Transport planning consultants in Shenstone.
Transport planning for schemes in Shenstone and the villages around it, where access, visibility and safe walking routes usually decide the outcome.
Lichfield District Council
decides planning applications
Staffordshire County Council
highway authority for local roads
A5 and A38
run by National Highways
How schemes in Shenstone get decided.
Two councils involved
Lichfield District Council decides the planning application, but Staffordshire 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 Shenstone
A green belt village south of Lichfield, with a station on the Cross-City line and the A5, A38 and M6 Toll close by. Lanes without footways, visibility at the access and how far it is to shops, schools and a bus stop are usually the deciding issues.
Roads, rail and buses
The main roads are the A5127, with the A5, A38 and M6 Toll close by. 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 A5 and A38, 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 Shenstone?
Staffordshire County Council, for local roads. Lichfield District Council decides the planning application and consults Staffordshire County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the A5 and A38.
Do you cover the area around Shenstone?
Yes, including Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield and Tamworth, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the A5 and A38 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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