Hastings Borough Council · District council

Transport Statements and Assessments in Hastings

What transport evidence a Hastings 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 Hastings Borough Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.

Car parking standards
Use	Car parking
C2 - Residential Care Homes	Site-specific assessment based on operational needs and Transport Assessment, Statement, Travel Plan
E – Non-residential institutions (medical or health services, crèches, day nurseries & centres)	Site-specific assessment based on operational needs and Transport Assessment, Statement, Travel Plan
F.1 - Learning and non-residential institutions	Site-specific assessment based on operational needs and Transport Assessment, Statement, Travel Plan
E – Business (office, research and development and light industrial process)	1 per 30m²
E - Shops and retail	1 per 14m²
B2 - General Industrial	1 per 50m²
B8 - Storage	1 per 100m²
E – Assembly and Leisure (indoor sport, recreation or fitness, gyms)	Site-specific assessment based on operational needs and Transport Assessment, Statement, Travel Plan
E – Financial & Professional Services	1 per 30m²
E – Food and drink (mainly on premises)	1 per 5m² of public area and 1 per 2 f/t equivalent staff members
F.2 - Local Community Uses	Site-specific assessment based on operational needs and Transport Assessment, Statement, Travel Plan
Sui Generis - Cinema, Concert Hall, Bingo Hall, Dance Hall, Live music venue	Site-specific assessment based on operational needs and Transport Assessment, Statement, Travel Plan
Sui Generis - Hot Food Takeaway	1 per 5m² of public area plus 1 per 2 f/t equivalent staff members
Sui Generis - Public House, wine bar, drinking establishment	1 per 5m² of public area plus 1 per 2 f/t equivalent staff members

Cycle parking standards
Use	Area and size	Long-stay cycle parking	Short-stay cycle parking
F.1 - Learning and non-residential institutions		1 per 20 f/t staff / 1 per 10 students	–
Residential (all dwellings)		1 cycle space per bedroom	–
E – Business (office, research and development and light industrial process)		1 per 150m²	1 per 500m²
E - Shops and retail	Large (over 1000m²)	1 per 500m²	1 per 250m²
E - Shops and retail	Medium (200-1000m²)	1 per 200m²	1 per 200m²
E - Shops and retail	Small (under 200m²)	1 per 100m²	1 per 100m²
B2 - General Industrial		1 per 200m²	1 per 1000m²
B8 - Storage		1 per 500m²	1 per 1000m²
C1 - Hotels		1 cycle space per 8 car-parking spaces provided (subject to a minimum of 2 cycle spaces)	–
E – Assembly and Leisure (indoor sport, recreation or fitness, gyms)		1 per 4 f/t staff	1 per 50m²
E – Financial & Professional Services		1 per 100m²	1 per 200m²
E – Food and drink (mainly on premises)		1 per 4 f/t staff	1 per 25m²
F.2 - Local Community Uses		1 per 4 f/t staff	1 per 100m²
Sui Generis - Hot Food Takeaway		1 per 5 f/t staff	1 per 100m²
Sui Generis - Public House, wine bar, drinking establishment		1 per 4 f/t staff	1 per 100m²

Source: East Sussex County Council Guidance for Parking at New DevelopmentsAdopted 11 March 2024Figures checked against the published document on 6 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 Hastings, may also apply to your site.

Hastings Planning Strategy

CI1Infrastructure and Development Contributions
T1Strategic Road and Rail Schemes
T2Local Road Improvements
T3Sustainable Transport
T4Travel Plans

Development plan: Hastings Planning Strategy, adopted 19 February 2014Hastings Development Management Plan, adopted 23 September 2015East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Local Plan, adopted February 2013East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Sites Plan, adopted February 2017Waste and Minerals Local Plan Review: Revised Policies, adopted October 2024Checked against hastings.gov.uk/planning/policy/adoptedlocalplan on 6 November 2026
Highway authority: East Sussex County Council for local roadsNational Highways for motorways and trunk roads, where present
Council website: hastings.gov.uk

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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.