Hart District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Hart
What transport evidence a Hart 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 Hart District Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Minimum car parking | Maximum car parking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes for Children Residential | Elsewhere | – | Residential Staff: 1 space per 1 FTE Non-residential staff: 1 space per 2 FTE Visitors: 1 space per 4 clients |
| Homes for Children Residential | Zone 1 | – | Residential Staff: 1 space per 1 FTE Non-residential staff: 1 space per 2 FTE Visitors: 1 space per 4 clients |
| Residential units for adults with learning or physical disabilities | Elsewhere | – | Residential Staff: 1 space per 1 FTE Non-residential staff: 1 space per 2 FTE Visitors: 1 space per 4 clients |
| Residential units for adults with learning or physical disabilities | Zone 1 | – | Residential Staff: 1 space per 1 FTE Non-residential staff: 1 space per 2 FTE Visitors: 1 space per 4 clients |
| Office (other than financial and professional services) | Elsewhere | 1:30 m² | – |
| Office (other than financial and professional services) | Zone 1 | 1:45 m² | – |
| Food retail | Elsewhere | – | 1:14 m² |
| Food retail | Zone 1 | – | 1:14 m² |
| Non-food retail and general retail (covered retail areas) | Elsewhere | – | 1:20 m² |
| Non-food retail and general retail (covered retail areas) | Zone 1 | – | 1:20 m² |
| Non-food retail and general retail (uncovered retail areas) | Elsewhere | – | 1:20 m² |
| Non-food retail and general retail (uncovered retail areas) | Zone 1 | – | 1:20 m² |
| Workshops – customers | Elsewhere | – | 3 spaces per service bay |
| Workshops – customers | Zone 1 | – | 3 spaces per service bay |
| Workshops – staff | Elsewhere | – | 1:45 m² |
| Workshops – staff | Zone 1 | – | 1:45 m² |
| 16+ Colleges and Further Education colleges | Elsewhere | – | 1 space per 2 staff + 1 space per 15 students |
| 16+ Colleges and Further Education colleges | Zone 1 | – | 1 space per 2 staff + 1 space per 15 students |
| Bowling centre, bowling greens | Elsewhere | – | 3 spaces per lane |
| Bowling centre, bowling greens | Zone 1 | – | 3 spaces per lane |
| Car sales – customers | Elsewhere | – | 1 space per 10 cars on display (applies to the number of cars on sale in the open) |
| Car sales – customers | Zone 1 | – | 1 space per 10 cars on display (applies to the number of cars on sale in the open) |
| Car sales – staff | Elsewhere | – | 1 space per FTE |
| Car sales – staff | Zone 1 | – | 1 space per FTE |
| Cinemas, multi-screen cinemas, theatres and conference facilities | Elsewhere | – | 1 space per 5 fixed seats |
| Cinemas, multi-screen cinemas, theatres and conference facilities | Zone 1 | – | 1 space per 5 fixed seats |
| Day centres for older people, adults with learning disabilities | Elsewhere | – | Staff: 1 space per 2 FTE Visitors: 1 space per 2 clients |
| Day centres for older people, adults with learning disabilities | Zone 1 | – | Staff: 1 space per 2 FTE Visitors: 1 space per 2 clients |
| Day nurseries/playgroups (private) and crèches | Elsewhere | – | 1 space per 1.33 FTE staff |
| Day nurseries/playgroups (private) and crèches | Zone 1 | – | 1 space per 1.33 FTE staff |
| Doctors, dentists or veterinary surgery | Elsewhere | – | 3 spaces per consulting room |
| Doctors, dentists or veterinary surgery | Zone 1 | – | 3 spaces per consulting room |
| Eating and drinking establishments | Elsewhere | – | 1 space per 5 m² dining area/bar area/dance floor |
| Eating and drinking establishments | Zone 1 | – | 1 space per 5 m² dining area/bar area/dance floor |
| Family Centres | Elsewhere | – | Staff: 1 space per 2 FTE Visitors: 1 space per 1 client |
| Family Centres | Zone 1 | – | Staff: 1 space per 2 FTE Visitors: 1 space per 1 client |
| General Industry | Elsewhere | 1:45 m² | – |
| General Industry | Zone 1 | 1:60 m² | – |
| Golf Courses | Elsewhere | – | 4 spaces per hole (with other facilities, club house, etc. treated separately) |
| Golf Courses | Zone 1 | – | 4 spaces per hole (with other facilities, club house, etc. treated separately) |
| Golf Driving Ranges | Elsewhere | – | 1.5 spaces per tee/bay |
| Golf Driving Ranges | Zone 1 | – | 1.5 spaces per tee/bay |
| Health centres | Elsewhere | – | 5 spaces per consulting room |
| Health centres | Zone 1 | – | 5 spaces per consulting room |
| Hotels/motels/guest houses/boarding houses | Elsewhere | – | 1 space per bedroom |
| Hotels/motels/guest houses/boarding houses | Zone 1 | – | 1 space per bedroom |
| Places of Worship | Elsewhere | – | 1 space per 5 fixed seats plus 1 space per 10 m² open hall |
| Places of Worship | Zone 1 | – | 1 space per 5 fixed seats plus 1 space per 10 m² open hall |
| Playing fields | Elsewhere | – | 12 spaces per ha of pitch area |
| Playing fields | Zone 1 | – | 12 spaces per ha of pitch area |
| Research and Development or Light Industry | Elsewhere | 1:45 m² | – |
| Research and Development or Light Industry | Zone 1 | 1:60 m² | – |
| Schools | Elsewhere | – | 1.5 spaces per classroom |
| Schools | Zone 1 | – | 1.5 spaces per classroom |
| Sports halls | Elsewhere | – | 1 space per 5 fixed seats plus 1 space per 30 m² playing area |
| Sports halls | Zone 1 | – | 1 space per 5 fixed seats plus 1 space per 30 m² playing area |
| Squash Courts | Elsewhere | – | 2 spaces per court |
| Squash Courts | Zone 1 | – | 2 spaces per court |
| Swimming pools, health clubs/gymnasia | Elsewhere | – | 1 space per 5 fixed seats plus 1 space per 10 m² open hall/pool area |
| Swimming pools, health clubs/gymnasia | Zone 1 | – | 1 space per 5 fixed seats plus 1 space per 10 m² open hall/pool area |
| Use | Long-stay cycle parking | Short-stay cycle parking |
|---|---|---|
| Office, financial and professional services, research and development, industrial processes akin to previous B1c use class | 1 per 200 m² | 1 per 1000 m² |
| Educational Institutions | Staff – 1 per 20 staff Students - 1 per 10 students | – |
| Industrial or warehousing | 1 per 500 m² | 1 per 1000 m² |
| Leisure centres, assembly halls, hospitals, and healthcare | 1 per 5 employees | The greatest of - 1 per 50 m² or 1 per 30 seats of capacity |
Source: Cycle and Car Parking Standards in New Development Supplementary Planning DocumentAdopted 7 December 2023Figures checked against the published document on 5 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 Hart, may also apply to your site.
Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032
- SD1Sustainable Development
- NBE11Pollution
- INF1Infrastructure
- INF3Transport
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.