Transport planning consultants in Bedford.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Bedford, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Bedford Borough Council
planning and highway authority
A421
run by National Highways
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Bedford get decided.
One council for planning and highways
Bedford Borough Council handles both the planning application and the highways response, so we talk to its highways team early and give the case officer a clear answer.
What shapes schemes in Bedford
A large town on the Midland Main Line, with the A421 to the M1 and East West Rail planned through the town. 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 A6, A421 and A428. 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 A421, 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 Bedford?
Bedford Borough Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. National Highways is responsible for the A421.
Do you cover the area around Bedford?
Yes, including St Neots, Milton Keynes and Leighton Buzzard, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the A421 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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