Folkestone & Hythe District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Folkestone and Hythe
What transport evidence a Folkestone and Hythe 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
Folkestone & Hythe District Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Places and Policies Local Plan 2020, Policy T2: Parking Standards (Tables 13.1 and 13.2)Adopted 16 September 2020Confirmed as the current standard on 10 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 Folkestone and Hythe, may also apply to your site.
Core Strategy Review 2022
- SS5District Infrastructure Planning
- SS9New Garden Settlement - Infrastructure, Delivery, Phasing and Management
Places and Policies Local Plan 2020
- T2Parking Standards
- T4Parking for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs)
- T5Cycle Parking
- HW4Promoting Active Travel
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.