Transport planning consultants in Coalville.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Coalville, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
North West Leicestershire District Council
decides planning applications
Leicestershire County Council
highway authority for local roads
M1 and A42
run by National Highways
How schemes in Coalville get decided.
Two councils involved
North West Leicestershire District Council decides the planning application, but Leicestershire 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 Coalville
A former mining town on the A511 between the M1 and A42, with no passenger station and a lot of new housing. 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 A511, between M1 junction 22 and the A42. There’s no railway station, so bus services and safe walking and cycling routes carry more weight. Where a scheme adds traffic to the M1 and A42, 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 Coalville?
Leicestershire County Council, for local roads. North West Leicestershire District Council decides the planning application and consults Leicestershire County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the M1 and A42.
Do you cover the area around Coalville?
Yes, including Shepshed, Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Loughborough, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M1 and A42 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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