The City of Edinburgh Council · Scottish council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Edinburgh
What transport evidence an Edinburgh 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
The City of Edinburgh Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Edinburgh Design Guidance (parking standards in section 1.5)Confirmed 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 Edinburgh, may also apply to your site.
National Planning Framework 4
- Policy 13Sustainable transport
City Plan 2030
- Inf 3Infrastructure Delivery and Developer Contributions
- Inf 4Provision of Transport Infrastructure
- Inf 5Location of Major Travel Generating Development
- Inf 6Cycle Parking
- Inf 7Private Car Parking
- Inf 8Design of Car Parking
- Inf 9City Centre Public Parking
- Inf 10Cycle and Footpath Network
- Inf 11Public Transport Proposals and Safeguards
- Inf 12Park and Ride
- Inf 13Road Network Infrastructure
- Inf 14Rail Freight
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.