Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Tonbridge and Malling
What transport evidence a Tonbridge and Malling 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
Tonbridge and Malling's Local Plan documents set no numeric parking standards of their own. The council's development plan page lists the Kent Vehicle Parking Standards and Interim Guidance Note 3 (residential parking) as guidance it has adopted for development management.
Source: Kent Vehicle Parking StandardsConfirmed as the current standard on 13 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 Tonbridge and Malling, may also apply to your site.
Tonbridge and Malling Local Development Framework Core Strategy
- CP2Sustainable Transport
- CP25Mitigation of Development Impacts
- CP26Safeguarding of Community Services and Transport
Managing Development and the Environment DPD
- SQ8Road Safety
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.