Bristol

James Darrall is the director who leads our Bristol office. Since 2001, James has worked in development and transport planning for a range of land use types including retail, residential, employment and mixed use sites. He has considerable experience in Transport Planning and Highway Engineering and has been involved with projects in a full range of land uses across the UK. He predominantly works with private sector clients including house builders, developers, land owners and land promoters. He has a broad range of specialist skills including expert witness experience, highway mitigation solutions, sustainable transport strategies , town centre regeneration studies, and strategic and microsimulation traffic modelling. He is forward thinking and has an interest in sustainable transport solutions, triple access planning and the latest advances in transport planning. He has detailed working knowledge of the Manual for Streets and the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and is cognisant of the latest transport planning policies. He represents clients in negotiating with stakeholders and highway authorities.

Away from the office James enjoys motorbiking, fishing and is a keen drummer.

Simon has worked in Transport Planning since 2007, during which time he has completed an MSc in Transport Planning at the University of the West of England. Simon joined Transport Planning Associates in October 2016, providing highway and transportation advice relating to the development planning process. Throughout his career Simon has worked on behalf of private and public sector clients on a wide range of transport and development related projects including mixed-use, residential, commercial, education and leisure developments.

In his current position as Associate, Simon specialises in client liaison and project management, overseeing and undertaking the delivery of Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, Environmental Assessments, outline business cases and providing masterplanning advice. Simon also has extensive experience in the identification of highway and transport solutions and the preliminary design of highway infrastructure improvements.

Outside of work Simon enjoys spending time with his family and trying to keep up with his wife in triathlons. He also has a keen interest in music.

Rob joined TPA in January 2018 having worked in development and transport planning since 2010. Rob has a keen interest in delivering sustainable transport solutions for his clients, and has helped deliver planning permissions for projects in the residential, commercial, retail and aviation sectors. Rob’s work regularly involves preparing Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and feasibility studies, as well as inputting into the development of masterplans

Outside of work, Rob is a keen footballer and long suffering supporter of Nottingham Forest. He also enjoys attending music festivals and concerts.

Andrew has been with Transport Planning Associates since starting his career in Transport Planning in 2013, after graduating from Newcastle University with an MEng in Civil Engineering. In that time, he has undertaken work for predominantly private sector clients in various sectors, including residential, retail, employment, leisure, education and mixed uses.

Andrew has significant experience in the delivery of Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and feasibility studies, as well as providing advice on the transport aspects of development masterplans, ranging from small to large scale development sites. He is also a fully qualified Road Safety Auditor and is a member of SoRSA, having undertaken more than 100 Road Safety Audits since 2015 covering a range of highway schemes, from residential estate roads to new roundabout and priority junctions on the strategic road network.

Outside of work, Andrew enjoys relaxing at home in front of the TV, going to the cinema and playing five-a-side football on an evening. He is also lead guitarist for the TPA band.