Neptune Transport Planning Limited

What Neptune Transport Planning Limited does

Neptune Transport Planning Limited is a UK-based, founder-led boutique transport planning consultancy registered in England & Wales and headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Founded in 2020 by Malcolm Foster — a project director with over 20 years' experience across WSP (6 years) and AECOM including Oscar Faber (16 years) — the firm delivers specialist transport assessments, travel plans, parking and access strategies, construction logistics plans, expert witness services, and event/venue management plans to clients across the development lifecycle. Its project base is unusually broad for its size, spanning Premier League football clubs (Chelsea, Fulham, Brentford, West Ham), major sporting venues (Twickenham, Lord's), airports (Stansted, Gatwick), corporate campuses (Goldman Sachs), healthcare (Queen Mary Hospital Roehampton), higher education, large mixed-use regenerations (Barking Riverside, Canada Water, Royal Arsenal), data and distribution centres (Telehouse, IKEA), and a portfolio of local authority town centre and local plan studies across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Suffolk, and the South East. The firm has also delivered internationally on the Qiddiya City Sports Masterplan in Saudi Arabia.

The firm's core services are organised around 20 product lines, all professional-services based, with no proprietary software platform, API, or AI capability disclosed. Methodologies centre on transport assessments and statements, travel plan development and monitoring, feasibility and accessibility appraisals, delivery and servicing plans, car park management plans, construction logistics plans, event and venue management plans, site access and parking advice, town centre parking studies, local plan submissions and critical reviews, expert witness services, planning conditions and s106 agreement support, pre-acquisition feasibility, trip generation and demand forecasting, demand management and future mobility advice, environmental impact assessment inputs, strategic transport and accessibility studies, parking supply/demand assessment, and broader strategy development. The business model is purely fee-for-service professional consulting, with project-based fees negotiated per engagement and no public pricing schedule. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on the founder's personal network and reputation; distribution is exclusively direct, with no resellers or channel partners, and marketing is limited to the company website and referrals. There is no evidence of external investment, subsidiaries, or institutional funding; the company is privately held by its founder-director.

Name

Neptune Transport Planning Limited

Legal name

Neptune Transport Planning Limited

Website

https://neptunetransportplanning.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Neptune Transport Planning Limited is a UK-based boutique transport planning consultancy founded in 2020 by Malcolm Foster, delivering transport assessments, travel plans, parking strategies, event management plans, and expert witness services to developers, sports venues, airports, universities, and local authorities across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Welwyn Garden City

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Transport Planning Consultancy Services: Fee-for-service professional consulting engagements covering transport assessments, travel plans, feasibility studies, event management plans, expert witness testimony, and planning support across all development types. Revenue is project-based and generated through direct client engagements throughout the development lifecycle.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Neptune Transport Planning provides fee-for-service transport planning consultancy to property developers, operators, and public sector clients across the UK. Services cover transport assessments, travel plans, feasibility and accessibility studies, car park management, construction logistics, event and venue management plans, expert witness work, and s106/planning condition support across the development lifecycle from master-planning to consent.

Product overview

Neptune Transport Planning Limited offers a unified transport planning consultancy service providing comprehensive transport assessments, travel planning, parking strategies, event management planning, and expert witness services for all types of development. The company's service portfolio spans transport assessments and statements, travel plan development and monitoring, feasibility and accessibility appraisals, delivery and servicing planning, car park management, construction logistics, event management for venues and stadia, site access advice, town centre studies, local plan submissions, expert witness testimony, and strategic transport planning. Services are delivered by experienced professionals supporting clients throughout the entire development lifecycle from initial master-planning through to planning consent and implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport Assessments & Transport Statements
• Travel Plans & Travel Plan Monitoring Surveys
• Travel Plan Coordinator Role & Travel Plan Implementation
• Feasibility Studies & Accessibility Appraisals
• Delivery and Servicing Plans
• Car Park Management Plans
• Construction Logistics Plans
• Event Management & Venue Management Plans
• Expert Witness Services
• Planning Conditions & s106 Agreements Support
• Strategic Town Centre & Transport Studies
• Town Centre Car Parking Studies
• Local Plan Submissions and Critical Reviews
• Site Selection, Pre-Acquisition and Feasibility Studies
• Trip Generation and Demand Forecasting
• Environmental Impact Assessment Transport Inputs

Quantifiable outcome

• Proven track record in unlocking transport constraints and securing planning consent for developments of all sizes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers31 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Buro Happold: International engineering consultancy with a strong UK transport planning practice serving stadia, mixed-use and education developments — directly comparable client base to Neptune.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy where Malcolm Foster worked for 16 years; provides transport planning as part of integrated design and engineering services across UK development, sports, aviation and town centre projects.
• AtkinsRéalis (formerly Atkins / SNC-Lavalin): Major UK transport planning consultancy offering transport assessments, travel plans and masterplanning for residential, sports and public-sector clients alongside broader engineering services.
• WSP: Global multi-disciplinary consultancy where Neptune's founder spent 6 years; offers full transport planning, engineering and design services and competes directly with Neptune for large development and infrastructure commissions.
• Stantec: Global design consultancy with a UK transport planning practice (including the acquired Phil Jones Associates) covering development planning, travel plans and town centre transport strategies.
• Mott MacDonald: Large UK-headquartered engineering consultancy with substantial transport planning practice serving residential, education, healthcare and aviation developments across the same client base as Neptune.
• Arup: Global design and engineering firm with a dedicated transport planning capability serving stadium, airport and town centre regeneration projects directly overlapping Neptune's portfolio.

Direct peers

• Velocity Transport Planning: UK boutique transport planning consultancy of comparable scale and service mix to Neptune, focused on residential, commercial and education development transport assessments and travel plans.
• Systra: International transport engineering and planning consultancy with UK operations covering transport assessments, travel planning and masterplanning for stadia, airports and major developments.
• Steer Group (Steer Davies & Gleave): Specialist transport planning and transport economics consultancy that, like Neptune, focuses primarily on transport strategy, development planning and expert witness work rather than full engineering delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/neptune-transport-planning

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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