Vale of White Horse District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Vale of White Horse
What transport evidence a Vale of White Horse 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
Vale of White Horse's Local Plan 2031 Part 1 (Core Policy 35) says new developments must provide adequate parking in accordance with Oxfordshire County Council's published parking standards for new developments.
Source: Vale of White Horse Local Plan 2031 Part 1, Core Policy 35: Promoting Public Transport, Cycling and WalkingAdopted December 2016Confirmed 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 Vale of White Horse, may also apply to your site.
Vale of White Horse Local Plan 2031 Part 1: Strategic Sites and Policies
- Core Policy 12Safeguarding of Land for Strategic Highway Improvements within the Abingdon-on-Thames and Oxford Fringe Sub-Area
- Core Policy 17Delivery of Strategic Highway Improvements within the South-East Vale Sub-Area
- Core Policy 18Safeguarding of Land for Transport Schemes in the South East Vale Sub-Area
- Core Policy 19Re-opening of Grove Railway Station
- Core Policy 21Safeguarding of Land for Strategic Highway Improvements within the Western Vale Sub-Area
- Core Policy 33Promoting Sustainable Transport and Accessibility
- Core Policy 34A34 Strategy
- Core Policy 35Promoting Public Transport, Cycling and Walking
Vale of White Horse Local Plan 2031 Part 2: Detailed Policies and Additional Sites
- Development Policy 16Access
- Development Policy 17Transport Assessments and Travel Plans
- Development Policy 18Public Car Parking in Settlements
- Development Policy 19Lorries and Roadside Services
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.