Rushmoor Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Rushmoor
What transport evidence a Rushmoor 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 Rushmoor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Residential | Zone A - Sustainable Parking Zones, 1 bedroom | 1 space per unit | – |
| General Residential | Zone B - rest of the borough, 1 bedroom | 1 space per unit | – |
| General Residential | Zone A - Sustainable Parking Zones, 2 bedroom | 1 space per unit | – |
| General Residential | Zone B - rest of the borough, 2 bedroom | 2 spaces per unit | – |
| General Residential | Zone A - Sustainable Parking Zones, 3 bedroom | 2 spaces per unit | – |
| General Residential | Zone B - rest of the borough, 3 bedroom | 2 spaces per unit | – |
| General Residential | Zone A - Sustainable Parking Zones, 4+ bedroom | 2 spaces per unit | – |
| General Residential | Zone B - rest of the borough, 4+ bedroom | 3 spaces per unit | – |
| Office | – | 1 space per 30sqm |
| Use | Area and size | Cycle parking |
|---|---|---|
| General Residential | 1 bedroom | 1 space per unit |
| General Residential | 2 bedroom | 2 spaces per unit |
| General Residential | 3 bedroom | 3 spaces per unit |
| General Residential | 4+ bedroom | 3 spaces per unit |
| Office | 1 space per 150sqm |
Source: Car and Cycle Parking Standards Supplementary Planning DocumentAdopted 12 March 2024Figures checked against the published document on 27 October 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 Rushmoor, may also apply to your site.
Rushmoor Local Plan (2014-2032)
- SS1Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development
- SP4.2Noise, and Flying at Weekends and Bank Holidays
- IN2Transport
- DE10Pollution
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.