Local Transport Projects

What Local Transport Projects does

Local Transport Projects (LTP) is a UK-based specialist consultancy providing transport planning, highway design and traffic engineering services. Founded in 2004 by Tony Kirby and headquartered in Beverley, East Yorkshire, the firm employs approximately 20 staff and serves local authorities, residential and commercial developers, planning consultants, landowners, architects and renewable energy developers across the UK and Ireland. Its service portfolio spans 14 core offerings including Transport Assessments and Statements, Travel Plans, Highway Design, Junction Modelling (using PICADY, ARCADY and LinSig), Traffic Signal Design (LinSig and TRANSYT), Vehicle Tracking / Swept Path Analysis, Visibility Splays, Road Safety Audits (Stages 1-4 per GG 119), Traffic Engineering and Management, Transport Strategies, Active Travel infrastructure design, and Route Assessments for renewable energy infrastructure (BESS, solar, wind).

LTP operates on a fee-for-service professional services model with bespoke, transparent quotations issued after an initial site review; typical deliverable cycles range from 2-5 weeks depending on scope. There is no SaaS or software product, no API, and the technology stack consists of industry-standard engineering and CAD tools rather than proprietary platforms. The firm delivers through direct client engagement, supported by referral/repeat business and pre-qualification on multiple UK public sector frameworks including Scotland Excel, SEWTAPS, ESPO, YORconsult, Calderdale Council and Hull City Council.

Customer acquisition is predominantly sales-led through reputation, repeat engagement and public sector frameworks; the firm has delivered thousands of Transport Assessment and Statement reports, hundreds of Travel Plans, 300+ road casualty studies and a 126-site Road Safety Audit portfolio for Transport for London. LTP is privately held by founder Tony Kirby, with no external institutional funding and no evidence of M&A activity. Recent strategic emphasis has been on capacity expansion via graduate and apprentice hiring and on extending into the renewable energy infrastructure planning vertical.

Name

Local Transport Projects

Legal name

Local Transport Projects Ltd

Website

https://local-transport-projects.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Local Transport Projects is a privately-held UK transport planning and highway engineering consultancy serving local authorities, developers and energy infrastructure clients across the UK and Ireland, with a 20-person team based in Beverley.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transport Planning & Highway Engineering Consultancy

NAICS

Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310), Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (23731)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transportation & Infrastructure Planning (BPAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Transport planning consultancy
• Highway engineering services
• Traffic impact assessments
• Road safety audits
• Development planning support

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Transport Planning: Fee-based professional services for transport planning, highway design, and traffic engineering. Services include Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans, Highway Design, Junction Modelling, Road Safety Audits, and related technical consulting. Pricing is tailored and transparent, provided following initial site review. Typical project deliverables include reports, designs, and expert witness services for planning applications.
2. Planning Application Support: Supporting development projects through the planning process, including pre-application advice, preparation of required transport documentation, expert representation at planning committees and inquiries, and discharge of planning conditions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Local Transport Projects (LTP) is a specialist transport planning, traffic engineering, and highway design consultancy. It prepares Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans, junction and traffic signal modelling, swept path/vehicle tracking analyses, Road Safety Audits, active travel schemes, and highway designs to support planning applications and public sector transport projects across the UK and Ireland.

