Leaders in Transport Planning
& Traffic Engineering

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SERVICES

Services

KEI Services Ltd offers a wide range of consulting services to serve a variety of businesses and clients. We are able to undertake complex analysis on a wide variety of topics. Our skills have grown from a background in civil engineering and transport planning and can now undertake all manner of 'Big Data' analyses.

BUSINESS ANALYSIS

Wonder where your clients are? Whether you are a B2B operation or a B2C we have the information and the analysis to identify your potential customers. Using a combination of data analysis and Geographic Information Systems gives us the means to locate your potential customers to make your business succeed.

HIGHWAY SAFETY

Through many hours of work we have developed a database that holds all of GB Accident Data from 1979 - June 2023. We can interrogate our system so you get the data you need - FAST! Plus we are low cost. Minimum fee of £15 for up to 200 accident records. Each additional accident record provided for £0.05! Take a look!

TRANSPORT PLANNING
and
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

With over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, KEI Services Ltd can be trusted to be part of your professional team, leading the transport planning elements of your development project.

Since leading projects for a number of consultancies the Director has maintained a 100% approval record with all developments being approved by the highway authorities. A record few can boast and is the envy of many.

ABOUT

About Us

Established in 2019, KEI Services Ltd began after over 25 years within the industry and an unbeatable 100% success record in achieving highway approvals on supported planning applications. Working for a number of large consultancies experience was gained on schemes within all sectors, from education through to residential, retail and industrial.

We pride ourselves on our innovation, presenting the best version of your scheme to the highway authorities and demonstrating real thought into the planning of your scheme. We have succeeded where many others have failed through a thorough knowledge of the subject and our innovative application this knowledge.

Ian Kirk-Ellis, the Director and owner of the Company specialises in transport planning and traffic engineering, but also has a wide area of experience from drainage and flood risk, through air quality and noise assessment.

Ian has a MSc in Transport Planning & Traffic Engineering from Edinburgh Napier University and is an Incorporated Engineer. In addition he is a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Institute of Highway Engineers. Additionally he is a Member of the Transport Planning Society and the Institute of Environmental Science. He is also an Associate member of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management as well as the Institute of Air Quality.

Ian Kirk-Ellis, MSc, I.Eng, FIHE, FCIHT, MTPS, MIEnvSc, ACIWEM

2019

Year Established

100%

Determined Applications

Approved

110

Projects Completed

PROJECTS

Projects

South Kesteven District Council Depot

South Kesteven DC required to relocate their Depot. KEI Services produced a Transport Statement and Travel Plan to support the development through planning, negotiating with both Lincolnshire Highways and National Highways along the way. The application was successfully approved in February 2024

Architects Birds eye view of the new Sabines Yard Entertainment venue

Sabines Yard, Swadlincote

A proposal to convert former indoor market into outdoor entertainment venue in the town centre. Costing around £800,000 the venue is set to regenerate the centre of Swadlincote with a new high quality entertainment venue. KEI Services provided support with a Transport Statement. The application was approved in 2022.

Streetscene showing cottages on Cote Lane Thurgoland

New Flats, Cote Lane, Thurgoland

After over 40 years of failed planning applications, the client engaged local Architect RLDM Design and ourselves. We dealt with the local authority and supported a scheme for the conversion of the former Chapel into two flats. This was successfully approved in August 2023.

Bentley Motors Crewe

Bentley Motors appointed KEI Services as a specialist to assist with future plans for expansion. Bentleys aspirations for a new roundabout on the adjacent highway network to improve access and circulation was investigated and a design put forward. The design was backed up with an analysis of the existing signalised junction in addition to an analysis of the proposed junction to show an improved performance. The proposals have received approval in principal and detailed design is ongoing.

Loughborough College

A Transport Statement was produced to support the application for two new teaching blocks at the college. The Transport Statement showed the sustainability of the proposal in terms of its links with adjacent facilities. The application has recently been approved.

Care Home, Telford

KEI Services Ltd produced a Transport Statement to support the development of an 80 bed care home. The proposed care home could not provide the standard level of parking required by Telford and Wrekin Councils parking standards. KEI Services Ltd provided supporting information to enable the parking levels proposed to be accepted and the application was approved.

John Port School, Etwall

Produced a Transport Assessment to support the expansion of the school to provide additional capacity for 60 new students each year. The planning application was approved based upon the Transport Assessment and Framework Travel Plan submitted. A detailed travel plan was subsequently developed and KEI Services worked with the school Travel Plan Coordinator to achieve approval.

Driveway Access Chesterfield

The client came to KEI Services after refusal of a driveway access application. KEI Services negotiated some tricky problems and gained the owner approval for his new access. We were thrilled to see it being constructed in April 2022.

