Case Study
The Transportation Consultancy Case Study
Case Study
The Transportation Consultancy strengthens planning compliance with trusted TomTom traffic data
"Transport planning demands more than data, it demands data that can stand up to scrutiny"
- James McGavin, Director, The Transportation Consultancy
The Transportation Consultancy is a UK transport planning consultancy supporting residential, industrial, infrastructure and energy developments nationwide.
Since its formation in 2013, the business has expanded its reach with offices in Birmingham, London and Shrewsbury. Its team provides transport assessments, transport statements and planning support, helping clients navigate planning requirements with confidence.
Sectors: Transport planning, traffic engineering
Vendors: TomTom
The challenge
For every transport assessment and planning application, The Transportation Consultancy must gather and present robust evidence, including traffic speeds, vehicle volumes and origin-destination patterns. These insights are critical to meeting planning requirements and supporting sound decision-making.
The challenge was finding a reliable source of transport intelligence that delivered the required accuracy and coverage while aligning with stringent data collection standards.
As project volumes increased and the business expanded geographically, the team needed a smarter, more scalable and more cost-effective way to access the information required to support client projects.
Our solution
Working with us, The Transportation Consultancy identified and adopted TomTom traffic data as a stronger fit for its transport planning and development work. We brought together the right technology and commercial approach, helping the team move from time-intensive data collection to a more scalable solution.
TomTom provides access to historical traffic data, including speed, journey and origin-destination insights. This enables consultants to retrieve the precise information required for planning submissions and transport assessments.
The platform allows users to define locations, time periods and geographic parameters quickly, reducing the manual effort traditionally associated with gathering transport evidence.
The result is faster access to trusted transport intelligence, stronger support for data compliance and a more cost-effective approach to project delivery.
Key takeaways
Compliance-ready data
Access trusted traffic, speed and origin-destination insights that support planning applications and transport assessments with confidence.
Reduced project costs
Simplify data collection and analysis to lower the time, cost and resource needed to generate transport evidence.
Faster project delivery
Retrieve historical transport intelligence quickly, helping consultants focus on analysis, recommendations and client outcomes.
For transport assessments, transport statements and planning applications, we need reliable speed, volume and origin-destination data. With Grey Matter’s support, we can access that evidence more efficiently, helping us deliver robust submissions while reducing time and cost.
James McGavin, Director, The Transportation Consultancy
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