Forest of Dean District Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Forest of Dean
What transport evidence a Forest of Dean 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
Forest of Dean District Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Manual for Gloucestershire Streets (July 2020, October 2021 addendum), Gloucestershire County CouncilAdopted July 2020Confirmed 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 Forest of Dean, may also apply to your site.
Cinderford Northern Quarter Area Action Plan
- 5Developer contributions and procurement
- 16Pedestrian network
- 17Cycle network
- 18Public Transport
- 19Parking
Forest of Dean Allocations Plan
- AP 1Sustainable Development
- AP 10Dean Forest Railway
- AP 26Additional Cycle Connections
- AP 27Lydney to Parkend Cycle Route
- AP 28Christchurch/ Berry Hill Cycle Route
- AP 29Wye Valley
- AP 41Lydney Town Centre Highway Improvements
- AP 46Lydney Harbour Area - Cycling and walking
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.