first revision since its introduction in 2012. As a result, social media has been filled with discussion on how this revision will affect green belt land, affordable housing and indeed the planning process, but how does this affect the Transport Planning industry and development? We have asked Principal Transport Planner Julie Jarvis to give us her thoughts on the revised transport chapter.
We continue to work across a variety of sectors, and our civils team can now offer the following services (but are not limited to!): S278/S38 design and agreements, highway alignment and design, drainage and SuDS design, Flood Risk Assessments, foundation design, earthworks, residential and commercial layouts (inc. FFLs).