About Traffic Signal Design Services
and Sanderson Associates

Sanderson Associates (Consulting Engineers) Limited are part of the multidisciplinary Fairhurst engineering consultancy, providing specialist Highways, Traffic, Transportation and Water Engineering consultancy services to a broad range of domestic and large commercial clients.

Sanderson Associates best value, objective, experienced, quality solutions for all your highway, traffic, transportation and water engineering needs.

Supporting you through ALL aspects of access planning to deliver cost effective solutions to satisfy the planning requirements.

From initial view on site to planning appeals and site supervision during Highway construction works, Sanderson Associates deliver objective, bespoke advice to ensure best value for money solutions.

  • Highway planning application advice
  • Transport Assessments
  • Sustainable transport schemes
  • Road & Sewer design
  • Flood Risk Assessments

Whilst our parent company, Fairhurst, can extend support through planning, detailed design and construction with Geo/Environmental, Civil and Structural Engineering, Landscape Architecture and Planning support from its network of UK offices employing over 500 staff.

Sanderson Associates have enjoyed over 32 Years in business delivering experience and tailored advice to your needs.

To date we are pleased to have been appointed on and completed over 11,000 of our client's schemes.

Following a recent internal audit we are delighted to report a success rate for our clients of 99.24% for all projects that we have worked on throughout the examined period.


What our Clients' say:

Construction Traffic Management Plan

Mon 15 April 2019

Sanderson Associates have been very helpful for us and our clients. They proved efficiency and competitive pricing. Thank you for your services. Andreea Raicu, Architect, Tang & Associates Ltd

Flood Risk Assessment, Testimonial, Industrial Development, Sheffield

Tue 19 March 2019

Sanderson’s were a great in helping us with our planning application for a new material silo at our manufacturing base in Sheffield. Darren was efficient and swift in his discussions with the council on the need for a flood risk assessment on the site. Darren’s knowledge of the site and surrounding area and consequent discussions […]

Travel Plan

Wed 21 November 2018

We have worked with Ashley, found the service very professional, efficient and cost-effective. We received the surveys and reports on time and were kept fully appraised with everything, excellent service all round. Recommend using Sanderson again in the future. Thank you, Al Ihsan Trust

Access Appraisal in Support of the Reinstatement of Access to a Residential Dwelling

Tue 7 August 2018

Brett, I would just like to pass on my personal thanks for the assistance you offered us in our planning application to reinstate an unused driveway into our renovation property. From the initial contact with the office staff, through the quote and the carrying out of the road survey, drawings, and associated work through to […]

Highway Technical Letter in Support of Residential Development – Testimonial

Thu 25 January 2018

Excellent service, very professional and enabled a very positive response back to the Highways Agency with a site plan we were having difficulties with. I’d highly recommend Sanderson’s. Peter Wilson, Individual

Transport Statement and Access Advice, Residential Development Circa 60 Dwellings – Testimonial

Fri 5 May 2017

During the course of the compiling the report for submission to planning I found Adam Darwin’s attitude and approach was very professional and supportive. We had several issues to resolve and I found him to respond very quickly and produce revised drawing for discussion with an excellent turnaround time. His phone manner and advice were […]

Flood Risk Assessment, Data Centre, Keighley

Wed 8 March 2017

Good communication and persistence coupled with a high level of professional expertise, has enabled what looked initially to be an insurmountable objection to be overcome. J O Steel, J O Steel Consulting, Bingley

Swept Path Analysis, New Build House, Testimonial

Wed 15 February 2017

Sandersons were appointed to conduct our swept path analysis study for a modern new build house in London. We found the service personable, attentive and thorough. Further, when confronted by a design problem, they were creative and positively contributed to its resolution. Ben Kirk, Associate, Edgley Design

Transport Statement – Proposed Residential Development, Shipley

Thu 8 December 2016

You were recommended to us for a housing site where you had previous experience of the neighbouring land. Every part of the experience was simple and positive and we have no problem recommending your services and consider you for further works. From us at Lumia Homes part of Incommunities Housing Association we would like to […]

Transport Statement, Proposed Residential Development, 6 Detached Dwellings

Wed 23 November 2016

Mr Greenwood is a highway wizard and worked his magic on the Hardingham scheme, without Sandersons input I am confident this scheme would have not passed… Henry Isotta-Day – Architectural Design Engineer, Clayland Architects

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Sanderson Associates delivers experience and knowledge from top to bottom – headed by a Management Team at our Grange Moor office who manage the day to day project delivery and management of the office.

Our Management Team is led by Karen Smith and Peter Maurice based at Grange Moor, supported by the local Fairhurst Partners in Leeds and Newcastle.

The Management Team are supported by 19 committed technical and support staff all with specialist knowledge to provide you with the knowledge and experience to manage your requirements through the planning process.

Our experienced staff are from Local Government, Traffic Management, Water Management, Transportation Planning and Delivery ALL providing you with the best value advice and planning delivery whatever your scheme in the UK, Isle of Man or Ireland.


Some of our Recent Appointments:

New Appointment – Travel Plan

Wed 22 May 2019

Today, we were appointed by our client to act as their Highway Engineers with an instruction from them on a very interesting project to prepare a Travel Plan for a proposed residential development in East Riding of Yorkshire.

New Instruction – Transport Assessment

Wed 22 May 2019

Another new client instructed us today to act as their Highways Planning Consultant to provide a Transport Assessment for a proposed residential development in East Riding of Yorkshire.

New Appointment – Construction Management Statement

Wed 22 May 2019

We are pleased to receive an appointment from our client today to provide a Construction Management Statement for a proposed residential development in London.

New Instruction – Flood Risk Assessment

Tue 21 May 2019

Our engineers’ commenced work today on a new instruction from our client who has appointed us as their Flood Risk Consultant to prepare a Flood Risk Assessment for a proposed residential development in Leicestershire.

New Appointment – Road Safety Audit

Mon 20 May 2019

Our client appointed us with their project and have instructed us to act as their Highway Planning Consultants to carry out a Stage 3 Road Safety Audit for a proposed residential development in Cheshire.

New Instruction – Flood Risk Assessment

Fri 17 May 2019

Another new client instructed us today to act as their Flood Risk Consultant to provide a Flood Risk Assessment for a proposed retail development in West Midlands.

New Appointment – Swept Path Analysis Drawings

Thu 16 May 2019

Today, we were appointed by our client to act as their Highway Engineers with an instruction from them on a very interesting project to prepare Swept Path Analysis drawings for a proposed retail development in Wales.

New Instruction – Highways Advice

Wed 15 May 2019

Another new client instructed us today to act as their Highways Planning Consultant to provide our Highways Advice for a proposed retail development in North Yorkshire.

New Appointment – Accident Study Report

Wed 15 May 2019

We are pleased to receive an appointment from our client today to provide an Accident Study Report for a proposed residential development in Bedfordshire.

New Instruction – Access Advice

Tue 14 May 2019

Our engineers’ commenced work today on a new instruction from our client who has appointed us as their Highway Consultant to provide our Access Advice for a proposed residential development in Hampshire.

Sanderson Associates best value, objective, experienced, quality solutions for all your highway, traffic, transportation and water engineering needs.

Contact Sanderson Associates

Sanderson Associates offer you complete highway planning, transportation and flood risk solutions, delivering for you and your scheme – To discuss your requirements please contact us directly on 01924 844080, e-mail us at mail@sandersonassociates.co.uk or click here to complete our secure online form.

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