Sectors Leisure & Tourism

Leisure & Tourism

The Climbing Hangar

Stadium Way, Reading

While working at SLR, Phil supported Grip-UK Ltd gain planning consent for the change of use from E(g)(iii) (light industrial) to an indoor climbing centre (use class E(d)), at Unit 8a Stadium Trade and Business Park off Stadium Way in Reading.

Sage Gateshead

Gateshead Quays, Gateshead

While working at SLR, Oliver provided transport planning technical support for the development of a new 12,500 seat Arena, major conference / exhibition centre and hotel on a site south of the River Tyne and Millennium Bridge in Gateshead.

Church House

Manchester City Centre

Astute Transport Planning provided highways and transportation advice in support of a full planning application at Church House in Manchester City Centre on behalf of Criterion Capital. The proposed development changed the site’s use from an office to a hotel, consisting of 125 rooms and 32 capsule pods. The transport submission included a Transport Statement, Framework Travel Plan and Servicing & Waste Management Strategy, and the scheme gained planning consent in November 2025.