Malvern Hills District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Malvern Hills
What transport evidence a Malvern Hills 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 Malvern Hills District Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Minimum car parking |
|---|---|---|
| Houses of Multiple Occupancy | 4 bedrooms | 3 |
| Houses of Multiple Occupancy | 5 bedrooms | 3 |
| Houses of Multiple Occupancy | 6 bedrooms | 3 |
| Houses of Multiple Occupancy | 7 bedrooms | 4 |
| Houses of Multiple Occupancy | 8 bedrooms | 4 |
| Houses of Multiple Occupancy | 9+ bedrooms | Demonstrate provision, but a minimum of four |
| Use | Area and size | Cycle parking |
|---|---|---|
| C3 Residential | 1 bedroom | 1 space per bedroom |
| C3 Residential | 2-3 bedroom | 1 space per bedroom (2/3) |
| C3 Residential | 4-5 bedroom | 3 spaces for 4 bedrooms and 4 spaces for 5 bedrooms |
| C3 Residential | 6+ bedrooms | 5 spaces for 6+ bedrooms |
Source: Worcestershire Streetscape Design Guide 2025, Chapter 6: Planning for ParkingFigures 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 Malvern Hills, may also apply to your site.
South Worcestershire Development Plan Review 2021-2041
- SWDPR 06Transport
- SWDPR 10Infrastructure
- SWDPR 41Air Quality
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.