North Norfolk District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in North Norfolk
What transport evidence a North Norfolk 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 North Norfolk District Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Car parking |
|---|---|
| Offices, Research & Light Industry | 1 space per 30sqm |
| Food retail (1,000sqm and above) | 1 space per 14sqm |
| Non-food retail (1,000sqm and above) | Covered area = 1 space per 20sqm plus Uncovered areas = 1 space per 30sqm |
| Shops (Less than 1,000sqm) | 1 space per 30sqm (covered & uncovered areas) |
| Storage and Distribution with retail element | 1 space per 150sqm +1 space per 20sqm retail area for customer parking |
| Car Boot Sales | Dependent upon individual requirement (in region of 1 space per stall/ pitch for sellers plus 3 spaces per stall /pitch for customers) |
| Garden Centres | 1 space per 40sqm (retail area covered and uncovered) |
| General Industrial | 1 space per 30m2 |
| Hotels, Motels, Boarding Houses & Guest Houses | 1 space per Bedroom plus 1 space per full time equivalent |
| Storage and Distribution (includes open air storage) | 1 space per 150sqm |
| Use | Cycle parking |
|---|---|
| Offices, Research & Light Industry | 1 space per 100sqm for staff plus 1 space per 200sqm for visitors |
| Food retail (1,000sqm and above) | 2 spaces per 200 m2 |
| Non-food retail (1,000sqm and above) | 2 spaces per 200 m2 |
| Shops (Less than 1,000sqm) | 2 spaces per 200 m2 |
| Storage and Distribution with retail element | 1 space per 500sqm for staff plus 1 space per 1000sqm for visitors |
| Car Boot Sales | 4 spaces per 500sqm gross display area |
| Garden Centres | 1 space, + 1 per 20 car spaces (for 1st 100 car spaces), then 1 space per 30 car spaces (over 100 car spaces) |
| General Industrial | 1 space per 250sqm for staff plus 1 space per 500sqm for visitors |
| Hotels, Motels, Boarding Houses & Guest Houses | 1 space per 5 staff plus 1 space per 10 bedrooms |
| Storage and Distribution (includes open air storage) | 1 space per 500sqm for staff plus 1 space per 1000sqm for visitors |
Source: Parking Guidelines for new developments in Norfolk (Revised July 2022)Adopted July 2022Figures 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 North Norfolk, may also apply to your site.
North Norfolk Local Plan 2024-2040
- CC8Electric Vehicle Charging
- CC9Sustainable Transport
- HC4Infrastructure Provision, Developer Contributions & Viability
- HC7Parking Provision
- HC8Safeguarding Land for Sustainable Transport
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.