LATEST NEWS
Check out the exciting things that have been happening at Paul Mew Associates recently.
Click below to view all our recent news.
Rowan House & Trumpington Road
120 Old Broad Street, City Of London
August 2026
Rowan House & Trumpington Road, LBWF: More Planning Approvals!
The Rowan House and Trumpington Road projects form part of Waltham Forest Council’s major temporary housing redevelopment initiative, converting existing, vacant Council-owned buildings to provide self-contained temporary accommodation units for local families experiencing homelessness.
The Rowan House site at Cecil Road is to be transformed into 17 new temporary homes and 130 Trumpington Road located in Forest Gate will provide a further 14 new temporary homes. Both schemes were granted planning permission at the Council’s September 2026 planning committee meeting.
PMA provided pre-application advice and technical input during the early design stages of the schemes, and ultimately prepared Transport Statements in support of each planning application which satisfied the Council’s highways department on the key access, car parking, cycle parking, and delivery servicing arrangements.
We are currently engaged and assisting the planning delivery of two further temporary home schemes as part of this wider borough initiative.
August 2026
80-82 Staines Road, Hounslow: Planning Approved by Committee Decision
Hounslow Council’s planning committee approved the redevelopment of 80-82 Staines Road in August 2026, following an extensive planning consultation process.
We were instructed by the client and worked closely with Claridge Architects and Maven Plan Planning Consultant to deliver a suitable transport strategy incorporating deliveries and servicing and a car-free scheme, whilst also setting out illustrative off-site road junction improvements and wider transport improvements critical to the successful outcome of the planning submission.
The project will deliver 53 new residential units including 40 apartments in two separate blocks plus 13 townhouses at the rear of the site. An important aspect of the highways input PMA provided was to demonstrate that existing rights of way to adjacent properties would be adequately maintained.
July 2026
120 Old Broad Street, City Of London: Successful Discharge of Planning Condition
This project comprises the refurbishment and extension of an existing office building at 120 Old Broad Street in the City of London, including the creation of new upper floor terraces. As part of the project, we prepared detailed Demolition and Construction Logistics Plans to help manage construction activity, deliveries, vehicle movements and pedestrian access.
The logistics strategy considered the site's constrained location and the unique existing highway arrangements, including a contraflow cycle lane and widened pedestrian lane introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We prepared a Stage 1 Safety Audit and Pedestrian Comfort Level (PCL) assessment to assess the proposed arrangements, including the suitability of the walkway beneath scaffolding along the site frontage.
The PCL results were analysed to ensure that the proposed pedestrian route could provide appropriate levels of comfort and accessibility while accommodating the construction works and maintaining safe interaction with cyclists and other highway users.
May 2026
Delta House, Southwark: Planning Approval at Grade II Listed Building.
PMA were instructed to support proposed alterations and extension of existing office space at Delta House, 175–177 Borough High Street in Southwark. As part of the planning submission, we prepared a Construction Environmental Management Plan, Delivery and Servicing Plan, and Transport Statement incorporating a Travel Plan Statement, setting out a robust approach to construction, servicing, access, transport and sustainable travel for workers at the new office space.
A key element of the project was leading post-submission discussions with Transport for London (TfL) regarding the proposed location of short-stay cycle parking on the adjoining Borough High Street. Given the site's busy location and high pedestrian footfall during peak hours, particularly due to its proximity to London Bridge, careful consideration of the cycle parking arrangement was crucial to ensure that the proposals could be accommodated safely and effectively within the existing streetscape.
TfL acts as the highway authority for the red route along Borough High Street, with the existing red route loading bays forming an important component of the proposed servicing strategy. The bus stop directly outside of the site was also a key consideration of the CEMP.
March 2026
Elevate Quarter, Stevenage: Data Centres Incoming!
Following our involvement in the original hybrid application for a new Life Science campus alongside GSK’s existing Global R&D centre in Stevenage, PMA were retained as the project transport consultant to advise on a variation of the approved scheme to introduce data centre use within the wider Life Science campus project. The revision preserves the scale of the original August 2023 approval while restructuring the layout to integrate high-performance digital infrastructure, reflecting evolving market conditions and a surge in demand for data centres.
The most significant change is the introduction of two state-of-the-art data centres. This change was driven by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into life sciences, creating a need for on-site supercomputing and data processing power. While the overall masterplan maintains around 1.6 million sqft of built area, the mix was adjusted to accommodate the data facilities alongside 1.3 million sqft of R&D laboratories, offices, and GMP manufacturing space.
