Transport planning consultants in Colchester.
Transport planning for schemes across Colchester, from central sites where parking is tight to growth on the edges, for developers and the architects, planners and engineers who work with them.
City of Colchester
decides planning applications
Essex County Council
highway authority for local roads
A12 and A120
run by National Highways
How schemes in Colchester get decided.
Two councils involved
City of Colchester 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 Colchester
An ancient town that is now a city, on the A12 and Great Eastern Main Line, with a large garrison and big growth to the north and east. 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 A133, A134 and A1124, with the A12 and A120. 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 and A120, 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 Colchester?
Essex County Council, for local roads. City of Colchester decides the planning application and consults Essex County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the A12 and A120.
Do you cover the area around Colchester?
Yes, including Sudbury, Braintree and Ipswich, 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 and A120 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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