Runnymede Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Runnymede
What transport evidence a Runnymede 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 Runnymede Borough Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Car parking | Maximum car parking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care Home/Nursing Home | – | 1 car space per 2 residents OR individual assessment/justification | |
| Office, research & development, light industry appropriate in a residential area-threshold of 2,500m2 | – | 1 car parking space per 200sqm in town centre locations (within 400m of a bus stop providing a minimum of 4 buses per hour and located within 800m of a train station) and 1 space per 30sqm in all other areas. | |
| Student Halls of Residence/Residential colleges | Sites ONLY within Egham Station Sustainable Access Zone | – | Staff: 1 space per 2 staff Student: 1 space per 7 beds |
| Student Halls of Residence/Residential colleges | Sites ONLY within RHUL Sustainable Access Zone | – | Staff: 1 space per 2 staff Student: 1 space per 7 beds |
| Student Halls of Residence/Residential colleges | Sites OUTSIDE Sustainable Access Zones | Individual assessment, requiring robust justification of parking levels and sustainable access. | – |
| Student Halls of Residence/Residential colleges | Sites within RHUL AND Egham Station Sustainable Access Zones | – | Staff: 1 space per 2 staff Student: 1 space per 10 beds. |
| Banks, building societies, estate agents and other agencies, betting shops | – | 1 car space per 30m² | |
| Food or non-food retail e.g.: small parades of shops serving the local community (up to 500m²) | – | 1 car space per 30m² | |
| Food retail (500 m² to 1000m²) | – | 1 car space per 25m² | |
| Food retail (above 1000m²) | – | 1 car space per 14m² | |
| Non-food retail (500m² or more) | – | 1 car space per 25m² | |
| Day Nurseries/Crèche | – | 0.75 car spaces per member of staff plus 0.2 spaces per child | |
| Dentist's practices | – | 1 car space per consulting room. Remaining spaces determined by individual assessment | |
| Doctor's practices | – | 1 car space per consulting room. Remaining spaces determined by individual assessment | |
| Extra Care | – | 1 car space per 1 or 2 bed self-contained unit OR 0.5 per communal unit OR Individual assessment/justification | |
| Family houses, up to 6 residents living as a single household, including households where care is provided | Suburban/ Village/Rural, 2 Bed Home | 1 space | – |
| Family houses, up to 6 residents living as a single household, including households where care is provided | Town Centre, 2 Bed Home | 1 space | – |
| Family houses, up to 6 residents living as a single household, including households where care is provided | Suburban/ Village/Rural, 3 Bed Home | 2 spaces | – |
| Family houses, up to 6 residents living as a single household, including households where care is provided | Town Centre, 3 Bed Home | 1 space | – |
| Family houses, up to 6 residents living as a single household, including households where care is provided | Suburban/ Village/Rural, 4+ Bed Home | 2 spaces | – |
| Family houses, up to 6 residents living as a single household, including households where care is provided | Town Centre, 4+ Bed Home | 1 space | – |
| Family houses, up to 6 residents living as a single household, including households where care is provided | Suburban/ Village/Rural, Studio Apartment/1 Bed Home | 1 space | – |
| Family houses, up to 6 residents living as a single household, including households where care is provided | Town Centre, Studio Apartment/1 Bed Home | 1 space | – |
| For sale & consumption of hot food off the premises | Out of Centre | – | 1 car space per 6m²/ No Parking in Town Centres |
| For sale & consumption of hot food off the premises | Town Centre | – | 1 car space per 6m²/ No Parking in Town Centres |
| Garden Centres | – | 1 car space per 25 m² | |
| General industrial use | – | 1 car space per 30m² | |
| Hospital | – | 1 car space per 4 staff plus 1 car space per 3 daily visitors OR Individual assessment/justification | |
| Hotels, boarding and guest houses where no significant care is provided | – | 1.5 car spaces per bedroom plus 1 coach space per 100 bedrooms OR individual assessment/justification | |
| Libraries, museums and art galleries | – | 1 car space per 30m² OR individual assessment/justification | |
| Places of worship | – | 1 car space per 10 seats OR Individual assessment/justification | |
| Public halls licensed for entertainment, unlicensed youth and community centres and Scout huts etc | – | 1 car space per 3 persons OR per 3 seats or per 20m² OR individual assessment/justification | |