Meynell Hunt Kennels

Planning application for the conversion of former hunt kennels to a 9 dwelling residential development. Work included design of a new access. The application was approved in November 2023

Melbourne Hall Parking

Working on behalf of Melbourne Hall, KEI Services provided access design and assessment work to achieve planning approval for a new 60 space car park off Blackwell Lane, Melbourne. a parking review was undertaken of the village to show the excess onstreet parking situation and the need for this offstreet parking. The application was approved in October 2023

DHL, Paton Drive, Stafford

DHL wished to expand their operations at an Industrial Unit in Stafford. KEI Services produced a Transport Statement that supported their project and assured the Highway Authority that the local highway network would not experience problems as a result. The application was approved in September 2023.

Image shows a college building and car park

Digital Skills - Loughborough College

KEI Services were engaged to provide transport consultancy services to support the development of a new £2.6M Digital Skills Hub. KEI Services produced a Transport Statement, including parking study to provide the Local Highway Authority (Leicestershire County Council) with the confidence to recommend approval. The Digital Skills Hub will provide support to businesses with Apprenticeships through offering T levels. Work is set to be complete in 2025

Saputo Dairy, Nuneaton

Produced Transport Scoping Study / Transport Statement to provide Highway Authority with confidence to permit proposed change from storage to manufacturing. Permission granted September 2024.

South Kesteven District Council Depot

South Kesteven DC required to relocate their Depot. KEI Services produced a Transport Statement and Travel Plan to support the development through planning, negotiating with both Lincolnshire Highways and National Highways along the way. The application was successfully approved in February 2024

Sabines Yard, Swadlincote

A proposal to convert former indoor market into outdoor entertainment venue in the town centre. Costing around £800,000 the venue is set to regenerate the centre of Swadlincote with a new high quality entertainment venue. KEI Services provided support with a Transport Statement. The application was approved in 2022.

New Flats, Cote Lane, Thurgoland

After over 40 years of failed planning applications, the client engaged local Architect RLDM Design and ourselves. We dealt with the local authority and supported a scheme for the conversion of the former Chapel into two flats. This was successfully approved in August 2023.

Bentley Motors Crewe

Bentley Motors appointed KEI Services as a specialist to assist with future plans for expansion. Bentleys aspirations for a new roundabout on the adjacent highway network to improve access and circulation was investigated and a design put forward. The design was backed up with an analysis of the existing signalised junction in addition to an analysis of the proposed junction to show an improved performance. The proposals have received approval in principal and detailed design is ongoing.

Loughborough College

A Transport Statement was produced to support the application for two new teaching blocks at the college. The Transport Statement showed the sustainability of the proposal in terms of its links with adjacent facilities. The application has recently been approved.

Care Home, Telford

KEI Services Ltd produced a Transport Statement to support the development of an 80 bed care home. The proposed care home could not provide the standard level of parking required by Telford and Wrekin Councils parking standards. KEI Services Ltd provided supporting information to enable the parking levels proposed to be accepted and the application was approved.

John Port School, Etwall

Produced a Transport Assessment to support the expansion of the school to provide additional capacity for 60 new students each year. The planning application was approved based upon the Transport Assessment and Framework Travel Plan submitted. A detailed travel plan was subsequently developed and KEI Services worked with the school Travel Plan Coordinator to achieve approval.

Driveway Access Chesterfield

The client came to KEI Services after refusal of a driveway access application. KEI Services negotiated some tricky problems and gained the owner approval for his new access. We were thrilled to see it being constructed in April 2022.

Digital Skills - Loughborough College

KEI Services were engaged to provide transport consultancy services to support the development of a new £2.6M Digital Skills Hub. KEI Services produced a Transport Statement, including parking study to provide the Local Highway Authority (Leicestershire County Council) with the confidence to recommend approval. The Digital Skills Hub will provide support to businesses with Apprenticeships through offering T levels. Work is set to be complete in 2025

Bentley Motors Crewe

Bentley Motors appointed KEI Services as a specialist to assist with future plans for expansion. Bentleys aspirations for a new roundabout on the adjacent highway network to improve access and circulation was investigated and a design put forward. The design was backed up with an analysis of the existing signalised junction in addition to an analysis of the proposed junction to show an improved performance. The proposals have received approval in principal and detailed design is ongoing.

John Port School, Etwall

Produced a Transport Assessment to support the expansion of the school to provide additional capacity for 60 new students each year. The planning application was approved based upon the Transport Assessment and Framework Travel Plan submitted. A detailed travel plan was subsequently developed and KEI Services worked with the school Travel Plan Coordinator to achieve approval.

Digital Skills - Loughborough College

KEI Services were engaged to provide transport consultancy services to support the development of a new £2.6M Digital Skills Hub. KEI Services produced a Transport Statement, including parking study to provide the Local Highway Authority (Leicestershire County Council) with the confidence to recommend approval. The Digital Skills Hub will provide support to businesses with Apprenticeships through offering T levels. Work is set to be complete in 2025