Chorley Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Chorley
What transport evidence a Chorley 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
Chorley Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026, Policy ST4 and Appendix A: Parking StandardsAdopted 21 July 2015Confirmed 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 Chorley, may also apply to your site.
Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026
- ST1New provision or improvement of footpaths, cycleways, bridleways and their associated facilities in existing networks and new development
- ST2Rail Facilities, Electrification and Improvement
- ST3Road Schemes and Development Access
- ST4Parking Standards
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.