Transport planning consultants in Sheffield.
Transport planning for schemes across Sheffield, from central sites where parking is tight to growth on the edges, for developers and the architects, planners and engineers who work with them.
Sheffield City Council
planning and highway authority
M1
run by National Highways
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Sheffield get decided.
One council for planning and highways
Sheffield 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. Bus services and wider transport plans are shaped by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, and good evidence reflects that.
What shapes schemes in Sheffield
A hilly city with Supertram, a busy central station and the Parkway linking the centre to the M1. 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 Parkway, A61 and the inner ring road, with the M1 to the east. 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 M1, 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 Sheffield?
Sheffield City Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. National Highways is responsible for the M1.
Do you cover the area around Sheffield?
Yes, including Rotherham, Chesterfield and Maltby, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M1 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 Sheffield site need?
Send us the location. We'll tell you what the council is likely to ask for, with a fixed fee.