Elmbridge Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Elmbridge
What transport evidence an Elmbridge 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 Elmbridge Borough Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Cycle parking |
|---|---|---|
| C2 Care homes/ nursing homes | Individual assessment | |
| C3 Dwelling houses (family houses, up to 6 residents living as a single household, including households where care is provided) | 1 & 2 bedroom unit | 1 space |
| C3 Dwelling houses (family houses, up to 6 residents living as a single household, including households where care is provided) | 3 or more bedroom unit | 2 spaces |
| B1 Research and development/ light industry | 1 space per 250m2 (min 2 spaces) | |
| A1 Retail – food retail | out of centre | 1 space per 350m2 (out of centre) |
| A1 Retail – food retail | town/ local centre | 1 space per 125m2 (town/ local centre) |
| A1 Retail – non-food retail | town/local centre | 1 space per 300m2 (town/local centre) |
| All other retail uses | Individual assessment | |
| A3 Food and drink | 1 space per 20 seats (min 2 spaces) | |
| A4 Drinking establishments | 1 space per 100m2 (min 2 spaces) | |
| A5 Hot food takeaways | 1 space per 50m2 (min 2 spaces) | |
| B2 General Industrial | 1 space per 500m2 (min 2 spaces) | |
| B8 Storage or distribution (Inc. open air storage) | 1 space per 500m2 (min 2 spaces) | |
| C1 Hotels/ guest houses | Individual assessment | |
| C2 Hospitals | Individual assessment | |
| C2 Training centres | Individual assessment | |
| D1 Day nurseries/ creche | 1 space per 5 staff plus minimum 2 spaces | |
| D1 Dentist's practices | 1 space per 2 consulting rooms minimum 2 spaces | |
| D1 Doctor's practices | 1 space per 2 consulting rooms minimum 2 spaces | |
| D1 Libraries, museums and art galleries | Individual assessment | |
| D1 Places of worship | Individual assessment | |
| D1 Public halls licensed for entertainment, unlicensed youth and community centres and Scout huts etc | Individual assessment | |
| D1 School and colleges | School Travel Plan required, to incorporate a site-specific cycle strategy | |
| D1 Veterinary practices | 1 space per 2 consulting rooms minimum 2 spaces | |
| D2 Assembly and leisure | Individual assessment | |
| Garden centre (can also be classed under sui generis) | 1 space per 300m2 (min 2 spaces) | |
| Sui Generis and all other uses not mentioned above | Individual assessment |
Source: Parking Supplementary Planning DocumentAdopted July 2020Figures 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 Elmbridge, may also apply to your site.
Elmbridge Core Strategy
- CS25Travel and Accessibility
- CS28Implementation and Delivery
Elmbridge Local Plan: Development Management Plan
- DM7Access and parking
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.