| Public houses, wine bars or other drinking establishments but not nightclubs | Individual Assessment/ Justification/ No Parking in Town Centres | – | |
| Restaurants, snack bars and cafés. For sale & consumption on the premises | Out of Centre | – | 1 car space per 6m²/ No parking in Town Centre |
| Restaurants, snack bars and cafés. For sale & consumption on the premises | Town Centre | – | 1 car space per 6m²/ No parking in Town Centre |
| Schools/colleges/children's centres | Case-by-case assessment, linked to transport assessment/travel plan | – | |
| Sheltered/ Extra Care | – | 1 car space per 1 or 2 bed self contained unit OR 0.5 per communal unit OR Individual assessment/justification | |
| Small shared houses occupied by between three and six unrelated individuals, as their only or main residence, who share basic amenities such as a kitchen or bathroom. | Individual assessment/justification | – | |
| Training centres | – | 1 car space per 2 staff OR Individual assessment/justification | |
| Veterinary practices | – | 1 car space per consulting room. Remaining spaces determined by individual assessment |
| Use | Area and size | Cycle parking |
|---|---|---|
| Student Halls of Residence/Residential colleges | Case-by-case assessment, linked to transport assessment/travel plan | |
| Banks, building societies, estate agents and other agencies, betting shops | Individual Assessment | |
| Food or non-food retail e.g.: small parades of shops serving the local community (up to 500m²) | Out of Centre | 1 space per 125m² (town/local centre), 1 space per 350m² (out of centre) |
| Food or non-food retail e.g.: small parades of shops serving the local community (up to 500m²) | Town Centre | 1 space per 125m² (town/local centre), 1 space per 350m² (out of centre) |
| Food retail (500 m² to 1000m²) | Out of Centre | 1 space per 125m² (town/local centre), 1 space per 350m² (out of centre) |
| Food retail (500 m² to 1000m²) | Town Centre | 1 space per 125m² (town/local centre), 1 space per 350m² (out of centre) |
| Food retail (above 1000m²) | Out of Centre | 1 space per 125m² (town/local centre), 1 space per 350m² (out of centre) |
| Food retail (above 1000m²) | Town Centre | 1 space per 125m² (town/local centre), 1 space per 350m² (out of centre) |
| Non-food retail (500m² or more) | Out of Centre | 1 space per 1500m² (out of centre) with minimum 4 spaces; 1 space per 300m² (town/local centre) |
| Non-food retail (500m² or more) | Town Centre | 1 space per 1500m² (out of centre) with minimum 4 spaces; 1 space per 300m² (town/local centre) |
| Day Nurseries/Crèche | 1 space per 5 staff plus minimum 2 spaces | |
| Dentist's practices | 1 space per 2 consulting rooms (minimum 2 spaces) | |
| Doctor's practices | 1 space per 2 consulting rooms (minimum 2 spaces) | |
| Extra Care | Individual Assessment | |
| For sale & consumption of hot food off the premises | 1 space per 50 m² (minimum 2 spaces), town centre parking not necessarily required | |
| Garden Centres | 1 space per 300m² (min 2 spaces) | |
| General industrial use | 1 space per 500m² (minimum 2 spaces) | |
| Hospital | Individual Assessment | |
| Hotels, boarding and guest houses where no significant care is provided | Individual Assessment | |
| Libraries, museums and art galleries | Individual Assessment | |
| Places of worship | Individual Assessment | |
| Public halls licensed for entertainment, unlicensed youth and community centres and Scout huts etc | Individual Assessment | |
| Public houses, wine bars or other drinking establishments but not nightclubs | 1 space per 100m² (minimum 2 spaces), town centre parking not necessarily required | |
| Restaurants, snack bars and cafés. For sale & consumption on the premises | 1 space per 20 seats (minimum 2 spaces), town centre parking not necessarily required | |
| Schools/colleges/children's centres | School Travel Plan required, to incorporate a site-specific cycle strategy | |
| Sheltered/ Extra Care | Individual Assessment | |
| Small shared houses occupied by between three and six unrelated individuals, as their only or main residence, who share basic amenities such as a kitchen or bathroom. | Individual assessment/justification | |
| Veterinary practices | 1 space per 2 consulting rooms (minimum 2 spaces) | |
| Warehouse (storage) | 1 space per 500m² (minimum 2 spaces) |
Source: Runnymede Parking Guidance Supplementary Planning DocumentAdopted 9 November 2022Figures 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 Runnymede, may also apply to your site.
Runnymede 2030 Local Plan
- SD3Active & Sustainable Travel
- SD4Highway Design Considerations
- SD5Infrastructure Provision & Timing
- SD6Retention of Social & Community Infrastructure
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.