Transport planning in Staffordshire.
Staffordshire County Council publishes a Highways Design Code and a separate base specification. Stoke on Trent is a separate highway authority, with its own application and design requirements.
Check the design code alongside the technical specification
The council’s Highways Design Code addresses new residential streets, while its base specification covers the technical requirements of highway schemes. Check the live documents and any transitional advice before relying on a saved residential design guide.
For housing, establish the street layout, pedestrian connections and servicing movements together. The space needed for a usable layout can be different from the space shown by a carriageway centreline and a parking count.
For employment development, define operating hours and the vehicle fleet before selecting the assessment periods. Identify which improvements are needed for first occupation and which depend on subsequent phases, so the transport assumptions match the delivery programme.
What to establish before you commission
- Check county or Stoke on Trent responsibility and any cross boundary effects.
- Confirm the applicable design code and technical specification before detailed design.
- Join up swept paths, walking routes, drainage and land ownership.
Guidance reviewed 18 October 2026. Sources: Staffordshire Highways Design Code · Staffordshire Highways Base Specification. Requirements can change; confirm the current documents for the site and application.
For an early budget, our Transport Statement cost guide explains the main fee drivers and the information needed for a quote.
Planning and highway responsibilities
Staffordshire County Council and Stoke on Trent as a separate unitary authority.
Local highway authorities within this guide: Staffordshire County Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
The council deciding the planning application, the authority responsible for a road and the owner of land needed for an improvement can be different. Establish all three. National Highways involvement depends on effects on the strategic road network; a county address alone does not determine the consultation scope.
Choose the work that answers the planning issue
Send the location plan, proposed use and scale, latest layout and any highway response. We will identify the work needed and quote for an agreed scope. Survey costs, officer discussions, drawings and revisions should be clear at the outset.
Find advice for your location
Staffordshire County Council and Stoke on Trent as a separate unitary authority.
The places below share this area guide. Open a location for its council and transport reference information.
Biddulph
Planning area at the location reference point: Staffordshire Moorlands. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Congleton Rail Station, Kidsgrove Rail Station, Longport Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook
Planning area at the location reference point: Staffordshire Moorlands. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Stafford Borough Council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Blythe Bridge Rail Station, Longton Rail Station, Wedgwood Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Burntwood
Planning area at the location reference point: Lichfield. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: Lichfield District Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Hednesford Rail Station, Cannock Rail Station, Lichfield City Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Cheadle (Staffordshire Moorlands)
Planning area at the location reference point: Staffordshire Moorlands. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Blythe Bridge Rail Station, Longton Rail Station, Wedgwood Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Codsall
Planning area at the location reference point: South Staffordshire. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: South Staffordshire Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Bilbrook Rail Station, Codsall Rail Station, Albrighton Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Fazeley
Planning area at the location reference point: Lichfield. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: Lichfield District Council, Tamworth Borough Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Wilnecote (Staffs) Rail Station, Tamworth Rail Station, Tamworth High Level Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Featherstone (South Staffordshire)
Planning area at the location reference point: South Staffordshire. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: South Staffordshire Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Landywood Rail Station, Bilbrook Rail Station, Bloxwich North Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay
Planning area at the location reference point: South Staffordshire. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: Cannock Chase District Council, South Staffordshire Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Landywood Rail Station, Cannock Rail Station, Bloxwich North Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Kidsgrove
Planning area at the location reference point: Newcastle-under-Lyme. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: Cheshire East Council, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Cheshire East Council, Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Kidsgrove Rail Station, Alsager Rail Station, Longport Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Leek
Planning area at the location reference point: Staffordshire Moorlands. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Congleton Rail Station, Longport Rail Station, Kidsgrove Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Norton Canes
Planning area at the location reference point: Cannock Chase. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: Cannock Chase District Council, Lichfield District Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Landywood Rail Station, Cannock Rail Station, Hednesford Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Penkridge
Planning area at the location reference point: South Staffordshire. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: South Staffordshire Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Penkridge Rail Station, Cannock Rail Station, Hednesford Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Perton
Planning area at the location reference point: South Staffordshire. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: South Staffordshire Council, City of Wolverhampton Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: City of Wolverhampton Council, Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Bilbrook Rail Station, Codsall Rail Station, Wolverhampton Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Uttoxeter
Planning area at the location reference point: East Staffordshire. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: East Staffordshire Borough Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Uttoxeter Rail Station, Tutbury & Hatton Rail Station, Rugeley Trent Valley Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Werrington
Planning area at the location reference point: Staffordshire Moorlands. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Longton Rail Station, Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, Blythe Bridge Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
Wombourne
Planning area at the location reference point: South Staffordshire. The wider built up area can cross council boundaries.
Official council contacts: South Staffordshire Council.
Highway authority areas recorded for the built up area: Staffordshire County Council. Confirm the road authority for the exact site.
Rail access point records to investigate: Coseley Rail Station, Wolverhampton Rail Station, Tipton Rail Station. These are dataset records within 15 km of the reference point, not evidence of a usable walking route or a frequent service.
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