Transport planning consultants in Holyhead.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Holyhead, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Isle of Anglesey County Council
planning and highway authority
A55 and A5
Welsh Government trunk roads
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Holyhead get decided.
Welsh policy and standards
Isle of Anglesey County Council decides the application and is the highway authority for local roads. Planning Policy Wales and Technical Advice Note 18 put walking, cycling and public transport first, and the evidence needs to show how a scheme supports that.
What shapes schemes in Holyhead
A ferry port at the end of the A55 and the North Wales Coast line, with port and freight traffic shaping the town’s roads. 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 A55 and A5. There’s a railway station, so the walking and cycling route to it counts for a lot in any application. Trunk roads such as the A55 and A5 are the Welsh Government’s, managed through the North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent. Where a scheme affects them, they need to agree the evidence too.
Questions we get asked
Who is the highway authority in Holyhead?
Isle of Anglesey County Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. Trunk roads such as the A55 and A5 are the Welsh Government’s.
Do you cover the area around Holyhead?
Yes, including Anglesey, Bangor and Llandudno, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Does the 20mph default speed limit affect my access design?
It can. Most restricted roads in Wales became 20mph in 2023, and some have since gone back to 30mph after review. Visibility should reflect the speeds traffic actually travels, so a speed survey often pays for itself.
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