Transport planning consultants in Stoke-on-Trent.
Transport planning for schemes across Stoke-on-Trent, from central sites where parking is tight to growth on the edges, for developers and the architects, planners and engineers who work with them.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
planning and highway authority
A500 and A50
run by National Highways
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Stoke-on-Trent get decided.
One council for planning and highways
Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent
A city of six towns strung along the A500, with the A50 to Derby and large former industrial sites being reused. 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 A500, A50 and A34. 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 A500 and A50, 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 Stoke-on-Trent?
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. National Highways is responsible for the A500 and A50.
Do you cover the area around Stoke-on-Trent?
Yes, including Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stone, Staffordshire and Crewe, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the A500 and A50 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 Stoke-on-Trent site need?
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