Construction Traffic Management Plans
A Construction Traffic Management Plan shows the highway authority how construction vehicles will reach the site safely without causing problems on the local network. It is one of the most common pre-commencement conditions, and one of the most commonly sent back for more detail.
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What's included
- Approach and departure routes from the main road network
- Vehicle types, sizes and expected numbers through each phase
- Delivery hours avoiding school-run and rush-hour peaks
- Site access, gate arrangements and banksman control
- Contractor and visitor parking
- Road cleaning, wheel washing and protection of verges and footways
- Highway licences, suspensions and temporary traffic management
When you need it
- Your permission carries a CTMP or construction traffic condition
- The highway authority has asked for more detail on a previous submission
- The site is on a narrow road, near a school or on a bus route
What you receive
A submission-ready CTMP in Word and PDF with route plans and site access drawings, and swept path references where the highway authority requires them.
Turnaround
Typically 1 to 2 weeks. Council review time is separate.
From brief to approved document.
Brief
Send drawings, the planning decision notice and the condition wording. We confirm scope, fee and timescale in writing within one working day.
Draft
We prepare the programme, plan or drawings and flag the assumptions and risks we have made.
Review
We walk you through it, take comments from your team and revise.
Issue
You receive final native files and PDFs. For CMPs we stay on through council comments until the condition is discharged.
Frequently asked
Is a CTMP different from a CMP?
A CMP covers how the whole site is run. A CTMP focuses on vehicles and the highway. Some councils ask for one, some for the other, and some combine them. We check the condition wording and write what it asks for.
Do you provide swept path analysis?
We show vehicle routes and access on drawings. Where the highway authority asks for formal vehicle tracking, we arrange it as part of the quote.
Who approves a CTMP?
Usually the planning authority, on advice from the highway authority. In two-tier areas these are different councils, which can add time.
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