Brighton and Hove City Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in Brighton and Hove
What transport evidence a Brighton and Hove 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
Brighton and Hove City Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Brighton & Hove City Plan Part Two, Appendix 2: Parking Standards (Policy DM36)Adopted 20 October 2022Confirmed 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 Brighton and Hove, may also apply to your site.
Brighton & Hove City Plan Part One
- SS1Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development
- CP7Infrastructure and Developer Contributions
- CP9Sustainable Transport
Brighton & Hove City Plan Part Two
- DM40Protection of the Environment and Health – Pollution and Nuisance
- DM33Safe, Sustainable and Active Travel
- DM34Transport Interchanges
- DM35Travel Plans and Transport Assessments
- DM36Parking and Servicing
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.