East Suffolk Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in East Suffolk
What transport evidence an East Suffolk 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 Suffolk Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Minimum car parking |
|---|---|---|
| C3/C4 Dwellinghouses and Houses in Multiple Occupation | 0.25 spaces per dwelling (unallocated) | |
| C3/C4 Dwellinghouses and Houses in Multiple Occupation | 1 bedroom | 1 space per dwelling |
| C3/C4 Dwellinghouses and Houses in Multiple Occupation | 1 bedroom | 1 space per dwelling |
| C3/C4 Dwellinghouses and Houses in Multiple Occupation | 2 bedrooms | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| C3/C4 Dwellinghouses and Houses in Multiple Occupation | 2 bedrooms | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| C3/C4 Dwellinghouses and Houses in Multiple Occupation | 3 bedrooms | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| C3/C4 Dwellinghouses and Houses in Multiple Occupation | 3 bedrooms | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| C3/C4 Dwellinghouses and Houses in Multiple Occupation | 4+ bedrooms | 3 spaces per dwelling |
| C3/C4 Dwellinghouses and Houses in Multiple Occupation | 4+ bedrooms | 3 spaces per dwelling |
| HMO's | 1 space per 2 bedroom | |
| Retirement developments (e.g. warden assisted independent living accommodation) | 1 space per dwelling |
Source: Suffolk Guidance for Parking (Fourth Edition, October 2023)Adopted October 2023Figures checked against the published document on 5 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 East Suffolk, may also apply to your site.
East Suffolk Council Suffolk Coastal Local Plan
- SCLP2.2Strategic Infrastructure Priorities
- SCLP3.5Infrastructure Provision
- SCLP7.1Sustainable Transport
- SCLP7.2Parking Proposals and Standards
East Suffolk Council Waveney Local Plan
- WLP1.3Infrastructure
- WLP8.21Sustainable Transport
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.