Eastleigh Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Eastleigh
What transport evidence an Eastleigh 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 Eastleigh Borough Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Car parking |
|---|---|
| Class E Office | 1 space per 35m² |
| Class E Food retail | 1 space per 14m² covered areas |
| Class E Non-food retail and general retail (covered retail areas) | 1 space per 20m² covered areas |
| Class E Non-food retail and general retail (uncovered retail areas) | 1 space per 30m² uncovered areas |
| B2 General industrial | 1 space per 45m² |
| B8 Distribution centres | 1 space per 100m² |
| B8 warehouse | 1 space per 80m² |
| Class E Eating and drinking establishments | 1 space per 5m² |
| Class E High-tech/light industry | 1 space per 45m² |
| Use | Long-stay cycle parking | Short-stay cycle parking |
|---|---|---|
| Class E Office | 1 space per 8 staff | 1 space per 300m² |
| Class E Food retail | 1 space per 6 staff | 1 space per 200m² |
| Class E Non-food retail and general retail (covered retail areas) | 1 space per 6 staff | 1 space per 200m² |
| Class E Non-food retail and general retail (uncovered retail areas) | 1 space per 6 staff | 1 space per 200m² |
| B2 General industrial | 1 space per 8 staff | 1 space per 500m² |
| B8 Distribution centres | 1 space per 10 staff | 1 space per 600m² |
| B8 warehouse | 1 space per 10 staff | 1 space per 600m² |
| Class E Eating and drinking establishments | 1 space per 5 staff | 2 spaces per establishment |
| Class E High-tech/light industry | 1 space per 8 staff | 1 space per 500m² |
Source: Eastleigh Borough Council Parking Standards Supplementary Planning DocumentAdopted September 2025Figures checked against the published document on 13 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 Eastleigh, may also apply to your site.
Eastleigh Borough Local Plan 2016-2036
- S11Transport infrastructure
- S12Strategic footpath, cycleway and bridleway links
- DM13General development criteria - transport
- DM14Parking
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.