Cheshire West and Chester Council · Unitary authority

Transport Statements and Assessments in Cheshire West and Chester

What transport evidence a Cheshire West and Chester 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

The standards Cheshire West and Chester Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.

Car parking standards
Use	Area and size	Maximum car parking
C2 Residential care homes, nursing homes	Chester City Centre Inner Zone	1 per 25 beds
C2 Residential care homes, nursing homes	Chester City Centre Intermediate Zone	1 per 5 beds
C2 Residential care homes, nursing homes	Rest of Borough	1 per 4 beds
C2 Residential care homes, nursing homes	Town Centre	1 per 4 beds
E (g(i)(ii)(iii)) Office, Business Parks, Research and Development and Industrial processes	Chester City Centre Inner Zone	1 space per 250 sqm
E (g(i)(ii)(iii)) Office, Business Parks, Research and Development and Industrial processes	Chester City Centre Intermediate Zone	1 space per 44 sqm
E (g(i)(ii)(iii)) Office, Business Parks, Research and Development and Industrial processes	Rest of Borough	1 space per 29 sqm
E (g(i)(ii)(iii)) Office, Business Parks, Research and Development and Industrial processes	Town Centre	1 space per 39 sqm
E (a) Food Retail	Chester City Centre Inner Zone	1 space per 90 sqm
E (a) Food Retail	Chester City Centre Intermediate Zone	1 space per 24 sqm
E (a) Food Retail	Rest of Borough	1 space per 15 sqm
E (a) Food Retail	Town Centre	1 space per 18 sqm
E (a) Non-Food Retail	Chester City Centre Inner Zone	1 space per 150 sqm
E (a) Non-Food Retail	Chester City Centre Intermediate Zone	1 space per 37 sqm
E (a) Non-Food Retail	Rest of Borough	1 space per 21 sqm
E (a) Non-Food Retail	Town Centre	1 space per 26 sqm
B2 General Industry	Chester City Centre Inner Zone	1 space per 250 sqm
B2 General Industry	Chester City Centre Intermediate Zone	1 space per 68 sqm
B2 General Industry	Rest of Borough	1 space per 45 sqm
B2 General Industry	Town Centre	1 space per 52 sqm
B8 Storage and Distribution	Chester City Centre Inner Zone	1 space per 250 sqm
B8 Storage and Distribution	Chester City Centre Intermediate Zone	1 space per 122 sqm
B8 Storage and Distribution	Rest of Borough	1 space per 100 sqm
B8 Storage and Distribution	Town Centre	1 space per 122 sqm
C1 Hotels, boarding and guesthouses	Chester City Centre Inner Zone	1 space per 10 bedrooms
C1 Hotels, boarding and guesthouses	Chester City Centre Intermediate Zone	1 space per 2 bedrooms
C1 Hotels, boarding and guesthouses	Rest of Borough	1 space per bedroom
C1 Hotels, boarding and guesthouses	Town Centre	1 space per bedroom
C2 Sheltered accommodation	Chester City Centre Inner Zone	1 space per 10 beds
C2 Sheltered accommodation	Chester City Centre Intermediate Zone	1 space per 3 beds
C2 Sheltered accommodation	Rest of Borough	1 space per 2 beds
C2 Sheltered accommodation	Town Centre	1 space per 2 beds
C4 Houses in Multiple Occupation (3-6 residents)	Chester City Centre Inner Zone	1 space per 4 bedrooms
C4 Houses in Multiple Occupation (3-6 residents)	Chester City Centre Intermediate Zone	1 space per 4 bedrooms
C4 Houses in Multiple Occupation (3-6 residents)	Rest of Borough	1 space per 3 bedrooms
C4 Houses in Multiple Occupation (3-6 residents)	Town Centre	1 space per 4 bedrooms
E (b) Restaurants and Cafes	Chester City Centre Inner Zone	1 space per 40 sqm of public floor area
E (b) Restaurants and Cafes	Chester City Centre Intermediate Zone	1 space per 8 sqm of public floor area
E (b) Restaurants and Cafes	Rest of Borough	1 space per 5 sqm of public floor area
E (b) Restaurants and Cafes	Town Centre	1 space per 6 sqm of public floor area
E (c(i)(ii)(iii)) Financial Services and Professional Services	Chester City Centre Inner Zone	1 space per 250 sqm
E (c(i)(ii)(iii)) Financial Services and Professional Services	Chester City Centre Intermediate Zone	1 space per 48 sqm
E (c(i)(ii)(iii)) Financial Services and Professional Services	Rest of Borough	1 space per 26 sqm
E (c(i)(ii)(iii)) Financial Services and Professional Services	Town Centre	1 space per 31 sqm
E (d) General leisure: Dance halls (but not night clubs) and gymnasiums	Chester City Centre Inner Zone	1 space per 220 sqm
E (d) General leisure: Dance halls (but not night clubs) and gymnasiums	Chester City Centre Intermediate Zone	1 space per 35 sqm
E (d) General leisure: Dance halls (but not night clubs) and gymnasiums	Rest of Borough	1 space per 23 sqm
E (d) General leisure: Dance halls (but not night clubs) and gymnasiums	Town Centre	1 space per 24 sqm
E (e) Clinics and health centres	Chester City Centre Inner Zone	5 spaces per consulting room
E (e) Clinics and health centres	Chester City Centre Intermediate Zone	5 spaces per consulting room
E (e) Clinics and health centres	Rest of Borough	6 spaces per consulting room
E (e) Clinics and health centres	Town Centre	5 spaces per consulting room
E (e) Hospital	Rest of Borough	2 patient and visitor space per bed or per 100m2 plus 1 space per 2 staff or per 60m2
E (e) Hospital	Town Centre	2 patient and visitor space per bed or per 100m2 plus 1 space per 2 staff or per 60m2

