Southend-on-Sea City Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in Southend-on-Sea
What transport evidence a Southend-on-Sea 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
Southend-on-Sea City Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Development Management Document, Appendix 6: Vehicle Parking StandardsAdopted July 2015Confirmed as the current standard on 10 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 Southend-on-Sea, may also apply to your site.
Southend Core Strategy
- KP3Implementation and Resources
- CP3Transport and Accessibility
Southend Development Management Document
- DM15Sustainable Transport Management
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.