Transport planning consultants in Castleford.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Castleford, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Wakefield Council
planning and highway authority
M62
run by National Highways
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Castleford get decided.
One council for planning and highways
Wakefield 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. Bus services and wider transport plans are shaped by West Yorkshire Combined Authority, and good evidence reflects that.
What shapes schemes in Castleford
A town where the Aire and Calder meet, close to M62 junctions 31 and 32, with large leisure and employment sites near the motorway. 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 A639 and A655, with the M62. 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 M62, 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 Castleford?
Wakefield Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. National Highways is responsible for the M62.
Do you cover the area around Castleford?
Yes, including Pontefract, Wakefield and Leeds, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M62 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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