Transport planning consultants in Liverpool.
Transport planning for schemes across Liverpool, from central sites where parking is tight to growth on the edges, for developers and the architects, planners and engineers who work with them.
Liverpool City Council
planning and highway authority
M62, M57, M58 and A5036
run by National Highways
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Liverpool get decided.
One council for planning and highways
Liverpool City 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. Bus services and wider transport plans are shaped by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, and good evidence reflects that.
What shapes schemes in Liverpool
A port city with Merseyrail, the Mersey tunnels and the A5036 port route, where the centre favours walking, cycling and public transport. 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 A5036 port route and the Mersey tunnels, with the M62, M57 and M58. 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 M62, M57, M58 and A5036, 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 Liverpool?
Liverpool City Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. National Highways is responsible for the M62, M57, M58 and A5036.
Do you cover the area around Liverpool?
Yes, including Ellesmere Port, St Helens and Chester, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M62, M57, M58 and A5036 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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