Transport planning consultants in Lincoln.
Transport planning for schemes across Lincoln, from central sites where parking is tight to growth on the edges, for developers and the architects, planners and engineers who work with them.
City of Lincoln Council
decides planning applications
Lincolnshire County Council
highway authority for local roads
A46
run by National Highways
How schemes in Lincoln get decided.
Two councils involved
City of Lincoln Council decides the planning application, but Lincolnshire 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 Lincoln
A historic cathedral city with a steep hill between uphill and downhill Lincoln, the A46 western bypass and the newer Eastern Bypass. 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 A46 western bypass, the Lincoln Eastern Bypass, A15 and A57. 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 A46, 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 Lincoln?
Lincolnshire County Council, for local roads. City of Lincoln Council decides the planning application and consults Lincolnshire County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the A46.
Do you cover the area around Lincoln?
Yes, including Market Rasen, Tuxford and Newark, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the A46 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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From our insights.
What does your Lincoln site need?
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