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 10,900 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:

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

Flood Risk Assessment, Proposed Residential Development, Cobham, Surrey

Fri 28 October 2016

We were very pleased with the service received and the positive outcome for our client, and would not hesitate to recommend for flood risk assessments. Thanks very much for helping us with this project. Malcolm Jenkins, Architect, Malcom Jenkins Associates

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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 – Transport Statement

Tue 26 March 2019

Our engineers’ commenced work today on a new appointment from our new client who has instructed us as their Highway Consultant to provide a Transport Statement for a proposed residential development in Lincolnshire.

New Instruction – Swept Path Analysis Drawings

Tue 26 March 2019

We appreciate our latest instruction from our client to prepare Swept Path Analysis Drawings for a proposed residential development in Warwickshire.

New Appointment – Detailed Highway Design Drawings

Fri 22 March 2019

Our engineers’ commenced work today on a new appointment from our client who has instructed us as their Highway Consultant to provide Detailed Highway Design Drawings for a proposed mixed use development in Cheshire.

New Instruction – Highway Assessment

Fri 22 March 2019

Today, we were instructed as their Highway Engineer with an instruction from them on a very interesting project to carry out a Highway Assessment for a proposed residential development in West Yorkshire.

New Appointment – Detailed Highway Design Drawings

Thu 21 March 2019

We are pleased to receive an appointment from our new client today to prepare Highway Detailed Design Drawings for a proposed residential development in Lincolnshire.

New Instruction – Access Appraisal

Thu 21 March 2019

Our client entrusted us with their project and have instructed us to act as their Highway Consultants to carry out an Access Appraisal for a proposed industrial development in Warwickshire.

New Instruction – Travel Plan

Wed 20 March 2019

We were today instructed by our client to act as their Highways Planning Consultant to prepare a Travel Plan for a proposed residential development in Manchester.

New Appointment – Highways Advice

Wed 20 March 2019

We appreciate our latest appointment from our client to prepare our Highways Advice for a proposed residential development in West Yorkshire.

New Instruction – Swept Path Analysis Drawings

Tue 19 March 2019

Today, we were instructed as their Highway Engineers with an appointment from them on a very interesting project to carry out Swept Path Analysis Drawings for a proposed retail development in Derbyshire.

New Appointment – Highways Assessment

Tue 19 March 2019

Our engineers’ commenced work today on a new appointment from our client who has instructed us as their Highway Consultant to provide a Highways Assessment for a proposed residential development in West Yorkshire.

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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