Thinking beyond transport

Transport planning works best when it begins with a vision for place.

Latcham looks beyond movement and infrastructure to understand how transport can support better communities, stronger economies and more sustainable patterns of growth.

A place-led approach


Start with how a place should work for people, communities and businesses – then consider the movement systems needed to support it.

Places first

Bring transport, development, landscape, ecology and infrastructure together rather than treating them as separate challenges.

Connecting the bigger picture

Create strategic frameworks that can respond to changing patterns of growth, investment and movement over time.

Thinking long-term

Complex places rarely have simple problems. Latcham uses mapping, spatial analysis, visualisation and collaborative design to reveal relationships, test possibilities and build a shared understanding of place.

The aim is not simply to produce a transport strategy, but to create a shared ambition with practical delivery.

From complexity to clarity



Start with the place, not the transport solution

See the place first. Then understand how movement can help it work better.


Independent thinking, grounded in experience

Richard Latcham brings extensive experience in strategic transport planning, regeneration and spatial planning, working with local authorities, developers and multidisciplinary teams across the UK.

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