Transport planning consultants in Kettering.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Kettering, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
North Northamptonshire Council
planning and highway authority
A14
run by National Highways
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Kettering get decided.
One council for planning and highways
North Northamptonshire Council handles both the planning application and the highways response, so we talk to its highways team early and give the case officer a clear answer.
What shapes schemes in Kettering
A town on the Midland Main Line and the A14, with major housing growth at Kettering East. 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 A6 and A43, with the A14. 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 A14, 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 Kettering?
North Northamptonshire Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. National Highways is responsible for the A14.
Do you cover the area around Kettering?
Yes, including Market Harborough, Northampton and Stamford, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the A14 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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