Cambridge City Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Cambridge
What transport evidence a Cambridge 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
Cambridge City Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Cambridge Local Plan 2018, Appendix L: Car and cycle parking requirementsAdopted 18 October 2018Confirmed as the current standard on 6 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 Cambridge, may also apply to your site.
Cambridge Local Plan 2018
- 1The presumption in favour of sustainable development
- 5Sustainable transport and infrastructure
- 35Protection of human health and quality of life from noise and vibration
- 36Air quality, odour and dust
- 81Mitigating the transport impact of development
- 82Parking management
- 85Infrastructure delivery, planning obligations and the Community Infrastructure Levy
Cambridge East Area Action Plan
- CE/10Road Infrastructure
- CE/11Alternative Modes and Parking
- CE/12Transport for North of Newmarket Road
- CE/26Noise
- CE/27Air Quality
- CE/33Infrastructure Provision
North West Cambridge Area Action Plan
- NW11Sustainable Travel
- NW12Highway Infrastructure
- NW13Vehicular Access
- NW15Highway Provision
- NW16Public Transport Provision
- NW17Cycling Provision
- NW18Walking Provision
- NW19Parking Standards
- NW31Infrastructure 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.