Transport for drive-thrus and roadside uses.
Transport evidence for drive-thrus and roadside schemes, with queue capacity, pass-by trips and access design that officers can approve.
Also known as: drive-thru transport statement, drive through queuing, roadside services transport, pass-by trips, coffee drive-thru planning
What’s included.
Drive-thrus raise particular questions: whether queues will block the access or the highway, how many trips are new rather than passing traffic, and how pedestrians reach the site safely. Good evidence answers all three.
- Queue length and stacking capacity
- Pass-by and diverted trip analysis
- Access and junction design
- Swept paths for servicing
- Pedestrian routes and crossings
- Car park layout and management
Straightforward, proportionate, agreed early.
Queues kept off the road
Stacking capacity based on comparable sites, so queues stay within the site.
New versus pass-by
A realistic split between new trips and traffic already on the road.
Safe for pedestrians
Routes that do not cross the drive-thru lane where it can be avoided.
Questions we get asked
Will the queue back onto the road?
Not if the stacking space is designed properly. We size it using data from comparable sites.
What are pass-by trips?
Trips by vehicles already passing the site that stop on the way. They add turning movements but not new traffic to the wider network.
Do drive-thrus need a Transport Statement?
Usually, yes, because of their trip rates at peak times. We agree the scope with the council.
Often needed alongside.
Last reviewed October 2026 by Ripple Development Planning. Policy and guidance change; for advice on a specific site, send us the details.
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