Aberdeen City Council · Scottish council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Aberdeen City
What transport evidence an Aberdeen City planning application needs, the parking standards that apply, and the policies an assessment should address.
Which document do you need?
In Scotland, NPF4 Policy 13 requires a transport assessment wherever a development will generate a significant increase in the number of person trips, undertaken in accordance with the relevant guidance.
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 standards Aberdeen City Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Car parking |
|---|---|---|
| Serviced Apartment | City Centre | 0 |
Source: Aberdeen Planning Guidance 2023: Transport and AccessibilityFigures checked against the published document on 6 November 2026Selected tables: the source document has the full standards
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 Aberdeen City, may also apply to your site.
National Planning Framework 4
- Policy 13Sustainable transport
Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2023
- WB2Air Quality
- WB3Noise
- I1Infrastructure Delivery and Planning Obligations
- T1Land for Transport
- T2Sustainable Transport
- T3Parking
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.