Maldon District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Maldon
What transport evidence a Maldon 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 Maldon District Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Car parking | Minimum car parking |
|---|---|---|---|
| A2 Financial & Professional Services | – | 1 space per 20m² | |
| A4 Drinking establishments | – | 1 space per 5m² | |
| A4 Drinking establishments | town centre locations | Not required to provide parking | – |
| A5 Hot food takeaways | – | 1 space per 20m² | |
| A5 Hot food takeaways | town centre locations | Not required to provide parking | – |
| B1a Business | – | 1 space per 20m² | |
| B1b Business | – | 1 space per 50m² | |
| B1c Business | – | 1 space per 50m² | |
| B2 General industry | – | 1 space per 50m² |
| Use | Cycle parking |
|---|---|
| A2 Financial & Professional Services | 1 / 100m² for staff; 1 / 200m² for customers |
| A4 Drinking establishments | 1 / 4 staff; 1 / 25m² for customers |
| A5 Hot food takeaways | 1 / 4 staff; 1 / 25m² for customers |
| B1a Business | 1 / 100m² for staff; 1 / 200m² for visitors |
| B1b Business | 1 / 100m² for staff; 1 / 200m² for visitors |
| B1c Business | 1 / 100m² for staff; 1 / 200m² for visitors |
| B2 General industry | 1 / 100m² for staff; 1 / 400m² for visitors |
Source: Vehicle Parking Standards SPDFigures checked against the published document on 6 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 Maldon, may also apply to your site.
Maldon District Approved Local Development Plan 2014-2029
- T1Sustainable Transport
- T2Accessibility
- I 1Infrastructure and Services
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.