OUR SERVICES / SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS
Will the
lorry fit?
Vehicle movement assessments to check turning space, access routes and manoeuvring requirements before the vehicle arrives.
Swept path analysis draws the path a vehicle actually sweeps as it turns: the body, the wheels and the overhang. It answers a simple question before it becomes an expensive one on the day. Can the vehicle get in, turn and get out?
When it is needed
- Deliveries by articulated or rigid lorries to a constrained site entrance.
- Mobile crane and MEWP positioning on the highway or within a closure.
- Concrete pumps, low loaders and abnormal loads.
- Refuse and emergency vehicle access past the works, where an authority asks for it.
- Planning applications and construction management plans that require vehicle tracking.
- Diversion routes, to confirm that larger vehicles can follow them.
What you get
A drawing showing the vehicle, its swept path and clearances over OS base mapping or your site plan, for each movement you need checked. Where a movement does not work, we show what would: a different vehicle, a banksman-controlled reverse, a temporary parking suspension or a change to the traffic management layout.
Vehicle types are drawn from standard UK design vehicles or from the dimensions of the specific vehicle you intend to use.
Working with the traffic management plan
Swept paths are usually drawn alongside the traffic management drawing so that signals, closure points and pedestrian routes are placed where the vehicle needs them to be. Asking for both at once avoids redrawing either.
What information do you need?
The site location, where the vehicle needs to get to, the vehicle type or dimensions, and any constraints you already know about, such as parked cars or a narrow junction.
Can you assess reversing movements?
Yes. Reversing movements are drawn in the same way and are often the answer where a forward turn does not fit.
Is this accepted for planning applications?
Vehicle tracking drawings are a normal part of planning and construction management submissions. Check with the planning authority what they expect to see for your application.
Requirements vary by location and scope. Contact us to discuss the requirements for your project.
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