Tunbridge Wells Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Tunbridge Wells
What transport evidence a Tunbridge Wells 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
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Tunbridge Wells Local Plan 2020-2038, Policy TP 3: Parking StandardsAdopted 10 December 2025Confirmed as the current standard on 6 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 Tunbridge Wells, may also apply to your site.
Tunbridge Wells Local Plan 2020-2038
- STR 5Infrastructure and Connectivity
- STR 6Transport and Parking
- EN 21Air Quality
- TP 1Transport Assessments/Statements, Travel Plans, and Mitigation
- EN 22Air Quality Management Areas
- EN 27Noise
- TP 2Transport Design and Accessibility
- TP 3Parking Standards
- TP 5Safeguarding Railway Land
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.