Product overview

Local Transport Projects (LTP) is a specialist transport planning and highway engineering consultancy offering professional services rather than a software product. The company provides a comprehensive suite of transport planning, traffic engineering, and highway design services including Transport Assessments & Statements, Travel Plans, Highway Design, Junction Modelling, Traffic Signal Design, Road Safety Audits, Active Travel schemes, and Route Assessments for energy infrastructure. These services support developments from single dwellings to large residential and commercial schemes, as well as public sector projects. The company works with local authorities, developers, planning consultants, landowners, and architects across the UK and Ireland, with a team of 20 staff based in Beverley, Yorkshire.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport Assessments & Statements Transport Assessments (TA) and Transport Statements (TS) that explain how a development will affect the surrounding highway network, including junction modelling, traffic impact analysis, and measures to manage impact. Used by developers and planning consultants to support planning applications.
• Travel Plans & Travel Planning Strategies to promote sustainable travel at development sites, aiming to reduce car trips through active travel, public transport, and car sharing initiatives, supported by Travel Plan Coordinators. Used by developers and local authorities.
• Access Appraisal & Feasibility Studies Highway Access Appraisals and feasibility studies assessing site access suitability, including visibility splays, vehicle tracking, road width, radii, and junction type evaluations. Used by developers, landowners, and planning consultants.
• Planning Application Support Transport planning support for planning applications, including identifying transport work requirements, preparing Transport Notes for smaller schemes, and addressing highways objections. Used by developers, planning consultants, and landowners.
• Highway Design Highway design services from concept through to construction, including junction design, S278/S38 design, cycling infrastructure, car parks, traffic signs, road markings, drainage, and 3D design. Used by developers, local authorities, and architects.
• Junction Modelling Junction capacity analysis using industry-standard software tools including PICADY (priority junctions), ARCADY (roundabouts), and LinSig (signalised junctions) to predict queueing and congestion. Used by developers and local authorities for development access assessments and mitigation design.
• Traffic Signal Design & Modelling Traffic signal design and modelling services including LinSig and TRANSYT modelling, signal option development, signal linking/coordination studies, and controller specifications (TR2500 and MOVA). Used by local authorities and developers.
• Vehicle Tracking (Swept Path Analysis) Specialist software-based swept path analysis testing vehicle manoeuvrability for various vehicle types including refuse collection, fire tenders, cars, and HGVs, with bespoke models developed where required. Used by developers, architects, and local authorities.
• Visibility Splays Assessment of visibility requirements at junctions, including accurate plotting, speed surveys, and interpretation of national and local authority guidance on visibility standards. Used by developers and local authorities.
• Road Safety Audits Independent Road Safety Audits (RSA) undertaken in accordance with GG 119 standards, providing Stage 1, 2, 3 and 4 audits for proposed highway changes. Used by local authorities and developers.
• Traffic Engineering & Management Traffic engineering and management studies including town centre and corridor studies, junction improvements, parking and loading reviews, Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs), and Delivery and Servicing Plans. Used by local authorities.
• Transport Strategies & Studies Development of transport strategies for local authorities and organisations, including Local Transport Plans, road safety studies, parking strategies, active travel feasibility, and transport masterplanning. Used by local authorities.
• Active Travel (Cycling & Walking) Planning and designing cycling and walking infrastructure including route audits, preliminary and detailed design of active travel schemes. Used by local authorities and developers.
• Route Assessments & Energy Infrastructure Route assessments for energy infrastructure projects including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), solar farms, and wind turbine developments, assessing large and abnormal load vehicle access via rural road networks. Used by renewable energy developers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Schemes allowed on appeal with no highways reason for refusal
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hull City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppointed to the Hull Engineering & Regeneration Professional Services Framework, providing transportation and traffic services to the local authority and related public sector bodies in the Hull area.
• Scotland ExcelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppointed to the Scotland Excel Engineering & Technical Consultancy Framework for Transportation and Traffic services to local authorities, education establishments, airports, and other public bodies throughout Scotland.
• South East Wales Technical and Professional Services Framework (SEWTAPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppointed to SEWTAPS framework providing professional services across South East Wales.
• Calderdale CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppointed to Calderdale Council Professional Services Framework for transport planning and highway engineering services.
• ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppointed to ESPO Consultancy Services Framework for Highways, Transport and Logistics services, available to any UK Local Authority and wide range of public sector organisations.
• YORconsultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppointed to the YORconsult framework for successful delivery of professional services across the Yorkshire region.
• SustransminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive travel charity working on cycling and walking infrastructure; listed as client/project partner for active travel projects.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Curtins: UK multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with a transport planning and highway design team serving residential developers, local authorities and architects across the UK. Closely comparable mid-sized peer, especially in active travel and development planning work.
• ADC Infrastructure: UK transport planning, highway design and infrastructure consultancy serving developers and local authorities on planning applications and S278/S38 works. Highly comparable service offering and client base.
• Vectos (part of SLR): Specialist UK transport planning and infrastructure consultancy working on development planning, access appraisals and micromobility/active travel. Directly comparable in scope, size band and customer profile.
• Mode Transport Planning: UK transport planning consultancy delivering development planning, transport assessments and Travel Plan services for residential and commercial schemes. Similar size, geography and service mix to LTP.
• Phil Jones Associates (PJA): UK-focused transport planning and infrastructure design consultancy offering transport assessments, junction modelling, active travel and highway design services to developers and local authorities. Direct competitor for the same client base and service stack as LTP.
• Velocity Transport Planning: UK transport planning consultancy providing transport assessments, travel plans, junction modelling and access appraisals to developers and planning consultants. Closely comparable specialist boutique competing in the same project-fee niche as LTP.

Broad incumbents

• Mott MacDonald Highways & Transportation: Global engineering consultancy with a UK highways, transport planning and traffic engineering practice serving National Highways, TfL and many local authorities. Competes with LTP for major framework commissions and larger TA/Highway Design packages.
• WSP UK Transport Planning: Global engineering consultancy with a large UK transport planning and highway engineering practice serving local authorities and developers across all regions. Competes with LTP on larger transport assessments and major framework tenders while offering broader multidisciplinary services.
• AECOM UK Transportation: Global infrastructure consultancy with a substantial UK highways, transport planning and active travel practice serving central and local government. Overlaps with LTP on TAs, RSAs and active travel design but at much larger scale.
• Arup Transport Planning: Global engineering consultancy with a UK transport planning, active travel and highway design practice. Overlaps with LTP on transport assessments and active travel schemes, particularly for larger local authority commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/local-transport-projects-ltd
• Xx.com/ltpltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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