Vision-led transport planning.
Plan for the place you want, then test that the network works, instead of forecasting traffic and building for it. A vision-led approach that officers increasingly expect.
Also known as: vision led, vision-led planning, decide and provide, predict and provide, transport vision
What’s included.
Predict and provide forecasts traffic and sizes roads to match. Decide and provide sets the outcome first: how people should be able to travel, and what the place should feel like, then tests that it works. DfT Circular 01/2022 and national policy both favour this approach, and TRICS has published guidance on it.
- A transport vision agreed with the council
- Mode share outcomes linked to the site and its location
- Walking, wheeling, cycling and bus measures that deliver it
- Testing the network against the vision
- Monitor and manage, with triggers for further measures
- Sensitivity tests so the council can see the risk
Straightforward, proportionate, agreed early.
Start with the outcome
A short, specific vision for how people will get around, written with the council early.
Test, do not just forecast
We show the network works under the vision, with sensitivity tests for the cautious case.
Monitor and manage
Where uncertainty remains, monitoring and agreed triggers are often better value than building junction capacity up front.
Questions we get asked
What is the difference between predict and provide and decide and provide?
Predict and provide forecasts traffic from past trends and builds for it. Decide and provide sets the outcome first and plans the transport offer to deliver it, then tests that the network works.
Will the highway authority accept it?
More and more do, especially on larger and strategic sites. We agree the approach at scoping so there are no surprises.
Does it mean ignoring traffic?
No. Traffic is still tested properly. The difference is that it is not the starting point.
Often needed alongside.
Last reviewed October 2026 by Ripple Development Planning. Policy and guidance change; for advice on a specific site, send us the details.
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