Transport planning consultants in Peterborough.
Transport planning for schemes across Peterborough, from central sites where parking is tight to growth on the edges, for developers and the architects, planners and engineers who work with them.
Peterborough City Council
planning and highway authority
A1(M) and A47
run by National Highways
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Peterborough get decided.
One council for planning and highways
Peterborough 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.
What shapes schemes in Peterborough
A city on the East Coast Main Line, with a network of parkways from its new town expansion and the A1(M) and A47 on its edges. 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 A15, A1139 and A47 parkways, with the A1(M). 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 A1(M) and A47, 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 Peterborough?
Peterborough City Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. National Highways is responsible for the A1(M) and A47.
Do you cover the area around Peterborough?
Yes, including Stamford, Huntingdon and Wisbech, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the A1(M) and A47 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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