SBA
People Directors
Andrew Savell
Andrew Savell left Travers Morgan Consulting in 1994 to form Savell Bird & Axon. Andrew is based in the London office and has over 30 years experience in traffic and transport consultancy. His areas of interest and expertise include:
Shopping Centre masterplanning
Assessment of effect of development on travel patterns
Sustainable Urban transport
Traffic management studies
Major transport interchange redevelopment
Car park assessment and design
Expert evidence at Public Inquiries
Chris Hargreaves
Chris Hargreaves joined Savell Bird & Axon in 2001 to head up a new Manchester office with Mark Leigh from Denis Wilson Partnership. Chris has nearly 20 years experience in traffic and transport consultancy, with a large proportion of this time spent with Sainsbury’s Supermarket. His areas of expertise include:
Transportation assessment reports for new development projects
Assessment of effect of development on travel patterns
Environmental impact assessments
Urban transport studies
Pedestrian schemes
Public transport issues
Design of major transport interchange
Car park assessment and design
Expert evidence at Public Inquiries
David Bird
David Bird joined together with Andrew Savell and Mike Axon to form Savell Bird & Axon having previously worked for Travers Morgan Consulting. David is based in the London office and has nearly 30 years experience in traffic and transport consultancy. His areas of interest and expertise include:
Regeneration scheme masterplanning
Transport studies for commercial development
Assessment of effect of development on travel patterns
Urban transport studies
Major transport interchange re-development
Expert evidence at Public Inquiries
Lecturer on PTRC Public Inquiry Course and RTPI Course on travel assessment
Ian Dix
Ian Dix (BSc, MSc, MCIT, MIHT) specialises in masterplanning for major developments, assembling inputs to Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Frameworks, Travel Plans, and urban transport studies. Ian provides expert evidence at Public Inquiries and Examinations in Public.
Julian Foot
Julian Foot joined Savell Bird & Axon as a director in 1997. Previously he worked for a number of years as Sainsbury’s in-house adviser on transportation issues and for Denis Wilson & Partners. Julian is based in the London office and has nearly 25 years experience in traffic and transport consultancy.
Transportation assessment reports for new development projects
Assessment of effect of development on travel patterns
Environmental impact assessments
Urban transport studies
Pedestrian schemes
Public transport issues
Design of major transport interchange
Car park assessment and design
Expert evidence at Public Inquiries
Mark Leigh
Mark Leigh joined Savell Bird and Axon in 2001 to head up a new Manchester office with Chris Hargreaves from Denis Wilson Partnership. Mark has nearly 25 years in traffic and transport consultancy. His areas of expertise include:
Transportation assessment reports for new development projects
Assessment of effect of development on travel patterns
Environmental impact assessments
Urban transport studies
Pedestrian schemes
Public transport issues
Residential Development Assessments
Assessment of Large Employment Sites
Car park assessment and design
Stadium Travel Planning
Expert evidence at Public Inquiries
Mike Axon
Mike Axon joined together with Andrew Savell and David Bird to form Savell Bird & Axon having previously worked for Travers Morgan Consulting. Mike is based in the London office but is regularly found in the Cardiff office and has over 20 years experience in traffic and transport consultancy. His areas of expertise include:
Advising blue chip companies and local authorities on the implications of transport policy
Advising major clients on consultation responses to, and Select Committee appearances dealing with, emerging transport and land use policies, locally, regionally and nationally.
Directing, and assessing, transport assessment studies for large and small changes to the transport and land use network
Designing transport systems and traffic management systems to optimise transport facility in the context of current transport policy
Management of work from related disciplines to provide an overview on transport related impacts
Expert evidence at Public Inquiry, Informal Hearing and Examination in Public.
Peter Caneparo
Peter Caneparo (MSc BSc MIHT, CILT) has with over 15 years of experience with Impact studies for commercial development, preparation of Transportation Assessment Studies, assessment of effect of development on travel patterns, traffic management studies and expert evidence at Public Inquiries and Informal Hearings.
Phil Wooliscroft
Phil Wooliscroft (MSc, MCIT) has over 15 years experience in providing specialist transport and highways advice to a host of private and public sector clients. Phil specialises in masterplanning for major developments, assembling inputs to Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Frameworks, Travel Plans, and urban transport studies. He has also provided expert evidence at Public Inquiries and Examinations in Public.