Dumfries and Galloway Council · Scottish council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Dumfries and Galloway
What transport evidence a Dumfries and Galloway planning application needs, the parking standards that apply, and the policies an assessment should address.
Which document do you need?
In Scotland, NPF4 Policy 13 requires a transport assessment wherever a development will generate a significant increase in the number of person trips, undertaken in accordance with the relevant guidance.
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
Dumfries and Galloway's Local Development Plan sets no local parking standards. Its transport policy refers to national planning policy on parking provision.
Source: Dumfries and Galloway Local Development Plan 2Confirmed 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 Dumfries and Galloway, may also apply to your site.
National Planning Framework 4
- Policy 13Sustainable transport
Dumfries and Galloway Local Development Plan 2
- OP3Developer Contributions
- IN3New Waste Management Infrastructure
- T1Transport Infrastructure
- T4Freight Transport
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.