Vehicle swept path analysis

We undertake vehicle swept path analysis to demonstrate that proposed access arrangements, junctions and internal layouts can safely accommodate the vehicles expected to use a site.

Our analysis uses appropriate design vehicles and specialist software to assess vehicle manoeuvring at different speeds. We model swept paths and forward visibility from vehicles negotiating bends, changes in alignment and gradient. This provides a robust understanding of how layouts will function in practice, particularly for service, refuse and emergency vehicles.

We focus on the critical movements that matter to decision-makers, including turning, reversing and access to key servicing areas. Outputs are presented clearly and used to inform and refine site layout and access design, helping to identify constraints early and support safe, deliverable solutions.

We treat swept path analysis as a design tool that shapes the layout, not just a technical box to tick.

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Bengrove Solar Farm, Gloucestershire

Apex provided transport and highways advice to support a planning application for the Bengrove Solar Farm, a circa 15MW renewable energy development in Sandhurst, Gloucestershire.

The scheme required extensive consideration of access routes to and from the site, with swept paths informing a mitigation strategy on the highway for construction vehicles and the access road layout within the site.

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Apex provided transport planning and highways advice to support an outline planning application for the Cardiff Peninsula development, a major mixed-use waterfront regeneration scheme.

The proposals comprise approximately 1,000 residential apartments, 300 co-living units, 11 townhouses, a 220-bed hotel, around 30,000 sqm of employment space, alongside retail, food and drink, community and leisure uses. The proposed masterplan will create a new and vibrant waterfront development for the community to live, work, relax and visit.

Apex prepared a Transport Assessment and Framework Travel Plan to support the application, with a particular focus on sustainable connectivity, active travel and reducing reliance on the private car.

Cardiff Peninsula

Apex provided expert highways and transport consultancy support for a proposed residential development of 125 homes at Farleigh Fields West, Backwell. The project progressed to a Public Inquiry, where Apex acted as expert witness for highways and transport matters.

Farleigh Fields West, Backwell

Apex provided transport planning and highways advice to support a full planning application for a co-living residential development at Knox Court, Cardiff.

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