London Golf Club
DHA provided transport planning and highways advice for the London Golf Club's major expansion project, known as The London Project, helping secure planning permission for a landmark leisure, hospitality and wellbeing destination in Kent.
The approved scheme includes a 240-bedroom hotel, 78 visitor lodges, a sports pavilion, tennis and padel courts, a wild swimming lake, a new driving range and golf academy, enhanced equestrian facilities, a Sports Turf Academy, and the refurbishment of the Grade II* listed South Ash Manor for events and weddings.
The site spans both Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council and Sevenoaks District Council, creating a complex planning and stakeholder environment. DHA worked closely with National Highways, Kent County Council Highways and the local planning authorities throughout the application process, proactively addressing technical matters and ensuring transport impacts were fully considered.
Through collaborative engagement and robust transport planning, all highways and transport issues were successfully resolved, resulting in no transport-related objections to the scheme.
The development will create around 400 jobs, deliver significant biodiversity and sustainability benefits, enhance tourism, and strengthen London Golf Club's position as a leading national and international sporting destination.
Project Team
Paul joined DHA in 2014 having previously worked for Kent County Council and the Department for Transport in the fields of development planning, transport policy, capital projects and public transport. Paul leads our Maidstone-based Transport Team and our public sector transport planning work.
Paul Lulham FCILT
Director
He provides advice to a range of clients throughout the UK to support the preparation of planning applications, Local Plans, transport strategies and the negotiation of developer contributions for transport infrastructure and services. He is also an experienced expert witness, having appeared at numerous Public Inquiries, Appeal Hearings and Local Plan Examinations.
Some of Paul's projects include:
- Millwall Football Club Training Ground and Academy, West Kingsdown;
- South East Maidstone Urban Expansion;
- Kent Medical Campus, Maidstone;
- Mole Valley Local Plan Transport Assessment;
- Hartopp and Lannoy Point estate regeneration, Hammersmith and Fulham;
- Chatham Waterfront and Mountbatten House, Chatham;
- Ledian Gardens Integrated Retirement Community, Maidstone;
- School of Science and Technology, Maidstone;
- Abbey Farm Primary School, Swindon.
Rob joined DHA in 2022, having previously held various roles in local government in the south-east and London in the fields of transport policy, sustainable and active transport, infrastructure planning and the day-to-day delivery of better transport and accessibility.
Rob Smith MCIHT
Associate Transport Planner
Rob provides transport consultancy advice to a range of clients throughout the UK to support the preparation of planning applications, Local Plans, transport strategies and scheme development.
Some of Rob's recent projects include:
- Hartopp & Lannoy Point, Hammersmith and Fulham: Prepared the Transport Assessment incorporating an Active Travel Zone Assessment, Pedestrian Environment Review System, Cycling Levels of Service and Outline Construction Logistics Plan for a 134-unit accommodation block in Fulham.
- Tonbridge & Malling Active Travel Strategy: Carried out walking and cycling audits in line with Government guidance to inform the development of an Active Travel Strategy for the main urban areas of Tonbridge and Malling, Kent. Currently drafting the strategy in response to public feedback and the latest development proposals for the borough.
- London Borough of Bexley Local Plan: Prepared the transport evidence base to inform the development of Bexley's Local Plan including an analysis of the current network, potential changes during the plan period and the connectivity of planned site allocations.
- Residential Travel Plans: Currently coordinating the monitoring and review of travel plans across a range of developments in the south-east and supporting new residents with travel advice and incentives.