Tamworth Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Tamworth
What transport evidence a Tamworth 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
Tamworth Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Tamworth Borough Council Local Plan 2006-2031, Policy SU2 and Appendix C Car Parking StandardsAdopted 23 February 2016Confirmed 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 Tamworth, may also apply to your site.
Tamworth Borough Council Local Plan 2006-2031
- SS2Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development
- SU1Sustainable Transport Network
- SU2Delivering Sustainable Transport
- SU5Pollution, Ground Conditions and Minerals and Soils
- IM1Infrastructure and Developer 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.