Transport planning consultants in Dartford.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Dartford, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Dartford Borough Council
decides planning applications
Kent County Council
highway authority for local roads
A2 and A282
run by National Highways
How schemes in Dartford get decided.
Two councils involved
Dartford Borough Council decides the planning application, but Kent 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 Dartford
A town next to the Dartford Crossing and the A2, with big growth at Ebbsfleet and congestion when the crossing is busy. 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 A2, A282 and A206. 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 A2 and A282, 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 Dartford?
Kent County Council, for local roads. Dartford Borough Council decides the planning application and consults Kent County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the A2 and A282.
Do you cover the area around Dartford?
Yes, including Brentwood, Basildon and Camden, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the A2 and A282 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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