Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · Metropolitan borough
Transport Statements and Assessments in Dudley
What transport evidence a Dudley 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
The standards Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Minimum car parking | Maximum car parking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwelling houses | 1 space per 5 dwellings | – | |
| Dwelling houses | 1 BED | 1 DEDICATED (SPACES) | – |
| Dwelling houses | 2 & 3 BED | 2 DEDICATED (SPACES) | – |
| Dwelling houses | 4 & 5 BED | 3 DEDICATED (SPACES) | – |
| Dwelling houses | 6 BED | 4 DEDICATED (SPACES) | – |
| B1 Business/Offices | – | 1:30 | |
| B1 Non-office light industrial | – | 1:50 | |
| A1 Non-food Retail | – | 1:20 | |
| A1 Retail | – | 1:14 | |
| A2 Financial and Professional Services | – | 1:25 | |
| A3 Restaurants, cafés and transport cafés | – | 1:10 | |
| A4 Drinking Establishments | – | 1:8 | |
| A5 Hot Food Take-aways | – | 1:20 | |
| B2 General Industry | – | 1:70 | |
| B8 Warehousing | – | 1:150 | |
| C1 Hotels | – | 1 space per bedroom | |
| Vehicle Repair | – | 4 spaces per bay |
| Use | Cycle parking |
|---|---|
| A1 Retail | 1 space per 200sqm |
| A2 Financial and Professional Services | 1 space per 100sqm for staff and 1 space per 1000sqm for visitors |
| C1 Hotels | 1 space per 10 bedrooms |
Source: Parking Standards Supplementary Planning DocumentAdopted September 2017Figures checked against the published document on 6 November 2026Selected tables: the source document has the full standards
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 Dudley, may also apply to your site.
Dudley Local Plan 2024-2041 Part One: Spatial Strategy and Policies
- DLP6Infrastructure Provision
- DLP9Healthcare Infrastructure
- DLP43Air Quality
- DLP63The Transport Network
- DLP65Transport Impacts of New Development
- DLP66The Movement of Freight
- DLP67Active Travel
- DLP68Parking Management
- DLP69Planning for Low Emission Vehicles
- DLP70Waste Infrastructure - Future Requirements
- DLP81Noise Pollution
Dudley Local Plan 2024-2041 Part Two: Centres and Site Allocations
- DLPBH4Sustainable Transport and Active Travel in Brierley
- DLPD4Sustainable Transport and Active Travel in Dudley
- DLPS6Pedestrian Access and Cycling in Stourbridge
- DLPH6Access and Movement in Halesowen
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.