Thurrock Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in Thurrock
What transport evidence a Thurrock 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
Policy PMD8 requires development to comply with the car parking standards set out in the Layout and Standards SPD, and to provide at least the minimum levels set in the Thurrock Parking Standards Guidance for cycles, powered two-wheelers, disabled car users and electric and other low emission vehicles.
Source: The parking standards referred to in Core Strategy policy PMD8Confirmed as the current standard on 5 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 Thurrock, may also apply to your site.
Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development (as amended)
- PMD8Parking standards
- PMD9Road network hierarchy
- PMD10Transport assessments and travel plans
- PMD11Freight movement
- PMD16Developer 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.