PMA delivered early stage technical input regarding the planned changes to the site-wide masterplan, drawing from our experience with data centre projects. We engaged pre-application discussions with local planning and highway authority’s, and prepared a S73 Transport Assessment in support of the submission which was approved by Stevenage Borough Council in March 2026.
November 2025
A New Care Home for Grays: Planning Unanimously Approved!
PMA was appointed to provide transport consultancy services for a new 86-bed care home plus eight new family homes at Richmond Road in Grays, Thurrock, on the long-vacant site of the former Thurrock Adult Community College.
We provided transport and highways input throughout the development of the scheme, advising on the site layout and parking provision before preparing a comprehensive Transport Statement and Travel Plan to support the planning application. Following consultation with Thurrock Council's Principal Engineer, PMA also prepared a Highways Technical Note responding to concerns regarding the proposed level of on-site parking. The assessment benchmarked the proposed scheme against data collected from comparable care homes in our clients’ portfolio, this verified that the planned parking provision was appropriate for the scale of development.
We are delighted that the scheme received unanimous committee planning approval in November 2025, helping to bring this long-vacant site back into productive use and providing a new care facility for the local community.
September 2025
The Regal Cinema, Highams Park: A Mammoth Project!
Instructed by our client Mammoth Capital, we successfully supported an application for planning permission involving complete redevelopment of ‘The Regal’ to provide a two-screen cinema, associated café, and 33 residential apartments.
Having first opened as the Highams Park Electric Theatre in 1911, it was later renamed ‘The Regal’ in 1928 and closed in 1971. The six-storey mixed-use development aims to restore and modernise the existing building. ‘The Regal’ occupies a corner position connecting the residential character on Beech Hall Road to the commercial/mixed-use character on Hale End Road.
Following planning approval, we were retained to prepare a Detailed Construction Logistics Plan (CLP) to discharge a pre-commencement condition. This was a Mammoth task owing to the site’s constraints and a variety of local traffic sensitivities. Nevertheless, we devised a comprehensive CLP successful in both satisfying LBWF and TfL highways officers as well as ensuring that the contractor can safely and efficiently deliver this project of local significance.
August 2025
10 Great Pulteney Street, Soho: Planning Submitted for Approval
Following the recent success of the 1 Hanover Square project, we were again instructed by Global Holdings Management Group to provide transport consultancy services for a planned retrofit, refurbishment, and upwards extension at 10 Great Pulteney Street in Soho.
The building faces onto both Great Pulteney Street and Lexington Street and is located within the Central Activities Zone, Soho Special Policy Area, the West End Special Retail Policy Area, and the Soho Conservation Area.
We presented a robust access and servicing strategy for the planned development including the planned removal of an existing basement car park and access ramp in support of the planning submission.
July 2025
1 Hanover Square (formerly ‘Vogue House’), Mayfair: Planning Permission
PMA went ‘Vogue’ on this exciting and ambitious project at the famous magazine company’s former headquarters in Mayfair. The building will be extended by two storeys and provide a new restaurant on the ground floor following planning approval at Westminster City Council’s (WCC) planning committee in July 2025.
Instructed by our longstanding client and recent purchaser of 1 Hanover Square, Global Holdings Management Group, we worked alongside project architect Piercy & Co, planning consultant Newmark, and project manager Avison Young to help deliver the comprehensive refurbishment and extension of this iconic building.
As ever transport considerations were key to the success of the planning submission, including a comprehensive access and servicing strategy which satisfied the scrutiny of WCCs highways officers.
July 2025
Clarendon House, Watford: Planning Approved
Watford Borough Council’s (WBC) planning committee approved the redevelopment of the former Clarendon House site at the end of Bridle Path in July 2025, following planning officers recommendation for approval.
We were instructed by Ideal Holding Group alongside joint applicant Re:shape, specialists in delivering and operating alternative living developments, for this 210-bedroom 18-storey shared-living scheme.
Working closely with the brilliant design team at Claridge Architects and planning team at Savills, PMA helped to deliver a suitable transport strategy and car-free scheme on this particularly constrained site, whilst also setting out illustrative off-site highways improvements and negotiating wider transport improvements critical to the Council’s decision making. Onwards, and very much upwards for this project!
January 2025
London Borough of Waltham Forest: Planning Successes!
Not one, not two, but three projects we advised on received planning approval at the Council’s planning committee meeting on the evening of Tuesday 14th January 2025.
