Hertsmere Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Hertsmere
What transport evidence a Hertsmere 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
Hertsmere Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Parking Standards SPD (adopted July 2014); a September 2022 draft update is applied as interim guidanceAdopted 11 July 2014Confirmed as the current standard on 27 October 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 Hertsmere, may also apply to your site.
Hertsmere Local Plan 2012-2027: Core Strategy
- SP1Creating sustainable development
- SP2Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development
- CS3Housing Delivery and Infrastructure
- CS21Standard charges and other planning obligations
- CS25Accessibility and parking
Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan
- SADM20Environmental Pollution and Development
- SADM39Transport Development Areas
- SADM40Highway and Access Criteria for New Development
Elstree Way Corridor Area Action Plan
- EWC5Transport and Accessibility
- EWC8Parking Requirements
- EWC9Developer Contributions
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.