Transport planning consultants in St Albans.
Transport planning for schemes across St Albans, from central sites where parking is tight to growth on the edges, for developers and the architects, planners and engineers who work with them.
St Albans City and District Council
decides planning applications
Hertfordshire County Council
highway authority for local roads
M25 and M1
run by National Highways
How schemes in St Albans get decided.
Two councils involved
St Albans City and District Council decides the planning application, but Hertfordshire 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 St Albans
A cathedral city with fast Thameslink trains, a historic centre and tight green belt, between the M1, M25 and A1(M). 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 A1081, A414 and A5183. 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 M25 and M1, 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 St Albans?
Hertfordshire County Council, for local roads. St Albans City and District Council decides the planning application and consults Hertfordshire County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the M25 and M1.
Do you cover the area around St Albans?
Yes, including Watford, Luton and Stevenage, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M25 and M1 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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