Isle of Wight Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in Isle of Wight
What transport evidence an Isle of Wight 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
Isle of Wight Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Guidelines for Parking Provision as Part of New Developments Supplementary Planning DocumentAdopted 12 January 2017Confirmed as the current standard on 13 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 Isle of Wight, may also apply to your site.
Island Planning Strategy 2026
- T1Supporting sustainable transport
- T2A better connected Island
- T3Cross-Solent transport
- T4Supporting our railway network
- T5Electric vehicle charging
- T6Parking provision in new development
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.