Transport planning consultants in Worcester.
Transport planning for schemes across Worcester, from central sites where parking is tight to growth on the edges, for developers and the architects, planners and engineers who work with them.
Worcester City Council
decides planning applications
Worcestershire County Council
highway authority for local roads
M5
run by National Highways
How schemes in Worcester get decided.
Two councils involved
Worcester City Council decides the planning application, but Worcestershire County Council is the highway authority and gives the highways response. We deal with both, so the evidence suits the county’s standards as well as the local plan.
What shapes schemes in Worcester
A cathedral city on the Severn, with three stations including Worcestershire Parkway and the Southern Link Road to the M5. 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 A44, A38, A449 and the Southern Link Road, with M5 junctions 6 and 7. 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 M5, 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 Worcester?
Worcestershire County Council, for local roads. Worcester City Council decides the planning application and consults Worcestershire County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the M5.
Do you cover the area around Worcester?
Yes, including Bromsgrove, Kidderminster and Redditch, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M5 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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From our insights.
What does your Worcester site need?
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