Mode Transport Planning

06/09/2026

We’re proud to be sponsoring the Hampton 2 Lakes Run on Sunday 20 September 2026! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

At Mode Transport Planning we believe in supporting healthy and mindful activities that bring people together and make a positive difference within our communities.

Starting and finishing at Hampton-in-Arden Sports Club, the inclusive 6.2km route—also available as a 12km challenge—is open to runners of all ages and abilities. Most importantly, the event will raise vital funds and awareness for the British Heart Foundation.

We’re delighted to play our part and look forward to seeing the local community getting active, supporting one another and enjoying a fantastic day.

Find out more and register: Hampton 2 Lakes Run



https://www.hampton2lakesrun.co.uk/

28/08/2026

Last week, our London team held its Annual Summer Meeting 🙌

It was a brilliant afternoon away from the office, giving us the chance to celebrate a year of hard work and progress, and look ahead with excitement for what’s next.

Our Associate Directors Matt and James led a fantastic session, shaped by anonymous feedback from across the team – ensuring we focused on the things that matter.

It was followed by an open conversation about future priorities, opportunities and areas where we can continue to improve.

We finished the afternoon with a bit of friendly competition and quality team time at Flight Club Bloomsbury. A great way to end a productive and positive day!

11/07/2026

Today is mode's 14th birthday, and what better way to celebrate it than a summer getaway with our very own employees.

We hope you had wonderful time, and thank you all for being part of such an amazing team! A special shoutout to River Wye Activity Centre and the weather, for making this a day to remember ☀️ 🛶 🎉

21/05/2026

Meanwhile away from UKREiiF in Leeds…

An amazing night for Aston Villa Football Club and the city Birmingham our home city! 💜💙🧡

A huge congratulations to all the players, coaching team, staff and everyone connected with the club on becoming UEFA Europa League winners.

44 years since the last taste of European silverware… and what a way to do it. A special moment for the club, the city and the supporters who have backed Villa every step of the journey.

From all of us at mode transport planning congratulations and the city will enjoy every second of it with you🏆

11/03/2026

Planning new communities around people… instead of traffic models!

A proposed £5bn new town at Heyford Park in Oxfordshire submitted by Dorchester Living is making headlines this week, and it highlights something important; showing that UK developers can still think big when it comes to planning. ‘New towns' give us a rare opportunity to do something we often struggle with in the planning system, planning sustainable infrastructure properly from the start.
· not retrofitted
· not reactive
· more vision-led

Sadly, too much transport planning historically has followed a “predict and provide” approach:
· forecast traffic
· increase road capacity.
· repeat ad infinitum

But, in designing new sustainable communities, we started somewhere else entirely. What kind of place do we want to create?

At mode transport planning, we were proud to support the Heyford Park planning application that has been submitted to Cherwell District Council by preparing a detailed Vision-Led Transport Assessment, which means planning transport around:
• walkable neighbourhoods
• active travel
• public transport connectivity
• new rail opportunity
• lower car dependence
• integrated land use planning
• healthy, thriving places

In short, design the place, then decide and design how people move around it.
Heyford Park is already a remarkable regeneration story: transforming a former RAF airbase into a growing community. The next phase could become one of the UK’s most significant new settlements. And if we can get schemes like this right, by working closely with Oxfordshire County Council, we will be able to showcase how the UK should deliver the next generation of our new towns:
• visionary thinking.
• long-term planning.
• sustainable communities.




https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2171647/brand-new-5bn-uk-town-oxfordshire #

EXCLUSIVE: More than 1,200 homes have already been built in addition to a hotel, school, a Sainsbury's and other facilities.

06/01/2026

Just under two weeks to go… , we’re coming for you! ⛷️🔥
mode transport planning is heading back to the mountains: ready to network hard, ski harder, and connect with brilliant people across the property development industry.
If you’re out there this year, come and find James Werby, Elliott Place or David Frisby — on the lifts, at après, or somewhere between fondue and first chair.
We’re always up for a chat about:

…plus skiing stories, bad dancing in clubs and who actually made first lift 😎
See you on the mountain. Let’s make 2026 the best one yet