Epping Forest District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Epping Forest
What transport evidence an Epping Forest 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
Essex County Council's parking standards apply in Epping Forest. These are county standards, taken from the county's document below and checked against it row by row.
County standards
| Use | Car parking |
|---|---|
| B8 Storage or distribution, with retail element | 1 space per 150m² + 1 space per 20m² retail area for customer parking |
| B2 General industrial | 1 space per 50m² |
| B8 Storage or distribution | 1 car space per 150m², plus HGV parking in accordance with operator's requirements |
| C1 Hotels | 1 space per room to accommodate guests and staff |
| Use | Long-stay cycle parking | Short-stay cycle parking |
|---|---|---|
| B8 Storage or distribution, with retail element | 1 space per 250m²; min 10% non-standard bicycle spaces | 1 space per 500m²; min 10% non-standard bicycle spaces |
| B2 General industrial | 1 space per 250m²; min 10% non-standard bicycle spaces | 1 space per 500m²; min 10% non-standard bicycle spaces |
| C1 Hotels | 1 space per 4 employees | 1 space per 10 bedrooms |
Source: Essex Parking Guidance 2024 (Part 1: Design and Good Practice)County standards: Essex County CouncilAdopted September 2024Figures checked against the published document on 10 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 Epping Forest, may also apply to your site.
Epping Forest District Local Plan 2011-2033
- T1Sustainable Transport Choices
- DM22Air Quality
- D1Delivery of Infrastructure
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.