Employment
We will optimise transport, travel and infrastructure while maximising the value of your assets
We have a long record of success in creating flexible and sustainable commercial developments for employers. Our services are available for standalone premises and extensions right through to existing offices and the construction of business parks.
We also offer detailed advice on your obligations so you can secure planning consent without any commercial risks. Whatever the scale of your project, we take time to understand what is required to make it a valuable and sustainable employment space, helping to create vital green spaces, maximise natural drainage and preserve biodiversity.
“Motion was very effective at explaining to the planning authority that traffic on the main road would not be adversely affected.”
Andrew Collin, Guildford House Manager, Allianz
“We ended up with the perfect solution. The Council agreed to a shared loading bay for all deliveries, designed to cope with any potential backlog. The proposal takes into consideration the very narrow neighbouring streets and will ease congestion in Hanover Square.”
David Farries, Development Manager, Great Portland Estates Plc
“Richard Bettridge at Motion has worked hand in hand with the Drainage Board to ensure that the drainage network improvements made necessary by planned development have been procured in accordance with the strategy set up by the IDB. Richard has been instrumental in establishing the strategy and has advised on all technical and engineering issues over the last 25 years.”
James Thomas, Civil Engineer, Lower Severn Internal Drainage Board
“The Stratford Centre is a thriving community shopping destination with an annual footfall of 24.5 million people. These plans will create a great place to live, shop, eat and spend time, both during the day and into the evening.”
Andrew Turton, Head of Retail, Catalyst Capital
“Thanks to Motion’s support, the redevelopment of a local eyesore will contribute to Walton’s regeneration, potentially creating around 140 full- and part- time jobs for the local area.”
Stephen Sibley, Managing Director, Martello Land and Property
“Motion have a great depth of transport skills which helped in achieving planning approval for the final part of the Riverside Quarter scheme. The team worked well with our design team and the local authority highway officers to deliver our planning strategy.”
Matthew Smith, Frasers Property UK
“Motion’s consultants were reliable, efficient and professional. They worked in partnership with us to successfully demonstrate that the site was well connected and provided convenient access to local amenities and public transport.”
John Gard, Development Manager, U+I
“Motion was invaluable in helping us understand the flow of people and traffic around the scheme, which could have presented challenges with convergence of rail, tube, bus, pedestrian, cycle and superhighway links at its apex. This, combined with a footfall of 26 million people a year, meant it was vital to have the right team to help us identify the potential for the scheme.”
Michael Whitney, Development Surveyor, Frogmore
“Motion brought to the project a critical alignment between local authority requirements and commercial reality. This was essential in striking the right balance between policy and practice and ensured a positive outcome for all.”
Matthew Robinson, Associate Director, hgh Consulting
“The Motion team responded well to the new requirements, helping to pull the project together, work with specialist contractors, integrate the design and move the scheme from outline approval to clear passage through the detailed reserved matters stage.”
Alex Marshall, Development Director, Dunmoore Group
“Motion certainly faced a challenge due to the location of the sites, the proximity to residential areas and the types of flexible use class required. The team did well to model, analyse and interpret complicated vehicle movement numbers, managing to allay council concerns, sufficient to grant consent.”
Chris Leonard, Development Director, Bloom Developments
“Motion successfully handled the complexities of retaining the use for the builders’ merchant site and providing for 170 residential units above. Due to the development being located on the boundary of Southwark and Lewisham, the team worked effectively with both local authorities and the involvement of the GLA. They also dealt with the commercial and residential access requirements.”
David Hill, Director, 2020 Capital
“Motion has been a constant source of guidance and support as part of our core team. It is that clarity of advice and steadfastness that kept us going through the entire process.”
David Cox, Director, Biddulph (Buckinghamshire) Ltd
“The application involved careful negotiation with TFL and the local authority. We set out to ensure that a future occupier could install mezzanine floors at their discretion. Motion played an integral role in unlocking this highly sensitive aspect of the planning permission.”
John Stacey, Managing Director, UK Real Estate, Blue Coast Capital
“Motion was integral to the positive engagement with TfL.”
Alice Sewell, Investment Director, Imperial College London
“Motion has been instrumental in helping us secure consent for our masterplan of circa 700,000 square feet of industrial and employment space. The hands-on approach, technical insight and relationship with Hampshire County Council has been indispensable.”
Tony Lawson, Partner, XLB Property
“The knowledgeable and experienced Motion team was able to resolve the traffic and transport issues for our plans in every respect.”
James Atack, Senior Development Manager & UK Head of Safety Compliance, Frasers Property
“We looked to Motion to help us manage the commuted sum negotiations. The team succeeded in delivering a result agreeable to all parties.”
Jonny Darbishire, Senior Development Manager, Alumno Group