Buckinghamshire Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in Buckinghamshire
What transport evidence a Buckinghamshire 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
Buckinghamshire Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Parking guidance for new developmentsConfirmed as the current standard on 6 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 Buckinghamshire, may also apply to your site.
Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan 2013-2033
- S1Sustainable development for Aylesbury Vale
- S5Infrastructure
- T1Delivering the sustainable transport vision
- T2Supporting and Protecting Transport Schemes
- T3Supporting local transport schemes
- T4Capacity of the transport network to deliver development
- T5Delivering transport in new development
- T6Vehicle Parking
- T7Footpaths and cycle routes
- T8Electric Vehicle Parking
- NE5Pollution, air quality and contaminated land
Wycombe District Local Plan
- CP1Sustainable development
- CP7Delivering the Infrastructure to Support Growth
- PR8Provision and Safeguarding of Transport Infrastructure
- PR12Town centre traffic and public realm enhancements
- PR17Princes Risborough Delivery of Infrastructure
- DM33Managing Carbon Emissions: Transport and Energy Generation
Wycombe Delivery and Site Allocations Plan for Town Centres and Managing Development
- DM2Transport Requirements of Development Sites
Chiltern District Local Plan (saved policies)
- GC1Design of Development Throughout the District
- GC7Noise-generating Developments Throughout the District
- TR16Parking and Manoeuvring Standards Throughout the District
- TR15Design of Parking Areas Throughout the District
South Bucks District Local Plan (saved policies)
- C4Traffic and parking in conservation areas
- EP8Noise sensitive development
- EP9Noise generating development
- EP10Air pollution
- EP17Aerodrome/air traffic safeguarding
- TR1Encouraging the use of public transport
- TR2Cycling facilities
- TR3Pedestrian facilities
- TR5Accesses, highway works and traffic generation
- TR6Traffic calming
- TR7Parking provision
- TR8Park and ride
- TR13Freight facilities
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.