East Devon District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in East Devon
What transport evidence an East Devon 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 East Devon District Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Car parking |
|---|---|---|
| Homes | one bedroom homes | at least 1 car parking space |
| Homes | two or more bedrooms | 2 car parking spaces per home |
| Use | Cycle parking |
|---|---|
| Homes | at least 1 bicycle parking space per home |
Source: East Devon Local Plan 2013-2031, Policy TC9 Parking Provision in New DevelopmentAdopted 28 January 2016Figures checked against the published document 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 East Devon, may also apply to your site.
East Devon Local Plan 2013-2031
- TC3Traffic Management Schemes
- TC4Footpaths, Bridleways and Cycleways
- TC5Safeguarding Disused Railway Lines
- TC6Park and Ride and Park and Share/Change
- TC7Adequacy of Road Network and Site Access
- TC8Safeguarding of Land Required for Highway and Access
- TC9Parking Provision in New Development
- TC10Rear Servicing of Shopping/Commercial Development
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.