TRICS® - Understanding Transport Development

The TRICS® database contains over 6,000 individual transport surveys at a wide range of over 100 development types. Here is a summary of the number of survey days currently available by development sub-category.

01	Retail	site	devs	days
A	Food superstore	273	273	686
B	Cash & carry - wholesale & clubs	20	20	44
C	Discount food stores	39	39	64
D	DIY superstore - with garden centre	50	50	114
E	DIY superstore - without garden centre	41	41	112
F	Motorist DIY	12	12	22
G	Other individual non-food superstore	46	46	81
H	Garden centre	41	41	79
I	Shopping centre - local shops	38	185	44
J	Retail park - including food	49	161	84
K	Retail park - excluding food	90	407	234
L	Builder's merchants	13	13	18
M	Mixed shopping malls	14	31	25
N	Factory outlet centres	9	9	17
O	Convenience Store	10	10	10
P	Factory Shop	5	5	9
Q	Market	5	15	6

02	Employment	site	devs	days
A	Office	163	176	197
B	Business park	65	194	114
C	Industrial units	40	40	40
D	Industrial estate	135	239	224
E	Warehousing (self storage)	18	18	18
F	Warehousing (commercial)	58	58	70
G	Parcel distribution centres	16	16	17
H	Quarry	7	7	13

03	Residential	site	devs	days
A	Houses privately owned	229	229	483
B	Houses for rent	25	25	43
C	Flats privately owned	59	59	68
D	Flats for rent	46	46	46
E	Institutional hostels	10	10	10
F	Sheltered accommodation	29	29	64
G	Student accommodation	16	16	30
H	Nurses homes	3	3	3
J	Holiday accommodation	33	33	59
K	Mixed Private Housing	51	51	76
L	Mixed Non-Private Housing	19	19	26
M	Mixed Private/Non-Private Housing	46	46	80
N	Retirement Flats	13	13	13

04	Education	site	devs	days
A	Primary	39	39	39
B	Secondary	52	52	66
C	College/university	52	52	58
D	Nursery	33	33	40
E	Residential school	7	7	7
F	Community education	9	9	9

05	Health	site	devs	days
A	General hospital - with casualty	49	51	92
B	General hospital - without casualty	20	20	28
C	Special (e.g. Neurological)	18	18	18
D	Private hospital	26	26	33
E	Clinics	15	15	21
F	Nursing homes	29	29	36
G	GP surgeries	42	43	46
H	Hospice	10	10	14
I	Teaching Hospital	4	4	4
J	Dental Surgery	8	8	8
K	NHS Walk-In Centre	5	5	5
L	Care Home	2	2	2
M	Veterinary Surgery	4	4	4

06	Hotel, Food & Drink	site	devs	days
A	Hotels	108	108	187
B	Restaurants	32	32	46
C	Pub/restaurant	35	35	55
D	Fast food - drive through	26	26	36
E	Road-side food (e.g. Little chef)	17	17	37
F	Motorway service areas (res./pfs/mot	15	19	28
G	Take-away shops (e.g. Fish bars etc)	16	16	16
H	Pub/Restaurant + hotel	29	29	43
I	Public House (Without Restaurant)	12	12	12

07	Leisure	site	devs	days
A	Multiplex cinemas	20	20	40
B	Bowling alleys	21	21	30
C	Sports centres	58	58	119
D	Swimming pools	36	36	42
E	Skiing	10	10	31
F	Ice rink	14	14	22
G	Tennis clubs	14	14	20
H	Bingo halls	17	17	25
I	Art galleries/museums/exhibitions	26	26	31
J	Equestrian centres	7	7	10
K	Sports clubs	22	22	30
L	Football (5-a-side)	12	12	18
M	Country parks	22	22	69
O	Leisure park	15	55	22
P	Watersports centres	6	6	14
Q	Community Centre	8	8	8
R	Casino	5	5	5
S	Exhibition Centre	8	8	8
T	Place Of Worship	6	6	6
U	Play Centre	12	12	15
V	Library	6	6	7
W	Theatre	4	4	4

08	Marinas	site	devs	days
A	Marinas	38	38	76

09	Golf	site	devs	days
A	Private 9 hole courses	14	14	39
B	Private 18 hole courses	46	46	99
C	Private > 18 hole courses	21	21	29
D	Municipal 9 hole courses	7	7	12
E	Municipal 18 hole courses	10	10	18
F	Municipal > 18 hole courses	4	4	8
G	Driving range	13	13	22
H	3-par courses	3	3	5

10	Tourist Attractions	site	devs	days
A	Tourist attractions	84	84	159

11	Car Boot Sales	site	devs	days
A	Car boot sales	31	31	33

12	Civic Amenity Sites	site	devs	days
A	Recycling centres	76	76	182
C	Landfill	19	19	20

13	Petrol Filling Stations	site	devs	days
A	Petrol filling stations	74	74	137
B	PFS - with retail	59	60	81

14	Car Show Rooms	site	devs	days
A	Car show rooms	58	59	74

15	Vehicle Services	site	devs	days
A	Vehicle parts & repair centres	12	12	12
B	Motorist Centre (Fast Fit)	33	33	43
C	Car Hire Centre	8	8	8
D	Car Wash	4	4	4

16	Mixed	site	devs	days
A	Miscellaneous	46	47	66
B	Mixed use	54	203	82
C	Farm diversification	40	73	83