Emma Taylor

Emma Taylor has 15 years’ experience in the transport planning industry and joined HSP in March 2022 as a Principal Transport Planner. Emma has held transport planner roles for several consultancies in the Midlands, and was Highways Manager at intu Properties Plc, where she provided transport planning advice across their 17 shopping centres.

Emma leads the preparation of the transport studies required to support a planning application from feasibility to implementation and post-occupation. She has worked on projects for a wide range of private and public sector clients across the UK and has a comprehensive understanding of the transport requirements of commercial, leisure, educational, and residential developments.

Emma has expertise in advising design teams on sustainable travel and operational transport matters. She engages proactively with Local Highways Authorities, and uses her understanding of travel behaviour to negotiate efficient strategies which fulfil client goals and end user needs as well as planning requirements.