Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council · Metropolitan borough
Transport Statements and Assessments in Calderdale
What transport evidence a Calderdale 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
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Calderdale Local Plan, Annex 1: Car & Bicycle Parking StandardsAdopted 22 March 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 Calderdale, may also apply to your site.
Calderdale Local Plan 2018/19 to 2032/33
- IM1Strategic Transport Interventions
- IM2Transport Investment Decisions
- IM3Safeguarding Transport Investment
- IM4Sustainable Travel
- IM5Ensuring Development Supports Sustainable Travel
- BT4The Design and Layout of Highways and Accesses
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.