Bolsover District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Bolsover
What transport evidence a Bolsover 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
Bolsover District Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Local Plan for Bolsover District, Policy ITCR11 Parking Provision and Appendix 8.2 Parking StandardsAdopted 4 March 2020Confirmed 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 Bolsover, may also apply to your site.
Local Plan for Bolsover District
- SS1Sustainable Development
- ITCR3Protection of Footpaths and Bridleways
- ITCR10Supporting Sustainable Transport Patterns
- ITCR11Parking Provision
- ITCR9Local Transport Improvement Schemes
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.