How We at Brookbanks Streamline the Highways Technical Approval Process
As one team of infrastructure, engineering and development specialists, we work collaboratively to reduce delays, increase certainty and support smooth delivery. Mark outlines several ways we help clients accelerate approvals and avoid repeated cycles of comments and redesign.
Early Engagement
We engage early with local highway engineers, often during the planning stage, to understand expectations before designs are submitted. This reduces design risk and avoids late surprises.
Clear, Robust Submissions
We prepare detailed, coordinated design packs that address constraints proactively. By answering questions before they are asked, we reduce the number of design iterations required.
Advising on Planning Conditions
We help clients avoid unnecessary pre‑commencement conditions linked to S278 works, which often cause avoidable site delays.
First‑Submission Walkthroughs
Meeting with local authorities at the point of submission allows us to explain the design logic clearly, ensuring smoother and faster review cycles.
Supporting Documentation
We include supporting designs such as lighting layouts, utilities information, and other key documents required for technical assessment, all of which help avoid delays later.
Our collective experience across design, planning, engineering and delivery enables us to drive the process with clarity, confidence and momentum.
What Developers Can Do to Support Faster Approvals
Mark also shares what developers can do to create the conditions for success:
- Engage early and instruct design work promptly
- Provide required surveys upfront, including:
- Topographical surveys
- Utilities plans
- PAS128 surveys
- Travel plans and transport assessments
- Allow enough programme time for approvals
- Understand that approval is a legal safeguard, not an administrative hurdle
With the right information and early involvement, the approval process becomes far more predictable.
