Pre-application advice
We welcome and encourage discussions on the transport impacts of new development proposals before a developer submits a planning application.
Please read carefully before selecting a form:
Free Service – Use this form only if your proposal is for:
- An individual residential property
- A charitable organisation
- A public sector non-profit proposal
Pre application form for individual residential property, charitable and public sector non-profit, proposals
Standard Service – Use this form if your application does not fall into the categories above. This includes:
- Commercial developments
- Strategic developments
- Private sector proposals
- Any other standard applications
Pre application form for all other applications (including standard services for strategic development)
- Extended Advice Service - This form should only be used to request extended pre-application advice from HCC. This includes requests for additional meetings or an additional period of engagement with us.
Request form for extended pre-application advice service
- For additional information in regards to charging, please see link below (this is separate to the advice provided by Local Planning Authorities and other statutory consultees. Other authorities may charge for their advice)
Protocol for charging for pre-application advice document
If you're unsure which form to use, please contact us before submitting by emailing HighwaysPlanning@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Highways Place and Movement Planning and Design Guide
Our guide gives detailed design advice on improvements made by the county council, its agents, developers or any other third party.
As well as setting out advice relating to the layout of Highway corridors and other features in Hertfordshire, the design guide describes the standards that must be met before adoption of highways can take place.
Thank you to those that responded to our public consultation of 2023. The Place and Movement Planning Design Guidance for Hertfordshire was adopted by Cabinet Members in March 2024.
The guidance is in 4 separate parts. They are searchable individually but not as a whole document. We therefore recommend that you use the Index to take you to the area where your subject of interest is covered.
We would encourage designers and architects to use our new design guide. Please give feedback to our planners and engineers as you work with them or via HertfordshirePMPDG@hertfordshire.gov.uk.
Please note our 'Highways Signing Guidance' and ‘Roads in Herts’ design guidance are hereby retired.
Highways Place and Movement Planning and Design Guide documents
Construction management plans
Construction management plan template (Word, 98kb)
The construction management plan template is not compulsory. It aims to:
- ease the approval process
- help developers to minimise the impact of construction activity, both on and off site, on the wider environment.
It is intended to be a live document - different stages will be completed and submitted for application as the development progresses.
Transport data
We hold a range of datasets and analysis which can be provided to developers and their consultants to help support transport evidence for new developments. This can be crucial to reduce the amount of time and cost expended on data collection. The types of data and analysis we can provide includes:
- Transport modelling
- Traffic data
- Accident data
- Trip distribution analysis
- Journey time analysis
- Place and movement assessments
We have a map showing where traffic data is available
To request this data or to discuss potential other data types / bespoke analysis that isn’t listed then please email TPData@hertfordshire.gov.uk .
Transport and accident data, including fees.
Travel plans
Travel plan guidance document for business, residential and education development (March 2020).
Travel plans are essential for sustainable development and are an important tool in Hertfordshire County Council’s strategy to achieve the goals and objectives set out in Local Transport Plan 4 (PDF 9.1MB). Travel Plans are required by planning authorities for a wide range of development proposals, including commercial, educational institutional and residential developments.
Developers or employers interested in developing a transport strategy or travel plan with the aim of promoting more efficient and sustainable ways of travelling in the county are also invited to contact the Sustainable Transport Development Officers.
If you have any questions, email us at travelplans@hertfordshire.gov.uk.
Planning applications
We comment on all planning applications which have an impact on transport.
Contact your local district or borough council for information on planning applications.
The county council is the Local Planning Authority for planning applications involving mineral workings, waste management activities and our own services.