Gravesham Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Gravesham
What transport evidence a Gravesham 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
Gravesham Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: SPG4: Kent Vehicle Parking Standards (July 2006)Adopted July 2006Confirmed 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 Gravesham, may also apply to your site.
Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy
- CS01Sustainable Development
- CS11Transport
Gravesham Local Plan First Review (1994), saved policies
- T3Development not well related to the Primary and District Distributor Network
- T4Development outside the Built-Up Area
- T9Housing Estate Layout
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.