Transport planning consultants in Cannock.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Cannock, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Cannock Chase District Council
decides planning applications
Staffordshire County Council
highway authority for local roads
A5 and M6
run by National Highways
How schemes in Cannock get decided.
Two councils involved
Cannock Chase District Council decides the planning application, but Staffordshire 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 Cannock
A town on the A5 between the M6 and M6 Toll, with a large outlet village and logistics sites nearby. 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 A5, A34 and A460, with the M6 and M6 Toll. 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 A5 and M6, 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 Cannock?
Staffordshire County Council, for local roads. Cannock Chase District Council decides the planning application and consults Staffordshire County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the A5 and M6.
Do you cover the area around Cannock?
Yes, including Rugeley, Walsall and Wolverhampton, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the A5 and M6 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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