West Winch Housing Access Road

Project Location & Overview

The West Winch Housing Access Road proposal will support the southeast King’s Lynn Growth Area (West Winch Strategic Growth Area) and 4,000 proposed new houses due to be built over the next 20 years.

The route connects the existing A10 to the A47 along a new 15-mile road. This will start to the south of Graveill Lane in West Winch and join the A47 before it reaches the Hardwick Junction.

Greyfriars Project Management were appointed to provide project management services for the co-ordination of the business case and planning application.

Key Facts:

Client: Norfolk County Council

Project lead: Jon Barnard

Project support: Emily Harvey and Carola Wayne

Location: King's Lynn, Norfolk

Sector: Local Authority

Project length: 2021-2024

Project cost: £90m

Project value:  Reduction of traffic through West Winch by providing an alternative route to King’s Lynn

Coordinating the Planning Application

Our experience with planning application submissions in both public and private sectors enable us to manage consultants proactively and pre-empt/address potential issues to ensure our projects remain on programme and on budget.

As Project Managers for the WWHAR proposal, we supported Norfolk County Council in advancing the planning application. We initially coordinated the Outline Business Case, required to secure government funding. We facilitated multiple consultation events so residents and stakeholders could voice their opinions whilst providing valuable feedback for the project’s advancement. We worked closely with Norfolk County Council, the Local Planning authority and multiple statutory consultees throughout the process, ensuring the project was compliant and met with planning requirements. We successfully managed the submission of the planning application in December 2023, aligning the project with both community needs and regulatory standards.

Since December 2023, we have continued to support Norfolk County Council progress the WWHAR project through further Planning stages.

Project Controls

Project controls are essential when delivering a successful project. At Greyfriars, we managed costs, programme, risk, resources and communications using our purpose-built tools. Our approach ensures that every aspect of the project is carefully monitored and adjusted as needed to stay on track. By integrating into our clients’ teams, we can develop specific project control tools tailored to their unique governance needs, ensuring that their standards and requirements are fully met. By integrating these bespoke tools, we enhance transparency, improve decision-making and drive project success.

Services we Provided

Outcome

In September 2023, we submitted the Outline Business Case to the Department for Transport. This critical step is essential for unlocking government funding and ensuring the project’s viability.

Following this, the planning application for the West Winch Housing Access Road was submitted December 2023. The project team were thrilled to reach this significant milestone.

Since the submission of WWHAR’s planning application, Greyfriars has handed back the project to Norfolk County Councils in house team for business as usual. We have continued to provide independent support as required to ensure successful implementation.

Transport and Infrastructure

At the core of our work is the delivery of transport and infrastructure projects. The Greyfriars team has significant experience in the delivery of infrastructure projects throughout the UK. Examples of this include supporting local highway authorities to deliver Development Consent Orders through the Planning Act 2008 for new highways and bridges. 

We can provide our clients in both the public and private sectors with experienced transport planning support throughout all stages of the development planning process. This includes feasibility studies, successfully securing planning permission, and the discharge of planning conditions and requirements.

Our experience ranges from large scale highway construction projects and programmes of highway improvements through to residential development projects for private clients. We are able to provide Transport Assessment drafting support along with review of development proposals and our team have acted as expert witnesses in public enquiries, examinations in public and planning appeals.

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