West Oxfordshire District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in West Oxfordshire
What transport evidence a West Oxfordshire 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
Oxfordshire County Council's parking standards apply in West Oxfordshire. Use the county's document below for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
County standards
Source: Parking Standards for New Developments (April 2026 update)County standards: Oxfordshire County CouncilAdopted April 2026Confirmed 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 West Oxfordshire, may also apply to your site.
West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2031
- OS5Supporting infrastructure
- T1Sustainable transport
- T2Highway improvement schemes
- T3Public transport, walking and cycling
- T4Parking provision
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.