Derbyshire Dales District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Derbyshire Dales
What transport evidence a Derbyshire Dales 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
Derbyshire Dales District Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Derbyshire Dales Local Plan 2013-2033, Appendix 2: Parking StandardsAdopted December 2017Confirmed 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 Derbyshire Dales, may also apply to your site.
Derbyshire Dales Local Plan 2013-2033
- S1Sustainable Development Principles
- S10Local Infrastructure Provision and Developer Contributions
- PD9Pollution Control and Unstable Land
- HC18Provision of Public Transport Facilities
- HC19Accessibility and Transport
- HC20Managing Travel Demand
- HC21Car Parking Standards
- EC11Protecting and Extending our Cycle Network
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.