City of Doncaster Council · Metropolitan borough
Transport Statements and Assessments in Doncaster
What transport evidence a Doncaster 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
City of Doncaster Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Doncaster Local Plan 2015-2035, Appendix 6: Parking StandardsAdopted 23 September 2021Confirmed as the current standard on 13 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 Doncaster, may also apply to your site.
Doncaster Local Plan 2015-2035
- Policy 12Strategic Transport Network
- Policy 13Promoting Sustainable Transport in New Developments
- Policy 14Doncaster Town Centre Car Parking
- Policy 15Lorry Parking
- Policy 16Cycling in Doncaster
- Policy 17Walking in Doncaster
- Policy 18Development Affecting Public Rights of Way
- Policy 19Access, Design and Layout of Public Rights of Way
- Policy 20Public Rights of Way Crossing Roads, Railways, Canals and Rivers
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.