New Forest District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in New Forest
What transport evidence a New Forest 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
New Forest District Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Parking Standards Supplementary Planning DocumentAdopted 6 April 2022Confirmed as the current standard 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 New Forest, may also apply to your site.
Local Plan 2016-2036 Part One: Planning Strategy
- STR7Strategic transport priorities
- CCC2Safe and sustainable travel
- IMPL1Developer contributions
Local Plan Part 2: Sites and Development Management
- DM26Development generating significant freight movements
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.