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Civil Engineering Design That Keeps Your Projects Moving

Compliant drainage, highway, and infrastructure designs, delivered by a senior engineer who picks up the phone. No junior staff. No bottlenecks. Just build-ready drawings that authorities approve first time.

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Redrow Homes Seddon Homes MCI Developments
Sound Familiar?

When Engineering Design Becomes Your Bottleneck

Most developers have experienced engineering designs that get returned, rejected, or delivered late. These aren't just inconveniences. They're programme killers.

01

Regulatory Maze

Planning conditions, LLFA requirements, water company standards, highway authority specifications. Each site has a different combination of regulatory hurdles to clear.

02

SuDS Complexity

Climate change allowances, biodiversity targets, and adoption standards create a moving target that trips up generalist firms year after year.

03

Rejection Cycles

Designs returned with queries add weeks to your programme every cycle. Each rejection means rework, resubmission, and another wait while your site programme slips.

04

Resource Gaps

Large consultancies assign junior engineers, then shuffle resources when bigger clients call. Your project gets deprioritised and you can't reach anyone who knows your site.

ALD Design delivering civil engineering excellence
2017
Established
15+
Years Exp.
100s
Adoptions
Why ALD Design

A Design Partner You Can Rely On

ALD Design was built on a simple idea: developers deserve direct access to the senior engineer doing their work. No project managers in between. No junior staff learning on your project. Just straight answers and compliant designs.

Authority Relationship Expertise

Deep understanding of what LLFA officers, highway teams, and water companies expect. Designs that anticipate queries before they're asked.

Senior Engineer Access

You deal directly with the engineer designing your project. One point of contact. One person who knows your site inside out.

Proven Track Record

Hundreds of successful adoptions across the UK. Trusted by Redrow, Seddon, and MCI Developments on their most challenging sites.

Future-Focused Approach

Designs that meet today's standards while anticipating tomorrow's requirements, protecting your development from regulatory changes mid-build.

How It Works

From Concept to Adopted Infrastructure

A clear, proven process that takes your development from planning conditions to construction-ready drawings and completed adoptions.

01

Understand

Deep dive into site constraints, planning conditions, and commercial objectives. Every regulatory requirement identified upfront.

02

Engineer

Technically robust, compliant designs checked against adoption standards. Drainage, highways, levels, and infrastructure all coordinated.

03

Navigate

Authority submissions, technical queries, and approval processes handled. We know what officers expect and pre-empt their questions.

04

Deliver

Construction-ready drawings and ongoing support through to completed adoption. Infrastructure built right and adopted without holdups.

Client Testimonials

What Our Clients Say

Trusted by some of the UK's leading housebuilders and developers.

"Their professionalism, responsiveness, and technical support have already made a positive impact, especially on some challenging aspects of our sites. We look forward to continuing to work with them."
MCI Developments

Senior Engineer

MCI Developments

"We've worked with ALD Design Ltd across several development sites and have always found them to be reliable, knowledgeable, and easy to deal with. They consistently deliver high-quality technical input and respond quickly to evolving project needs."
Seddon Homes

Simon Miller

Seddon Homes

"ALD Design Ltd has supported us on multiple Redrow Homes sites, delivering tailored solutions to meet diverse project needs. Their professionalism, technical expertise, and responsiveness have been invaluable throughout."
Redrow Homes

Gareth Williams

Redrow Homes

Specialist Capability

Sustainable Drainage That Passes First Time

ALD Design brings specialist expertise in designing drainage systems that satisfy LLFA requirements, meet adoption standards, and deliver genuine environmental benefit.

Strategy & Compliance

Drainage strategies aligned with LLFA and planning requirements

Technical Design

Hydraulic modelling, attenuation design, and treatment trains

Multi-Benefit Delivery

Amenity, biodiversity, and water quality benefits built in

Authority Engagement

Pre-application and adoption submissions managed end-to-end

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