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Transport Statements and Assessments in Sevenoaks
What transport evidence a Sevenoaks 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
Kent County Council's parking standards apply in Sevenoaks. These are county standards, taken from the county's document below and checked against it row by row.
County standards
| Use | Car parking |
|---|---|
| C2 nursing / residential care homes | Staff: 1 space per resident staff + 1 space per 2 other staff; Visitors: 1 space per 6 beds or residents |
| C2 residential schools / colleges / training centres | Staff: 1 space per resident staff + 1 space per 2 other staff; Visitors: 1 space per 15 students |
| E(g)(i) offices (500–2,500m²) | 1 space per 25m² |
| E(g)(i) offices (over 2,500m²) | 1 space per 30m² |
| E(g)(i) offices (up to 500m²) | 1 space per 20m² |
| E(g)(ii) and E(g)(iii) hi-tech / research / light industrial | 1 space per 35m² |
| E(a) food retail over 1,000m² | 1 space per 14m² |
| E(a) food retail up to 1,000m² | 1 space per 18m² |
| E(a) non-food retail | 1 space per 25m² |
| C1 hotels, boarding and guest houses | Staff: 1 space per 2 staff; Guests: 1 space per bedroom |
| C2 hospitals & hospices | Staff: 1 space per 2 staff; Visitors: 2 spaces per 3 beds |
| E(b) restaurants and cafes | Staff: 1 space per 2 staff; Customers: 1 space per 6m² |
| E(c)(i), E(c)(ii) and E(c)(iii) financial and professional services | 1 space per 20m² – covering space for staff and visitors/customers |
| E(d) indoor sport, recreation or fitness (multi-activity sports & leisure centres, health & fitness centres, gymnasia, social clubs, discotheques, dance halls, ballrooms) | 1 space per 22m² + 1 space per 15 seats where appropriate (see Note 3) |
| E(e) medical centres / clinics / surgeries (including veterinary) | Staff: 1 space per 2 staff; Customers: 4 spaces per consulting/treatment room |
| E(f) day care centres | Staff: 1 space per 2 staff; Customers: 1 space per 4 attendees |
| E(f) nurseries / crèches / pre schools | Staff: 1 space per 2 staff; Customers: 1 space per 4 children |
| F1(a) further and higher education | Staff: 1 space per 1 staff; Visitors: 1 space per 7 students |
| F1(a) primary and secondary schools | Staff: 1 space per staff + 10%; Visitors/pupils: Provision to be determined on an individual basis |
| F2(c) outdoor sport or recreation | 1 space per 2 participants + 1 space per 15 spectators |
| F2(d) indoor or outdoor swimming pools or skating rinks | 1 space per 22m² + 1 space per 15 seats where appropriate |
Source: Kent County Council Parking Standards (January 2025)County standards: Kent County CouncilAdopted 29 January 2025Figures checked against the published document on 10 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 Sevenoaks, may also apply to your site.
Sevenoaks Core Strategy
- SP 2Sustainable Development
- SP 9Infrastructure Provision
Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan
- SC 1Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development
- T1Mitigating Travel Impact
- T2Vehicle Parking
- T3Provision of Electrical Vehicle Charging Points
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.