North Warwickshire Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in North Warwickshire
What transport evidence a North Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire Borough Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Car parking |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | Elsewhere in Borough | 2 spaces per property |
| Residential | Market Town Centres | 1 space per flat in the Market Town Centres and 2 spaces per house |
| Cinema & conference facilities | 1 per 5 seats | |
| Financial & Professional Services | 1 per 30m2 | |
| Hot Food Takeaways | 1 per 20m2 | |
| Industry | 1 per 100m2 | |
| Medical Practitioners, Clinics, Dentists, Opticians & Chiropodists | 3 per consulting room | |
| Places of Assembly (other than cinemas, conference facilities and stadia) | 1 per 22m2 | |
| Pubs, Clubs & Restaurants | 1 per 5m2 | |
| Stadia | 1 per 15 seats | |
| Warehousing | 1 per 150m2 |
| Use | Cycle parking |
|---|---|
| Schools and Colleges (Non-residential) | 1 per 10 staff & 1 per 5 students |
| Offices | 1 space per 200m2 |
| Cinema & conference facilities | 1 space per 5 staff plus 1 space per 100m2 |
| Financial & Professional Services | 1 space per 200m2 (for staff and customers) |
| Hot Food Takeaways | 1 space per 60m2 (excluding associated residential accommodation) |
| Industry | 1 space per 500m2 |
| Medical Practitioners, Clinics, Dentists, Opticians & Chiropodists | 1 per 3 consulting rooms |
| Places of Assembly (other than cinemas, conference facilities and stadia) | 1 space per 10 seats |
| Pubs, Clubs & Restaurants | 1 space per 60m2 (excluding associated residential accommodation) |
| Stadia | 1 per 4 staff & 1 per 20 seats |
| Warehousing | 1 space per 1000m2 |
Source: Car Parking Standards (Local Plan 2021)Figures checked against the published document on 5 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 Warwickshire, may also apply to your site.
North Warwickshire Local Plan
- LP23Transport Assessments
- LP25Railway Lines
- LP26Strategic Road Improvements A5
- LP27Walking and Cycling
- LP34Parking
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.