Our team provided comprehensive highways advice as part of the design evolution and prepared planning application documents for: the Chingford Kennels scheme at 158 Chingford Mount Road, the Hatherley Mews, Walthamstow project, and the development of a new crematorium building with an associated scheme of landscaping at Chingford Mount Cemetery on Old Church Road.
We look forward to seeing these excellent projects delivered in the near future!
June 2024
Walthamstow: Culture for All
In 2023 the London Borough of Waltham Forest (LBWF) secured £17.2m of government funding to deliver projects that unlock Walthamstow’s potential as an inclusive, safe, and welcoming cultural destination.
Improvements to public spaces will be delivered alongside investment in Council-owned heritage buildings including: Chestnuts House to create a centre for innovation and creative enterprise, Hatherley Mews to support workspace, food/drink, and hospitality businesses and creating a destination around Soho Theatre Walthamstow, and Vestry House Museum as a place that celebrates Waltham Forest’s culture and community.
We were instructed by Norse Group on behalf of LBWF to provide transport consultancy services on all three projects, culminating in three successful planning applications.
December 2023
Fortune House, High Barnet – Planning Approved
Following success earlier in the year at Intec House, we were delighted to hear that another project we worked on at the neighbouring site comprising a new residential-led scheme in the London Borough of Barnet, has also been approved for full planning permission.
Similar to Intec House, the scheme at Fortune House consists of newly proposed working space and 41 high quality residential units. We worked closely again with scheme architect Claridge Architects and planning consultancy Iceni Projects to ensure that the access, parking, and servicing aspects of the scheme, as well as the cumulative impact of both developments, would be acceptable to the highway authority.
We prepared a Transport Statement incorporating a Stage 1 Road Safety Audit, a Travel Plan, an Outline Delivery and Servicing Plan, and an Outline Construction Logistics Plan in support of the planning application as well as a Transport Addendum during the planning consultation period.
August 2023
Elevate Quarter, Stevenage – Planning Approved
A hybrid application for ‘Elevate Quarter’, a development that will be built alongside GSK’s existing Global R&D centre and Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst, the leading location for advanced therapeutics in the UK, was granted permission by Stevenage Borough Council in August 2023.
The new campus, which will be one of the largest of its kind in the UK and Europe, will deliver around 1.4 million sqft of new laboratory and office facilities, providing space for up to 5,000 new jobs. We were instructed on behalf of UBS Asset Management and Reef Group as the project transport consultant and engaged in extensive pre-application discussions with Hertfordshire County Council as well as National Highways prior to the formal submission of the application.
We are very proud to have worked on such a complex and prestigious development alongside Hawkins Brown architects, Exterior Architecture landscape architects, and Savills planning team, and continue to be of assistance on the project through the post-consent stages.
May 2023
Intec House, High Barnet - Planning Approved
We were delighted to hear that a project we worked on comprising a new residential-led scheme in the London Borough of Barnet, has recently been approved for full planning permission.
The scheme consists of newly proposed working space and 92 high quality residential units. We worked closely with scheme architect Claridge Architects and planning consultancy Iceni Projects to ensure that the access, parking, and servicing aspects of the scheme would be acceptable to the highway authority.
Following a detailed pre-application submission we prepared a Transport Assessment incorporating a Stage 1 Road Safety Audit, a Travel Plan, an Outline Delivery and Servicing Plan, and an Outline Construction Logistics Plan in support of the planning application as well as a Transport Addendum during the planning consultation period.
October 2022
Baytree Shopping Centre
Paul Mew Associates has been appointed as transport consultants on a project to redevelop part of the Baytree Shopping Centre in Brentwood, Essex.
Working alongside the project architect TP Bennetts and the planning agent Savills we will be delivering transport related documentation for the planning application to the local planning authority.
This is an exciting project which involves a new multi-screen cinema, a diverse mix of retail and leisure facilities, a new public square and Improved public realm, along with brand new town houses on South Street.
April 2022
Travel Plan Coordinator
Paul Mew Associates has been appointed by the London Borough of Waltham Forest as the Travel Plan Coordinator in relation to four Council’s own schemes: the Families and Homes Hub, 92 Leyton Green Road, Juniper House, and Central Parade developments. We will be implementing the Travel Plan measures and monitoring travel behaviour annually at each of these sites for the next 5 years in accordance with the Legal Agreements associated with the planning permissions.
July 2019
40 Year Certificate
Paul receives his 40 year certificate from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in recognition of his services to Transport Planning.
