Transport planning consultants in Oxford.
Transport planning for schemes across Oxford, from central sites where parking is tight to growth on the edges, for developers and the architects, planners and engineers who work with them.
Oxford City Council
decides planning applications
Oxfordshire County Council
highway authority for local roads
A34
run by National Highways
How schemes in Oxford get decided.
Two councils involved
Oxford City Council decides the planning application, but Oxfordshire 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 Oxford
A city where buses, cycling and park and ride lead, with tight parking controls and a ring road that carries most through traffic. 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 ring road, A40, A44 and A4142, with the A34. 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 A34, 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 Oxford?
Oxfordshire County Council, for local roads. Oxford City Council decides the planning application and consults Oxfordshire County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the A34.
Do you cover the area around Oxford?
Yes, including Didcot, Bicester and Wantage, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the A34 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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What does your Oxford site need?
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