Cycle parking standards
Use	Cycle parking
C2 Residential care homes, nursing homes	1 space per 40 beds (minimum of 2)
E (g(i)(ii)(iii)) Office, Business Parks, Research and Development and Industrial processes	1 space per 300 sqm (minimum of 2 spaces)
E (a) Food Retail	1 space per 140 sqm (minimum of 2 spaces)
E (a) Non-Food Retail	1 space per 200 sqm (minimum of 2 spaces)
B2 General Industry	1 space per 450 sqm (minimum of 2 spaces)
B8 Storage and Distribution	1 space per 850 sqm (minimum of 2 spaces)
C1 Hotels, boarding and guesthouses	1 space per 10 guest rooms (minimum of 2 spaces)
C2 Sheltered accommodation	1 space per 2 beds (minimum of 2)
C2 Student Accommodation	1 per 4 beds
C4 Houses in Multiple Occupation (3-6 residents)	1 space per 2 bedrooms (can include garages)
E (b) Restaurants and Cafes	1 space per 50 sqm (minimum of 2 spaces)
E (c(i)(ii)(iii)) Financial Services and Professional Services	1 space per 200 sqm (minimum of 2 spaces)
E (d) General leisure: Dance halls (but not night clubs) and gymnasiums	1 space per 50 sqm (minimum of 2 spaces)
E (e) Clinics and health centres	2 spaces per consulting room (minimum of 2 spaces)
E (e) Hospital	1 space per 5 staff

Source: Supplementary Planning Document: Parking Standards (Updated February 2022)Adopted February 2022Figures checked against the published document on 6 November 2026Selected tables: the source document has the full standards

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 Cheshire West and Chester, may also apply to your site.

Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan (Part One) Strategic Policies

STRAT 1Sustainable development
STRAT 10Transport and accessibility
STRAT 11Infrastructure

Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan (Part Two) Land Allocations and Detailed Policies

T 1Local road network improvement schemes
T 3Railway stations
T 4Rail corridors
T 5Parking and access

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.