Falkirk Council · Scottish council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Falkirk
What transport evidence a Falkirk 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
Falkirk Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: National Roads Development Guide (parking standards, as adopted in Falkirk LDP2 Policy IR09)Confirmed 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 Falkirk, may also apply to your site.
National Planning Framework 4
- Policy 13Sustainable transport
Falkirk Local Development Plan 2
- PE26Air Quality
- IR01Strategic Infrastructure
- IR05Travel Hierarchy and Transport Assessment
- IR06Active Travel
- IR07Bus Travel
- IR09Parking
- IR08Freight 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.