Transport planning consultants in Rochdale.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Rochdale, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Rochdale Borough Council
planning and highway authority
M62 and A627(M)
run by National Highways
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Rochdale get decided.
One council for planning and highways
Rochdale Borough 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 Transport for Greater Manchester, and good evidence reflects that.
What shapes schemes in Rochdale
A town on the M62 and A627(M), with Metrolink and rail links to Manchester and big employment sites at the motorway. In the centre, the questions are servicing, parking and how people walk to the shops and the station. On the edges, it’s access, visibility and the main junctions.
Roads, rail and buses
The main roads are the A58 and A627(M), with the M62. 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 and A627(M), 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 Rochdale?
Rochdale Borough Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. National Highways is responsible for the M62 and A627(M).
Do you cover the area around Rochdale?
Yes, including Bury, Manchester and Hebden Bridge, 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 and A627(M) 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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