Northern Powerhouse Rail

Client: Network Rail Status: in progress Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) is a major strategic rail programme, designed to transform connectivity between the key economic centres of the North.  The programme promises radical changes in service patterns and journey times.  RJP is working with Network Rail and Mott MacDonald advising on consents delivery and options development. Back…

Hope Valley

Client: Network Rail. Status: Complete In February 2018 the Secretary of State for Transport announced the decision to approve new passing facilities on the Manchester to Sheffield Hope Valley route at Bamford and Dore.  RJP acted as the consents advisers on the project and supported the large multi-disciplinary team through the scheme development, application submission and public…

Liverpool Lime Street

Client: Buckingham Contracting Group Limited. Status: Complete Our team provided consents management support to Buckingham Group Contracting advising on the remodelling of Liverpool Lime Street Station, a Grade II listed building.  This project was part of a programme to upgrade rail services in the Liverpool City Region.  We also supported the delivery of the Diversity Impact…

A556 Development Consent Order

Client: Private land owner. Status: Complete RJP was approached by a private land owner to advise on dealing with the Highways England Development Consent Order (DCO) application for the A556 highway replacement scheme.  We reviewed the scheme proposals, including the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), and prepared written representations to the Planning Inspectorate as part of…