Warwick District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Warwick
What transport evidence a Warwick 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
The standards Warwick District Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Car parking |
|---|---|
| B1(a) | 1 space/20sq.m up to 1000sq.m, then 1 space/30sq.m additional floor space. |
| B1(b) | 1 space/20sq.m up to 1000sq.m, then 1 space/30sq.m additional floor space. |
| B1(c) | 1 space/40sq.m |
| A1 | 1 space/14sq.m |
| A2 | 1 space/ 25sq.m |
| A3 | 1 space / 20sq.m |
| A4 | 1 space/20sq.m |
| A5 | 1 space / 20sq.m |
| B2 | 1 space/50sq.m |
| B8 | 1 space /80sqm |
| C1 | 1 space / bedroom |
| Use | Cycle parking |
|---|---|
| B1(a) | 1/200sq.m |
| B1(b) | 1/200sq.m |
| B1(c) | 1/200sq.m |
| A1 | 1/150sq.m |
| A2 | 1/150sq.m |
| A3 | 1/150sq.m |
| A4 | 1/150sq.m |
| A5 | 1/150sq.m |
| B2 | 1/500sq.m |
| B8 | 1/850sq.m |
| C1 | 1/4beds |
Source: Parking Standards SPD (June 2018, re-adopted as amended June 2026)Adopted June 2026Figures checked against the published document on 6 November 2026Selected tables: the source document has the full standards
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 Warwick, may also apply to your site.
Warwick District Local Plan 2011-2029
- DS5Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development
- TR2Traffic Generation
- TR3Parking
- TR4Safeguarding for Transport Infrastructure
- NE6High Speed Rail 2 (HS2)
- DM1Infrastructure 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.