Transport planning consultants in Southend-on-Sea.
Transport planning for schemes across Southend-on-Sea, from central sites where parking is tight to growth on the edges, for developers and the architects, planners and engineers who work with them.
Southend-on-Sea City Council
planning and highway authority
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Southend-on-Sea get decided.
One council for planning and highways
Southend-on-Sea 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.
What shapes schemes in Southend-on-Sea
A seaside city at the end of the A127 and A13, with two railway lines to London and strong summer peaks on the seafront. 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 A127 and A13. There’s a railway station, so the walking and cycling route to it counts for a lot in any application.
Questions we get asked
Who is the highway authority in Southend-on-Sea?
Southend-on-Sea City Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads.
Do you cover the area around Southend-on-Sea?
Yes, including Rochford, Basildon and Chelmsford, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Can you help with a highways objection?
Yes. Send us the consultation response from Southend-on-Sea City Council and we’ll tell you how we’d answer it, with a fixed fee.
Also working around Southend-on-Sea.
From our insights.
What does your Southend-on-Sea site need?
Send us the location. We'll tell you what the council is likely to ask for, with a fixed fee.