Watford Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Watford
What transport evidence a Watford 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
Watford Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Watford Local Plan 2021-2038, Appendix E: Car Parking StandardsAdopted 17 October 2022Confirmed as the current standard on 10 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 Watford, may also apply to your site.
Watford Local Plan 2021-2038
- CC8.4Managing Air Quality
- ST11.1Sustainable Travel Town
- ST11.2Protecting and Enhancing Future Public Transport Routes and Watford Junction
- ST11.3Providing Sustainable Transport Infrastructure for Major Development
- ST11.4A Walking and Cycling Infrastructure Improvement Town
- ST11.5Electric Vehicles, Car Parking and Car Clubs
- ST11.6Managing the Transport Impacts of Development
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.