Transport planning consultants in Walsall.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Walsall, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Walsall Council
planning and highway authority
M6
run by National Highways
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Walsall get decided.
One council for planning and highways
Walsall 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 Walsall
A Black Country town between M6 junctions 9 and 10, with a ring road around the centre and busy bus corridors. 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 A34, A454 and ring road, with the M6. 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 M6, 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 Walsall?
Walsall Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. National Highways is responsible for the M6.
Do you cover the area around Walsall?
Yes, including West Bromwich, Wolverhampton and Dudley, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M6 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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