Transport planning across North Wales.
Transport planning for schemes across North Wales, from the coast towns and Wrexham to rural sites inland, for developers and the consultants who work with them.
Six councils
each the planning and highway authority
Welsh Government
trunk roads including the A55 and A483
Planning Policy Wales
and Technical Advice Note 18
How schemes in North Wales get decided.
Who decides
Each council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. Planning Policy Wales and Technical Advice Note 18 put walking, cycling and public transport first, and the evidence needs to show how a scheme supports that.
What shapes schemes here
North Wales stretches from the Dee estuary to Anglesey, with the A55 along the coast, Eryri National Park inland and busy seaside towns in summer.
Roads, rail and buses
The main roads are the A55, A483, A5 and A470. There’s a railway station, so the walking and cycling route to it counts for a lot in any application. Trunk roads such as the A55, A483 and A5 are the Welsh Government’s, managed through the North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent. Where a scheme affects them, they need to agree the evidence too.
Questions we get asked
Which areas do you cover nearby?
We also cover Abergele, Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, and sites in between.
Does the 20mph default speed limit affect my access design?
It can. Most restricted roads in Wales became 20mph in 2023, and some have since gone back to 30mph after review. Visibility should reflect the speeds traffic actually travels, so a speed survey often pays for itself.
Also working around North Wales.
From our insights.
What does your North Wales site need?
Send us the location. We'll tell you what the council is likely to ask for, with a fixed fee.