Arun District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Arun
What transport evidence an Arun planning application needs, the parking standards that apply, and the policies an assessment should address.
Which document do you need?
National policy asks for a Transport Statement or a Transport Assessment wherever a development will generate significant amounts of movement.
Transport Statement
A shorter document for smaller schemes where transport issues are limited: access, parking, trips and sustainable travel.
Transport Assessment
A full assessment for larger schemes: trip generation, network impact, junction capacity and mitigation.
Parking standards
The standards Arun District Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Car parking |
|---|---|---|
| C3 Residential dwellings | Zone 1 - Rural, 1 bedroom; 1 to 3 habitable rooms | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 Residential dwellings | Zone 2 - Peri-rural, 1 bedroom; 1 to 3 habitable rooms | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 Residential dwellings | Zone 4 - Urban, 1 bedroom; 1 to 3 habitable rooms | 1 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 Residential dwellings | Zone 1 - Rural, 2 bedrooms; 4 habitable rooms | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 Residential dwellings | Zone 2 - Peri-rural, 2 bedrooms; 4 habitable rooms | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 Residential dwellings | Zone 4 - Urban, 2 bedrooms; 4 habitable rooms | 1 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 Residential dwellings | Zone 1 - Rural, 3 bedrooms; 5 to 6 habitable rooms | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 Residential dwellings | Zone 2 - Peri-rural, 3 bedrooms; 5 to 6 habitable rooms | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 Residential dwellings | Zone 4 - Urban, 3 bedrooms; 5 to 6 habitable rooms | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 Residential dwellings | Zone 1 - Rural, 4+ bedrooms; 7 or more habitable rooms | 3 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 Residential dwellings | Zone 2 - Peri-rural, 4+ bedrooms; 7 or more habitable rooms | 3 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 Residential dwellings | Zone 4 - Urban, 4+ bedrooms; 7 or more habitable rooms | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| B1 Business | 1 space per 30sqm | |
| A1 Shops | 1 space per 14sqm | |
| A2 Financial and Professional Services | 1 space per 30sqm | |
| B2 General Industrial | 1 space per 40sqm | |
| B8 Storage | 1 space per 100sqm |
Source: Parking Standards Supplementary Planning DocumentAdopted January 2020Figures checked against the published document on 13 November 2026Selected tables: the source document has the full standards
Policies your assessment should address
The transport policies of the development plan documents in the summary panel. A neighbourhood plan, or a plan for one part of Arun, may also apply to your site.
Arun Local Plan 2011-2031
- T SP1Transport and Development
- T DM1Sustainable Travel and Public Rights of Way
- T SP2Littlehampton to Arundel Green Link
- T SP3Safeguarding the Main Road Network
- T DM2Public parking
- QE DM3Air pollution
This page summarises adopted policy and links to the source documents. It is not legal advice: always confirm a figure against the adopted document before relying on it.