Transport planning consultants in Stockport.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Stockport, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Stockport Council
planning and highway authority
M60
run by National Highways
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Stockport get decided.
One council for planning and highways
Stockport 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 Greater Manchester, and good evidence reflects that.
What shapes schemes in Stockport
A large town on the West Coast Main Line and the M60, with a new bus interchange and town-centre regeneration. 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 A6 and A34, with the M60. 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 M60, 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 Stockport?
Stockport Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. National Highways is responsible for the M60.
Do you cover the area around Stockport?
Yes, including Manchester, Wilmslow and Glossop, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M60 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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