South Holland District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in South Holland
What transport evidence a South Holland 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
South Holland District Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: South East Lincolnshire Local Plan 2011-2036, Appendix 6: Parking StandardsAdopted 8 March 2019Confirmed as the current standard on 13 November 2026
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 Holland, may also apply to your site.
South East Lincolnshire Local Plan 2011-2036
- Policy 33Delivering a More Sustainable Transport Network
- Policy 34Delivering the Boston Distributor Road
- Policy 35Delivering the Spalding Transport Strategy
- Policy 36Vehicle and Cycle Parking
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.