Transport planning consultants in Lichfield.
Transport planning for schemes across Lichfield, from central sites where parking is tight to growth on the edges, for developers and the architects, planners and engineers who work with them.
Lichfield District Council
decides planning applications
Staffordshire County Council
highway authority for local roads
A38 and A5
run by National Highways
How schemes in Lichfield get decided.
Two councils involved
Lichfield District Council decides the planning application, but Staffordshire 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 Lichfield
A small cathedral city with two stations, the A38 and A5 close by and new housing on its southern and eastern edges. 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, A51 and A5127. 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 A38 and A5, 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 Lichfield?
Staffordshire County Council, for local roads. Lichfield District Council decides the planning application and consults Staffordshire County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the A38 and A5.
Do you cover the area around Lichfield?
Yes, including Shenstone, Tamworth and Rugeley, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the A38 and A5 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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