Transport planning consultants in Guildford.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Guildford, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Guildford Borough Council
decides planning applications
Surrey County Council
highway authority for local roads
A3
run by National Highways
How schemes in Guildford get decided.
Two councils involved
Guildford Borough Council decides the planning application, but Surrey 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 Guildford
A historic county town with the A3 through the town, a steep high street and heavy congestion on the gyratory. 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 A3, A31, A25 and A281. 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 A3, 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 Guildford?
Surrey County Council, for local roads. Guildford Borough Council decides the planning application and consults Surrey County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the A3.
Do you cover the area around Guildford?
Yes, including Woking, Bracknell and Slough, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the A3 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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