Ashfield District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Ashfield
What transport evidence an Ashfield 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 Ashfield District Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Car parking |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bed dwellings and Aged Persons Residence | 1 bed dwellings and Aged Persons Residence | 1 space per unit plus 1 space off plot per 2 units for visitors |
| 2/3 bed dwellings | 2/3 bed dwellings | 2 spaces per unit |
| 4+ bed dwellings | 4+ bed dwellings | 3 spaces per unit |
Source: Residential Car Parking Standards Supplementary Planning DocumentAdopted November 2014Figures checked against the published document on 13 November 2026
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 Ashfield, may also apply to your site.
Ashfield Local Plan Review 2002
- TR1Nottingham Express Transit
- TR2Cycling Provision in New Developments
- TR3Pedestrians and People with Limited Mobility
- TR4Pedestrian Priority Schemes
- TR5County Council Highway Schemes
- TR6Developer Contributions to Transport Improvements
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.