Transport planning consultants in Banbury.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Banbury, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Cherwell District Council
decides planning applications
Oxfordshire County Council
highway authority for local roads
M40
run by National Highways
How schemes in Banbury get decided.
Two councils involved
Cherwell District Council decides the planning application, but Oxfordshire County Council is the highway authority and gives the highways response. We deal with both, so the evidence suits the county’s standards as well as the local plan.
What shapes schemes in Banbury
A market town on the Chiltern line next to M40 junction 11, with large housing and employment growth. In the centre, the questions are servicing, parking and how people walk to the shops and the station. On the edges, it’s access, visibility and the main junctions.
Roads, rail and buses
The main roads are the A422, A423 and A361, next to M40 junction 11. There’s a railway station, so the walking and cycling route to it counts for a lot in any application. Where a scheme adds traffic to the M40, National Highways needs to agree the evidence as well. We tell you early if yours does.
Questions we get asked
Who is the highway authority in Banbury?
Oxfordshire County Council, for local roads. Cherwell District Council decides the planning application and consults Oxfordshire County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the M40.
Do you cover the area around Banbury?
Yes, including Brackley, Chipping Norton and Bicester, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M40 to matter. We check that at the start and, where it’s needed, agree the approach with them alongside the council.
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