Castle Point Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Castle Point
What transport evidence a Castle Point 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
Castle Point Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Essex Parking Guidance 2024Adopted 9 October 2025Confirmed as the current standard 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 Castle Point, may also apply to your site.
Castle Point Borough Council Adopted Local Plan 1998
- T2Intensification of Access Use
- T5New Link Road Access to Employment Land
- T6Access to Employment Land
- T7Unmade Roads
- T8Car Parking Standards
- T10Cycleways
- T11Cycleway Construction
- T12Bus Services
- T15Water-borne Freight
- ED6Parking and Servicing
- S5Parking 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.