South Gloucestershire Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in South Gloucestershire
What transport evidence a South Gloucestershire 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 South Gloucestershire Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Minimum car parking |
|---|---|---|
| C3 & C4 | 0.2 spaces per dwelling | |
| C3 & C4 | 1 Bed dwelling | 1 space per dwelling |
| C3 & C4 | 2 Bed dwelling | 1.5 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 & C4 | 3 Bed dwelling | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 & C4 | 4 Bed dwelling | 2 spaces per dwelling |
| C3 & C4 | 5+Bed dwelling | 3 spaces per dwelling |
Source: Residential Parking Standards SPDAdopted December 2013Figures 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 South Gloucestershire, may also apply to your site.
Core Strategy 2006 to 2027
- CS6Infrastructure and developer contributions
- CS7Strategic transport infrastructure
- CS23Community infrastructure and cultural activity
- CS36Proposals for major infrastructure projects
Policies, Sites and Places Plan
- CS8Improving accessibility
- PSP10Active travel routes
- PSP11Transport impact management
- PSP13Safeguarding Strategic Transport Schemes and Infrastructure
- PSP14Safeguarding rail schemes and infrastructure
- PSP15Park and ride/share
- PSP16Parking standards
- PSP21Environmental Pollution and Impacts
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.