Link was appointed by Lidl for the development of a new Lidl food store with associated car parking area along Walsall Road (A4031). Link was tasked with designing the on-site levels & drainage and S278 design works.

The design of the drainage and levels had to carefully consider the existing site constraints as the development was a brownfield site. The drainage strategy utilised infiltration. However, careful consideration was required due to groundwater table. The level strategy had to consider existing levels in number of locations along the site due to the minimal space for provision of retaining whilst aiming to achieve an earthworks cut & fill balance.

The Section 278 design was interesting as it had a variety of items that put our highway team to the test. From Signal Crossing, opening of a central reserve to allow right in and right-out movements and narrowing & widening of carriageway.

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Link was appointed by Lidl for their new retail food store along Kettering Road, Northampton, with an associated car parking area. Link was tasked with designing, managing, and securing Section 278 approval for the highway access works, including a ghost right turn and road widening.

This project marks a significant milestone for Link Engineering, as it achieved the fastest technical approval in its history.

The swift timeline was achieved through best-in-class collaboration between both the client, Lidl, and the Local Highway Authority, West Northamptonshire Council, alongside Link’s detailed expertise in the Section 278 process.

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Link Engineering was delighted to support its client, Barnfield Construction in agreeing the new access arrangement with Lancashire County Council from our Manchester office.

The proposed development consisted of a new food store on Hyndburn Road, Accrington, with the new access provided through the provision of a new ghost right turn into the site with pedestrian/cyclist improvements along the western boundary.

Once planning consent had been granted, Link completed the detailed highway design associated with the proposed access and other highway improvements required as part of the planning permission. We played a key role in engaging with Lancashire County Council Highways to agree the design principles, value engineering solutions and complete the detailed design to support a S278 Agreement. 

Link was appointed by Ashfield Land to undertake the S278 design for the highway improvement works associated with a proposed Lidl store to be constructed on Droitwich Road, Worcester. The Link team took forward this scheme following the transport planning work undertaken by Link’s affiliate company mode transport planning. This relationship was beneficial in understanding the background to the site and how the planning approved highway layout had been determined.

The works involved constructing a new bellmouth into the proposed Lidl car park, provision of a new bellmouth access/egress for the adjoining JVM Castings commercial unit and widening works to Droitwich Road to incorporate a new ghost right turn and removal of the existing bus lane. Link’s role was to undertake the detailed design of these highway works before taking them through the technical approval process with the highway authority. 

This commission also included Link supporting the contractor on site with any technical issues during the construction process.