Blackpool Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in Blackpool
What transport evidence a Blackpool 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
Blackpool Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Blackpool Local Plan Part 2, Appendix G1: Parking StandardsAdopted 22 February 2023Confirmed as the current standard on 10 November 2026
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 Blackpool, may also apply to your site.
Blackpool Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy 2012-2027
- CS11Planning Obligations
- CS27South Blackpool Transport and Connectivity
Blackpool Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies
- DM41Transport Requirements for New Development
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.