Darlington Borough Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in Darlington
What transport evidence a Darlington 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
Darlington's Local Plan (February 2022) sets no numeric parking standards. It says local standards will be set out in the Tees Valley Highway Design Guide and that nationally defined standards apply until that guide is updated, so agree provision with the Council early.
Source: Darlington Borough Local Plan 2016-2036, Policy IN 4: Parking Provision including Electric Vehicle ChargingAdopted 17 February 2022Confirmed 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 Darlington, may also apply to your site.
Darlington Borough Local Plan 2016-2036
- SD 1Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development
- IN 1Delivering a Sustainable Transport Network
- IN 3Transport Assessments and Travel Plans
- IN 4Parking Provision including Electric Vehicle Charging
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.