Burnley Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Burnley
What transport evidence a Burnley 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
Burnley Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Burnley's Local Plan, Policy IC3 and Appendix 9: Car Parking StandardsAdopted 31 July 2018Confirmed 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 Burnley, may also apply to your site.
Burnley's Local Plan
- SP1Achieving Sustainable Development
- IC4Infrastructure and Planning Contributions
- IC1Sustainable Travel
- IC2Managing Transport and Travel Impacts
- IC3Car Parking Standards
- IC7Taxis and Taxi Booking Offices
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.