Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in Stockton-on-Tees
What transport evidence a Stockton-on-Tees 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 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Car parking |
|---|---|---|
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, Extra Care Housing | 1 space per warden plus 1 space per 3 units plus 1 space and adequate manoeuvrability for ambulances plus 1visitor space per 6units. |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, Extra Care Housing | 0.5 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, Flatted Development | 1.5 |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, Flatted Development | 1.0 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, House 1 Bed | 2.0 |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, House 1 Bed | 1.0 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, House 2 Bed | 2.0 |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, House 2 Bed | 1.5 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, House 3 Bed | 2.0 |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, House 3 Bed | 1.5 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, House 4 Bed | 3.0 |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, House 4 Bed | 3.0 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, House 5 bed and over | 4.0 |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, House 5 bed and over | 4.0 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, Local Authority Housing/ Registered Social Landlords | 1.0 |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, Local Authority Housing/ Registered Social Landlords | 1.0 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, Sheltered Housing Category 1 | 1 space per warden. 1 space per 3 units plus 1 space and adequate manoeuvrability for ambulances plus 1visitor space per 6 units. |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, Sheltered Housing Category 1 | 1 space per warden. 1 space per 10 units |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, Sheltered Housing Category 2 | 1 space per unit plus 1 space and adequate manoeuvrability for ambulances plus 1 visitor space per 6 units. |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, Sheltered Housing Category 2 | 0.5 |
| C3/C4 | All Other Areas of the Borough, Houses in Multiple Occupation | 1 per 4 residents |
| C3/C4 | Stockton Town Centre, Houses in Multiple Occupation | 1.0 |
| B1/A2 | All Other Areas of the Borough | Sufficient operational parking and area for manoeuvring within the site. 1 non-operational parking space per 35m² gross floor area. |
| B1/A2 | Stockton Town Centre | Sufficient operational parking and area for manoeuvring within the site. 1 non-operational parking space per 350m2 gross floor area. |
| Use | Area and size | Cycle parking |
|---|---|---|
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, Extra Care Housing | 1 per 6 units for visitors |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, Extra Care Housing | 1 per 6 units for visitors |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, Flatted Development | 1 per 2 units for residents and 1 per 6 units for visitors |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, Flatted Development | 1 per 2 units for residents and 1 per 6 units for visitors |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, House 1 Bed | 1 |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, House 1 Bed | 1 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, House 2 Bed | 1 |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, House 2 Bed | 1 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, House 3 Bed | 2 |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, House 3 Bed | 2 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, House 4 Bed | 2 |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, House 4 Bed | 2 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, House 5 bed and over | 2 |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, House 5 bed and over | 2 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, Local Authority Housing/ Registered Social Landlords | 1 |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, Local Authority Housing/ Registered Social Landlords | 1 |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, Sheltered Housing Category 1 | 1 per 4 units for residents and 1 per 6 units for visitors |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, Sheltered Housing Category 1 | 1 per 4 units for residents and 1 per 6 units for visitors |
| C3 | All Other Areas of the Borough, Sheltered Housing Category 2 | 1 per 4 Units for residents and 1 per 6 Units for Visitors |
| C3 | Stockton Town Centre, Sheltered Housing Category 2 | 1 per 4 Units for residents and 1 per 6 Units for Visitors |
| C3/C4 | All Other Areas of the Borough, Houses in Multiple Occupation | 1 per 4 residents |
| C3/C4 | Stockton Town Centre, Houses in Multiple Occupation | 1 per 4 residents |
| B1/A2 | All Other Areas of the Borough | Provision for the parking of 1 cycle per 100m² gross floor area. |
| B1/A2 | Stockton Town Centre | Provision for the parking of 1 cycle per 100m2 gross floor area. |
| A3 | All Other Areas of the Borough | Provision for the parking of 1 cycle for every 10m². |
| A3 | Stockton Town Centre | Provision for the parking of 1 cycle for every 10m². |
Source: Supplementary Planning Document 3: Parking Provision for DevelopmentsAdopted October 2011Figures checked against the published document on 27 October 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 Stockton-on-Tees, may also apply to your site.
Stockton-on-Tees Local Plan 2019
- SD1Presumption in favour of Sustainable Development
- SD6Transport and Infrastructure Strategy
- SD7Infrastructure Delivery and Viability
- TI1Transport Infrastructure
- TI2Community Infrastructure
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.