Thanet District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Thanet
What transport evidence a Thanet 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
Thanet District Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Thanet Local Plan to 2031, Appendix C: Parking Standards (indicative maximum provision)Adopted 9 July 2020Confirmed 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 Thanet, may also apply to your site.
Thanet Local Plan to 2031
- SP43Safe and Sustainable Travel
- SP45Transport Infrastructure
- SE05Air Quality
- TP01Transport Assessments and Travel Plans
- TP02Walking
- TP03Cycling
- TP04Public Transport
- TP06Car Parking
- TP08Freight and service delivery
- TP09Car parking provision at Westwood
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.