The A46 Walsgrave junction connects the A46 to the B4082 at Walsgrave and this junction is currently a 3-arm priority roundabout. The proposed A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) scheme comprises of a grade separated junction located to the north of the existing Walsgrave roundabout with the B4082 extending to the new junction.
The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by National Highways on 14 November 2024 and accepted for examination on 12 December 2024.
Following an examination during which the public, statutory consultees and interested parties were given the opportunity to give evidence to the Examining Authority, recommendations were made to the Secretary of State on 7 November 2025.
This is the 62nd transport application out of 171 applications examined to date and was again completed by the Planning Inspectorate within the statutory timescale laid down in the Planning Act 2008.
Local communities continue to be given the opportunity of being involved in the examination of projects that may affect them. Local people, the local authority and other interested parties were able to participate in this six-month examination.
The Examining Authority listened and gave full consideration to all local views and the evidence gathered during the examination before making its recommendation to the Secretary of State.
The decision, the recommendation made by the Examining Authority to the Secretary of State for Transport and the evidence considered by the Examining Authority in reaching its recommendation are publicly available on the project pages of the National Infrastructure Planning website.
This decision was made by Lord Hendy on behalf of the Secretary of State.
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