Transport Statement/Transport Assessment
The table shows which of these documents you're required to submit with your application. The documents we need depend on the size of your project.
| Use | Transport Statement | Transport Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| A1 Food | 250 to 800 sq.m | Over 800 sq.m |
| A1 Non-Food | 800 to1500 sq.m | Over 1500 sq.m |
| A2 Financial and professional services | 1000 to 2500 sq.m | Over 2500 sq.m |
| A3 Restaurants and cafés | 300 to 2500 sq.m | Over 2500 sq.m |
| A4 Drinking establishments | 300 to 600 sq.m | Over 600 sq.m |
| A5 Hot food takeaway | 250 to 500 sq.m | Over 500 sq.m |
| B1 Business | 1500 to 2500 sq.m | Over 2500 sq.m |
| B2 General industrial | 2500 to 4000 sq.m | Over 4000 sq.m |
| B8 Storage or distribution | 3000 to 5000 sq.m | Over 5000 sq.m |
| C1 Hotels | 75 to 100 bedrooms | Over 100 bedrooms |
| C2 Residential institutions - hospitals, nursing homes | 30 to 50 beds | Over 50 beds |
| C2 Residential institutions -Residential education | 50 to 150 students | Over 150 students |
| C2 Residential institutions -Institutional hostels | 250 to 400 residents | Over 400 residents |
| C3 Dwelling houses | 50 to 80 units | Over 80 units |
| D1 Non-residential Institutions | 500 to 1000 sq.m | Over 1000 sq.m |
| D2 Assembly and leisure | 500 to 1500 sq.m | Over 1500 sq.m |
Contact the Surrey County Council Highway Authority (opens new window) for any other buildings such as:
- stadia
- retail
- warehouse clubs
- amusement arcades or parks
- car/vehicle hire businesses or buildings used for selling and displaying motor vehicles
- nightclubs
You're only required to provide a transport assessment and travel plan for these buildings if:
- the site will experience over 30 two-way vehicle movements per hour
- the site will experience over 100 two-way vehicle movements per day
- the site will contain over 100 parking spaces
Read more information in:
- our Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2019 (policy ID1, ID3)
- the National Planning Policy Framework 2019 (para 109 - 111)
- our Local Plan 2003 (Policies G1, M3)
You may also wish to read:
- DfT Circular 02/2013 'The Strategic Road Network and the delivery of sustainable development' (Department for Transport, September 2013)
- NPPG Transport evidence bases in plan making and decision taking
- Travel plans - a good practice guide for developers (Surrey County Council 2018)
- Transportation Development Planning Good Practice Guide (Surrey County Council 2006/2017) - later updates identified in its Annex D
- Making Travel Plans Work: Lessons from UK case studies (Department for Transport 2009)