Amber Valley Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Amber Valley
What transport evidence an Amber Valley planning application needs, the parking standards that apply, and the policies an assessment should address.
Which document do you need?
National policy asks for a Transport Statement or a Transport Assessment wherever a development will generate significant amounts of movement.
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 Amber Valley Borough Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Maximum car parking |
|---|---|---|
| Houses of Multiple Occupancy | 10 Bedrooms | 3 |
| Houses of Multiple Occupancy | 11 Bedrooms | 4 |
| Houses of Multiple Occupancy | 12 Bedrooms | 4 |
| Houses of Multiple Occupancy | 7 Bedrooms | 2 |
| Houses of Multiple Occupancy | 8 Bedrooms | 3 |
| Houses of Multiple Occupancy | 9 Bedrooms | 3 |
| Use | Cycle parking |
|---|---|
| Educational Facilities - Nursery / Primary | 1 space per 10 pupils aged 4 or over |
| Educational Facilities - Secondary School | 1 space per 5 pupils |
| Houses of Multiple Occupancy | 1 space per bedroom |
Source: Parking Guidance for New Developments (Derbyshire County Council, September 2024)Adopted September 2024Figures 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 Amber Valley, may also apply to your site.
Amber Valley Borough Local Plan 2022-2040
- SS1Presumption in favour of Sustainable Development
- IN1Transport
- IN2Disused Transport Routes
- IN12Infrastructure Delivery & Developer Contributions
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.