South Staffordshire Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in South Staffordshire
What transport evidence a South Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Car parking |
|---|---|
| C3. Self-contained flats/apartments | Residents: 1 space per flat |
| B1. Offices | 1 space per 20 sq.m. up to 200 sq.m., then 1 space per 30 sq.m. (all gross floor space) |
| A5. Hot Food Takeaway | 1 space per 2 staff; 1 space per 3 sq.m. of waiting area |
| B2. Industry | 1 space per 25 sq.m. up to 250 sq.m., then 1 space per 50 sq.m. (all gross floor space) |
| B8. Warehouses | 1 space per 80 sq.m. gross floor space |
| C1. Hostels | Warden 1 space; Residents and Visitors: 1 space for 2 residents |
| C1. Hotels | 1 space per 3 employees employed at busiest time; Guests: 1 space per bedroom |
| C2. Hospitals | Staff and out-patients: 1 space per 3 beds; Visitors: 1 space per 2 beds |
| Car sales | Staff: 1 space per 25 sq.m.; Customers: 1 space per 40 sq.m. of gross sales floor area plus 1 space per 10 outside display places; For ancillary workshop/storage areas and parts departments: 3 car spaces per each service/repair bay; 1 car space for every 40 sq.m. of gross floor area |
| Car wash facilities | 5 queuing spaces |
| Caravan sites | Occupiers: 1 space per caravan; Visitors: 1 space per 5 caravans |
| D1. Assembly Halls | Staff: 1 space per 2.5 employees employed at busiest time; 1 space per 5 sq.m. public floor space |
| D1. Churches | 1 space per 5 seats |
| D1. Clinics/GP Practices/Health Centres | Staff: 1 space per GP; 1 space for each other medical member of staff employed at busiest time; 1 space for each 2.5 non-medical member of staff employed at busiest time; Visitors: 3 spaces per consulting room |
| D1. Colleges/adult training centres | 1 space per member of teaching staff; 1 space per 10 full-time equivalent students |
| D1. Libraries | Staff: 2 spaces up to 300 sq.m. gross floor area; 6 spaces above 300 sq.m. gross floor area; Visitors: 1 space per 50 sq.m. gross floor area |
| D1. Nursery Schools | 1 space per member of teaching staff; 1 drop-off space per 10 children |
| D1. Primary/Secondary Schools | 1 space per member of teaching staff; 1 space per 3 member of non-teaching staff |
| D2. Cinemas/Theatres | 1 space per 5 seats |
| D2. Cricket, Football, Rugby | 1 space per 3 sq.m. of public floor area of buildings; 12 spaces and 1 space for a coach per pitch |
| D2. Sports Centres | Staff and visitors: 1 space per 2 persons staffing and using the premises at the busiest time |
| D2. Tennis, Golf, Bowling (Greens) | 1 space per 3 sq.m. of indoor public floor area; 2 spaces per court; 1 space per lane of any driving range; 2 spaces per golf hole |
| Day care and adult training centres, day care centres for physically handicapped | 1 space per member of staff at busiest time; Visitors: 1 space for a unit of 5 persons |
| Garden centres | Staff and customers: 1 space per 50 sq.m. sales area |
| Marinas | 1 space per 2 mooring berths |
| Stadia | 1 space per 15 seats |
| Vehicle Service, Tyre, Exhaust Garage | 3 car spaces per each service/repair bay; 1 car space for every 40 sq.m. of gross floor area |
Source: Core Strategy Development Plan Document, Appendix 5: Parking StandardsAdopted 11 December 2012Figures checked against the published document on 13 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 Staffordshire, may also apply to your site.
South Staffordshire Core Strategy Development Plan Document
- Core Policy 11Sustainable Transport
- EV11Sustainable Travel
- EV12Parking Provision
- EQ13Development Contributions
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.