Transport planning consultants in Watford.
Transport Statements, access and parking checks, and answers to highways comments for schemes in Watford, for developers and the architects, planning consultants and engineers who work with them.
Watford Borough Council
decides planning applications
Hertfordshire County Council
highway authority for local roads
M1, M25 and A41
run by National Highways
How schemes in Watford get decided.
Two councils involved
Watford Borough 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 Watford
A large town between the M1 and M25, with London Overground and mainline services and a ring road around the centre. In the centre, the questions are servicing, parking and how people walk to the shops and the station. On the edges, it’s access, visibility and the main junctions.
Roads, rail and buses
The main roads are the A41, A412 and ring road, between the M1 and M25. 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 M1, M25 and A41, 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 Watford?
Hertfordshire County Council, for local roads. Watford Borough Council decides the planning application and consults Hertfordshire County Council on highways matters. We deal with both. National Highways is responsible for the M1, M25 and A41.
Do you cover the area around Watford?
Yes, including St Albans, Chesham and Slough, and the villages and rural sites in between.
Will National Highways need to be involved?
Only if a scheme adds enough traffic to the M1, M25 and A41 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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