Tom Haslam

Tom is a Chartered Engineer and experienced transport planning professional with a strong track record of supporting the successful delivery of development projects across a range of sectors. As part of Brookbanks’ Transport team, he provides strategic advice and technical expertise to help clients navigate complex highway and transport challenges from site acquisition through to planning approval.

His expertise extends to major residential and mixed-use developments, where he has contributed to projects ranging from urban regeneration schemes to large-scale urban extensions and new communities. This includes highway design, transport modelling, local plan promotion, planning applications and ongoing monitoring. Tom also works closely with SME developers, providing proportionate advice and practical solutions to overcome site-specific accessibility, transport impact and access design challenges.

Tom has significant experience in the industrial and logistics sector, preparing transport assessments, site promotion strategies and due diligence advice to inform land acquisition and planning applications. He has also played a key role in the progression of data centre developments, preparing bespoke assessment methodologies, advising on access and security, and evaluating sites for abnormal load accessibility.

Within the education sector, Tom has supported successful transport strategies for new schools and campus masterplans, ensuring access and movement arrangements align with operational needs. This has included sustainable travel planning, parking provision, pick-up and drop-off facilities, delivery and servicing arrangements, construction logistics and site layouts that promote safe and efficient movement.