Transport planning consultants in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Transport planning for schemes in and around Newcastle-under-Lyme, from infill and conversions in the centre to new homes and employment on the edge of town.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
decides planning applications
Staffordshire County Council
highway authority for local roads
M6 and A500
run by National Highways
How schemes in Newcastle-under-Lyme get decided.
Two councils involved
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme
A market town next to Stoke, with no railway station of its own and M6 junctions 15 and 16 close by. In the centre, the questions are usually servicing, parking and narrow streets. On the edges, it’s access, visibility and a safe walking route into town.
Roads, rail and buses
The main roads are the A34, A53 and A500, near M6 junctions 15 and 16. There’s no railway station, so bus services and safe walking and cycling routes carry more weight. Where a scheme adds traffic to the M6 and A500, National Highways needs to agree the evidence as well. We tell you early if yours does.
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Who is the highway authority in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
Staffordshire County Council, for local roads. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council decides the planning application and consults Staffordshire County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the M6 and A500.
Do you cover the area around Newcastle-under-Lyme?
Yes, including Stoke-on-Trent, Stone, Staffordshire and Crewe, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M6 and A500 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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