Transport planning consultants in Wigan.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Wigan, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Wigan Council
planning and highway authority
M6 and M58
run by National Highways
Railway station
walking and cycling links to it matter
How schemes in Wigan get decided.
One council for planning and highways
Wigan 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 Wigan
A town on the West Coast Main Line, with the M6 and M58 to the west and large former industrial sites being redeveloped. 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 A49 and A577, with the M6 and M58. 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 and M58, 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 Wigan?
Wigan Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority for local roads. National Highways is responsible for the M6 and M58.
Do you cover the area around Wigan?
Yes, including Chorley, St Helens and Bolton, 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 and M58 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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