david holdaway

With over eleven years’ experience David provides transport and highways advice to developers, contractors, project managers, architects, planning consultants, and local authorities.

David provides advice to inform pre-acquisition due diligence, design development, the preparation of transport evidence for planning, and post planning detailed design support.

In addition to advising on development planning projects of all sizes including transport assessments, delivery and servicing plans, and construction traffic management, David also brings strong experience across the development spectrum including feasibility studies, influencing travel behaviour, reverse logistics, stakeholder engagement, public consultation, examinations in public and performance monitoring and evaluation.

Other significant roles have included assistant programme manager for the Highways Agency’s Olympic Delivery Programme, project manager of Local Sustainable Transport Fund projects across the south east and on-going travel advisor to one of Europe’s largest and premier business parks.

David’s proactive and pragmatic approach and relationships with local authorities and stakeholders has in many cases led to accelerated planning approvals and agreements being reached and has helped reduce the extent of any conditions, S106 payments and S278 works required.

As an outgoing and enthusiastic character David has continuously made wider contributions to the industry and provided support to co-professionals through external engagements, networking events, and as Networking and Communications co-chair as part of a professional growth network.

David has published a technical paper entitled ‘Reverse Logistics and Returns Management - Reducing the Cost of Supermarket Returns’ having presented this at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Conference. As part of the technical paper David worked with a major UK supermarket retailer to assess their existing supply chain and reverse logistics operations and provided recommendations for reducing the cost associated with online and in-store customer product returns and improving returns yields.

His background, relationships and experience mean that he has a good understanding of the key transport issues likely to arise on developments and understands how best to achieve a successful outcome whilst ensuring a robust and high-quality submission.

In his spare time, in addition to spending quality time with his wife and two young children, he enjoys travelling, playing football, golf, and following boxing and mixed martial arts.

e-mail: dholdaway@velocity-tp.com

Tel. 07967 845 857