Guildford Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Guildford
What transport evidence a Guildford 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
Guildford Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Parking Standards for New Development SPDAdopted 20 March 2023Confirmed as the current standard on 5 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 Guildford, may also apply to your site.
Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2015-2034
- S1Presumption in favour of sustainable development
- ID1Infrastructure and delivery
- ID2Supporting the Department for Transport's "Road Investment Strategy"
- ID3Sustainable transport for new developments
Local Plan: Development Management Policies
- P9Air Quality and Air Quality Management Areas
- D11Noise Impacts
- D6External Servicing Features and Stores
- ID10Parking Standards for New Development
- ID9Achieving a Comprehensive Guildford Borough Cycle Network
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.