Transport planning consultants in Solihull.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Solihull, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
planning and highway authority
M42
run by National Highways
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Solihull get decided.
One council for planning and highways
Solihull Metropolitan 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 West Midlands, and good evidence reflects that.
What shapes schemes in Solihull
A large town on the M42, next to Birmingham Airport, the NEC and the HS2 Interchange site. 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 A41 and A45, with the M42. 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 M42, 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 Solihull?
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. National Highways is responsible for the M42.
Do you cover the area around Solihull?
Yes, including Birmingham, Henley-in-Arden and Redditch, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M42 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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