Waverley Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Waverley
What transport evidence a Waverley 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
Waverley Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Waverley Borough Council Parking Guidelines: October 2013Confirmed as the current standard on 5 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 Waverley, may also apply to your site.
Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites
- ST1Sustainable Transport
Waverley Borough Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies
- DM9Accessibility and transport
- DM28Access and Servicing
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.