Chichester District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Chichester
What transport evidence a Chichester 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
West Sussex County Council's parking standards apply in Chichester. These are county standards, taken from the county's document below and checked against it row by row.
County standards
| Use | Car parking |
|---|---|
| C2 Residential Care Homes | Site-specific assessment based on travel plan and specific operational needs |
| C3 residential – 1 bedroom (houses and flats) | PBZ1: 1.5 spaces/dwelling; PBZ2: 1.4; PBZ3: 0.9; PBZ4: 0.9; PBZ5: 0.6 (1–3 habitable rooms) |
| C3 residential – 2 bedroom (houses and flats) | PBZ1: 1.7 spaces/dwelling; PBZ2: 1.7; PBZ3: 1.3; PBZ4: 1.1; PBZ5: 1.1 (4 habitable rooms) |
| C3 residential – 3 bedroom | PBZ1: 2.2 spaces/dwelling; PBZ2: 2.1; PBZ3: 1.8; PBZ4: 1.7; PBZ5: 1.6 (5–6 habitable rooms) |
| C3 residential – 4+ bedroom | PBZ1: 2.7 spaces/dwelling; PBZ2: 2.7; PBZ3: 2.5; PBZ4: 2.2; PBZ5: 2.2 (7 or more habitable rooms) |
| C3 residential – Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) | 0.5 spaces per bedroom |
| E – Non-residential institutions (medical or health services, crèches, day nurseries and centres) | Site-specific assessment based on travel plan and needs |
| F.1 Non-residential institutions (education, art gallery, museum, public library, public exhibition hall, places of worship, law courts) | Site-specific assessment based on travel plan and needs |
| E – Business (office, research and development and light industrial process) | 1 space per 30sqm |
| E – shops and retail | 1 space per 14sqm |
| F.2 Shop no larger than 280sqm (essential goods, ≥1km from similar shop); community hall; outdoor sport/recreation area; indoor or outdoor swimming pool; skating rink | 1 space per 14sqm |
| B2 General Industrial | 1 space per 40sqm |
| B8 Storage | 1 space per 100sqm |
| C1 Hotels | 1 space per bedroom |
| E – Assembly and Leisure (indoor sport, recreation or fitness, gyms) | 1 space per 22sqm; for large scale places of assembly serving more than a local catchment, 1 space per 15sqm |
| E – Financial and Professional Services | 1 space per 30sqm |
| E – food and drink (mainly on premises), e.g. restaurants and cafés | 1 space per 5sqm of public area and 2 spaces per bar (or 5m length of bar for large bars); staff parking to be clearly designated |
| Sui Generis – Cinema, Concert Hall, Bingo Hall, Dance Hall, Live music venue | 1 space per 22sqm; for large scale places of assembly serving more than a local catchment, 1 space per 15sqm |
| Sui Generis – Hot Food Takeaway | 1 space per 5sqm of public area and 2 spaces per bar (or 5m length of bar for large bars); staff parking to be clearly designated |
| Sui Generis – Public House, wine bar, drinking establishment | 1 space per 5sqm of public area and 2 spaces per bar (or 5m length of bar for large bars); staff parking to be clearly designated |
| Use | Long-stay cycle parking | Short-stay cycle parking |
|---|---|---|
| C2 Residential Care Homes | Site-specific assessment based on travel plan and specific operational needs | – |
| C3 residential – 1 bedroom (houses and flats) | Houses up to 4 rooms (1 & 2 bed): 1 space per unit; Flats up to 3 rooms (1 & 2 bed): 0.5 space per unit if communal storage, otherwise same as house | – |
| C3 residential – 2 bedroom (houses and flats) | Houses up to 4 rooms (1 & 2 bed): 1 space per unit; Flats up to 3 rooms (1 & 2 bed): 0.5 space per unit if communal storage, otherwise same as house | – |
| C3 residential – 3 bedroom | Houses 5+ rooms (3+ bed): 2 spaces per unit; Flats 4+ rooms (3+ bed): 1 space per unit | – |
| C3 residential – 4+ bedroom | Houses 5+ rooms (3+ bed): 2 spaces per unit; Flats 4+ rooms (3+ bed): 1 space per unit | – |
| C3 residential – Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) | Houses Multiple Occupation: 1 space per unit | – |
| E – Non-residential institutions (medical or health services, crèches, day nurseries and centres) | Site-specific assessment based on travel plan and needs | – |
| F.1 Non-residential institutions (education, art gallery, museum, public library, public exhibition hall, places of worship, law courts) | Site-specific assessment based on travel plan and needs | – |
| E – Business (office, research and development and light industrial process) | 1 space per 150sqm for staff | 1 space per 500sqm for visitors |
| E – shops and retail | 1 space per 100sqm for staff | 1 space per 100sqm for customers |
| F.2 Shop no larger than 280sqm (essential goods, ≥1km from similar shop); community hall; outdoor sport/recreation area; indoor or outdoor swimming pool; skating rink | 1 space per 100sqm for staff | 1 space per 100sqm for customers |
| B2 General Industrial | 1 space per 200sqm for staff | 1 space per 500sqm for visitors |
| B8 Storage | 1 space per 500sqm for staff | 1 space per 1000sqm for visitors |
| C1 Hotels | 1 cycle space per 8 car-parking spaces provided; subject to a minimum of 2 cycle spaces | – |
| E – Assembly and Leisure (indoor sport, recreation or fitness, gyms) | 1 space per 4 staff plus visitor/customer cycle parking | – |
| E – Financial and Professional Services | 1 space per 100sqm for staff | 1 space per 200sqm for customers |
| E – food and drink (mainly on premises), e.g. restaurants and cafés | 1 space per 4 staff | 1 space per 25sqm for customers |
| Sui Generis – Cinema, Concert Hall, Bingo Hall, Dance Hall, Live music venue | 1 space per 4 staff plus visitor/customer cycle parking | – |
| Sui Generis – Hot Food Takeaway | 1 space per 4 staff | 1 space per 25sqm for customers |
| Sui Generis – Public House, wine bar, drinking establishment | 1 space per 4 staff | 1 space per 25sqm for customers |
Source: West Sussex County Council Guidance on Parking at New Developments (September 2020)County standards: West Sussex County CouncilAdopted September 2020Figures checked against the published document 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 Chichester, may also apply to your site.
Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039
- T1Transport Infrastructure
- T2Transport and Development
- T3Active Travel - Walking and Cycling Provision
- T4Parking Provision
- I1Infrastructure 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.