Canterbury City Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Canterbury
What transport evidence a Canterbury 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
Canterbury City Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Canterbury District Local Plan, Policy T9 and Appendix 4: Local Parking StandardsAdopted 13 July 2017Confirmed as the current standard on 10 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 Canterbury, may also apply to your site.
Canterbury District Local Plan
- SP1Sustainable Development
- SP5Infrastructure Delivery Plan
- T1Transport Strategy
- T2Pedestrian and Cycle Routes
- T3Bus Improvement Measures
- T4Rail Improvement Measures
- T5Wincheap Park and Ride
- T6Sturry Road Park and Ride
- T7New Dover Road Park and Ride
- T8Whitstable Park and Ride
- T9Parking Standards
- T10On-site Parking Standards
- T11Wincheap Traffic Management Scheme
- T12A2 Bridge Interchange
- T13Herne Relief Road
- T15A28/A257 Barracks Link Road
- T16Rural Lanes
- T17Transport Assessments and Travel Plans
- HE7Highways and Streetscene Works Affecting Heritage Assets
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.