Parking, access and swept paths

Parking & traffic surveys

Assumptions get DAs rejected. Data gets them approved.

Every other service in this practice rests on knowing what's actually happening on the ground — not what a generic rate assumes. We run on-site parking and traffic surveys to build that real-world baseline.

Survey types

  • Accumulation / occupancy — how full the site or area gets, and when

  • Duration of stay — how long vehicles stay, distinguishing short visits from long-stay or commuter parking

  • Turnover — how many different vehicles use a space per period, key for medical, quick-service retail and childcare uses

  • Traffic volume counts — vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, classified where relevant

  • Other surveys — video intersection counts, number plate surveys, origin-destination studies, local area traffic studies

When you need one

  • Your land use doesn't fit standard council categories, such as mixed-use or shared parking

  • You're seeking a parking reduction below the statutory rate

  • The site sits in a high-demand or constrained-parking area

  • A change of use alters the parking profile of an existing building

How it works

  1. 01

    Scoping — survey area, typically a 200–400m radius, days including a weekday plus a weekend day where relevant, and time intervals covering peak periods

  2. 02

    Data collection — manual counts, video analytics, or ANPR, chosen for the accuracy and detail your project needs

  3. 03

    Analysis & reporting — clean, clear tables and charts that feed straight into your Carpark Demand Assessment or TIA

PROC 01—04

How the engagement moves

From enquiry to controlled issue
  1. Step 01Send the project

    Provide the site, available drawings and the issue that needs resolving.

  2. Step 02Confirm the scope

    We identify the required assessment, documentation, programme and fee.

  3. Step 03Assess and coordinate

    The technical work is developed against the project and authority requirements.

  4. Step 04Check and issue

    The agreed review is completed before controlled issue and support through comments.

FAQ

Common questions

Why not just use the statutory rate?

Because it's generic. A survey gives you the site-specific evidence needed to justify a departure from it, where the numbers support one.

How many days do you survey?

Commonly two minimum — a weekday and a weekend day — though this can vary by council or land use.

Does weather affect the results?

Yes — surveys avoid atypical conditions such as storms or extreme heat, since they distort normal behaviour and can produce data council may reject.

On-street versus off-street — what's the difference?

On-street measures public kerbside demand near your site; off-street measures your own car park's internal accumulation and efficiency.

Parking, access and swept paths

Send us the drawings. We'll tell you what you need.

Request a fee proposal

Send us the drawings. We'll tell you what you need — a written scope and fixed fee come back to you.

Attach plans

Your details and files are used only to scope and respond to this enquiry. We don't add you to a mailing list or share your information.


Capability statement

Tell us where to send it and the capability statement comes to your inbox — services, standards, the register of people, and how an engagement runs.

What to send
1. Site address
2. Plans, if they exist
3. A description of the works
Sightline Traffic EngineersContact
1800 008 782
plans@sightlinetraffic.com.au
Suite 413, 388 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm
ABN 16 699 960 668