Transport planning consultants in Chelmsford.
Transport planning for schemes across Chelmsford, from central sites where parking is tight to growth on the edges, for developers and the architects, planners and engineers who work with them.
Chelmsford City Council
decides planning applications
Essex County Council
highway authority for local roads
A12
run by National Highways
How schemes in Chelmsford get decided.
Two councils involved
Chelmsford City Council decides the planning application, but Essex 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 Chelmsford
A city on the Great Eastern Main Line and the A12, with large growth to the north east around Beaulieu. Officers focus on walking, cycling and public transport, and on keeping parking to what a scheme genuinely needs. Junction capacity matters most on the main routes in.
Roads, rail and buses
The main roads are the A130, A414 and A1060, with the A12. 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 A12, 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 Chelmsford?
Essex County Council, for local roads. Chelmsford City Council decides the planning application and consults Essex County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the A12.
Do you cover the area around Chelmsford?
Yes, including Braintree, Brentwood and Basildon, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the A12 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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