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The Highway Development Survey, 1937 was a report on highway improvements in Greater London by Sir Charles Bressey with Sir Edwin Lutyens published in May 1938.

Appointment
In December 1934, Leslie Hore-Belisha, the Minister of Transport, instructed Sir Charles Bressey, the ministry's former Chief Engineer for Roads to prepare a report on highway developments in the London area that would be required to enable the city to accommodate the anticipated growth in traffic over the next thirty years. Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens was appointed as a consultant. It was anticipated the research and preparation of Bressey's report would take three years.

Remit
Bressey's formal terms of reference were: "To study and report upon the need for improved communication by road (including the improvement and remodelling of existing roads) in the area of Greater London and to prepare a Highway Development Plan for that area, incorporating so far as is practicable and desirable schemes already planned or projected."

The scope of the survey and report covered the London Traffic Area (LTA), an area of 1821 sqmi, including the whole of the County of London and the whole of Middlesex and parts of Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey. At the time of the report, the population of the LTA was approximately 9.5 million.

Report and recommendations
The report was published on 16 May 1938 by His Majesty's Stationery Office.