Teignbridge District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Teignbridge
What transport evidence a Teignbridge 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
Teignbridge District Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Teignbridge Local Plan 2020-2040, Table 4: Cycle and vehicle parking standardsAdopted 19 May 2026Confirmed 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 Teignbridge, may also apply to your site.
Teignbridge Local Plan 2020-2040
- GP1Sustainable Development
- GP7Infrastructure & Transport Networks
- CC3Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
- CC4Sustainable Transport
- EN7Air Quality
- GC1Travel and Movement
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.