Swale Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Swale
What transport evidence a Swale 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
Swale Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Parking Standards Supplementary Planning DocumentAdopted 3 June 2020Confirmed as the current standard on 6 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 Swale, may also apply to your site.
Bearing Fruits 2031: The Swale Borough Local Plan
- ST 1Delivering sustainable development in Swale
- CP 2Promoting sustainable transport
- DM 6Managing transport demand and impact
- DM 7Vehicle parking
- DM 26Rural lanes
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.