Transport planning consultants in Rugby.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Rugby, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Rugby Borough Council
decides planning applications
Warwickshire County Council
highway authority for local roads
M6, M1, A5 and A14
run by National Highways
How schemes in Rugby get decided.
Two councils involved
Rugby Borough Council decides the planning application, but Warwickshire 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 Rugby
A town on the West Coast Main Line close to where the M1, M6 and A14 meet, with large logistics parks and the Houlton urban extension. 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 A426 and A5, close to where the M1, M6 and A14 meet. 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 M6, M1, A5 and A14, 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 Rugby?
Warwickshire County Council, for local roads. Rugby Borough Council decides the planning application and consults Warwickshire County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the M6, M1, A5 and A14.
Do you cover the area around Rugby?
Yes, including Daventry, Hinckley and Royal Leamington Spa, 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, M1, A5 and A14 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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