Transport planning consultants in Gloucester.
Transport planning for schemes across Gloucester, from central sites where parking is tight to growth on the edges, for developers and the architects, planners and engineers who work with them.
Gloucester City Council
decides planning applications
Gloucestershire County Council
highway authority for local roads
M5, A40 and A417
run by National Highways
How schemes in Gloucester get decided.
Two councils involved
Gloucester City Council decides the planning application, but Gloucestershire 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 Gloucester
A cathedral city with a busy inner ring road, docks regeneration and the M5 on its eastern edge. 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 A38, A40, A417 and A430, with M5 junctions 11a and 12. 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 M5, A40 and A417, 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 Gloucester?
Gloucestershire County Council, for local roads. Gloucester City Council decides the planning application and consults Gloucestershire County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the M5, A40 and A417.
Do you cover the area around Gloucester?
Yes, including Cheltenham, Stroud and Tewkesbury, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M5, A40 and A417 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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