City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Metropolitan borough
Transport Statements and Assessments in Bradford Metropolitan
What transport evidence a Bradford Metropolitan 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
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Core Strategy Appendix 4: Car Parking StandardsAdopted 18 July 2017Confirmed 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 Bradford Metropolitan, may also apply to your site.
Local Plan for the Bradford District: Core Strategy
- TR1Travel Reduction and Modal Shift
- TR2Parking Policy
- TR3Public Transport, Cycling and Walking
- TR4Transport and Tourism
- TR6Freight
- TR7Transport Investment and Management Priorities
- DS4Streets and Movement
- ID3Developer 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.