Winchester City Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Winchester
What transport evidence a Winchester 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 adopted Local Plan sets no numeric parking standards. Policy T2 requires the level of car parking to be justified in the Design and Access Statement, and parking for commercial uses is considered case by case.
Source: Winchester District Local Plan 2020-2040, Policy T2: Parking for New DevelopmentsAdopted 24 March 2026Confirmed as the current standard on 6 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 Winchester, may also apply to your site.
Winchester District Local Plan 2020-2040
- T1Sustainable and Active Transport and Travel
- T2Parking for New Developments
- T3Prioritising Active and Sustainable Modes of Travel
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.