Ashford Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Ashford
What transport evidence a Ashford 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
Ashford Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Ashford Local Plan 2030, Policies TRA3(a) and TRA3(b): Parking Standards, and TRA6: Provision for CyclingAdopted 21 February 2019Confirmed as the current standard on 27 October 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 Ashford, may also apply to your site.
Ashford Local Plan 2030
- TRA1Strategic Transport Schemes
- TRA2Strategic Public Parking Facilities
- TRA4Promoting the Local Bus Network
- TRA5Planning for Pedestrians
- TRA6Provision for Cycling
- TRA7The Road Network and Development
- TRA8Travel Plans, Assessments and Statements
- TRA9Planning for HGV Movement
- ENV12Air Quality
- IMP1Infrastructure Provision
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.