Transport planning consultants in Swindon.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Swindon, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Swindon Borough Council
planning and highway authority
M4 and A419
run by National Highways
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Swindon get decided.
One council for planning and highways
Swindon 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.
What shapes schemes in Swindon
A large town on the Great Western Main Line and the M4, with big logistics sites and large urban extensions to the east and north. 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 A419, A420 and A4259, with the M4. 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 M4 and A419, 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 Swindon?
Swindon Borough Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. National Highways is responsible for the M4 and A419.
Do you cover the area around Swindon?
Yes, including Marlborough, Cirencester and Wantage, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M4 and A419 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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