Fylde Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Fylde
What transport evidence a Fylde 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 Fylde Borough Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Minimum car parking |
|---|---|---|
| Class C2 Residential care homes/nursing homes | Rural areas/ low accessibility | 1 per 5 residents |
| Class C2 Residential care homes/nursing homes | Suburban areas/ moderate accessibility | 1 per 5 residents |
| Class C2 Residential care homes/nursing homes | Town centres and vicinity / high accessibility | 1 per 6 residents |
| Class C1 hotels, motels, boarding and guest houses; short-term holiday lets | Rural areas/ low accessibility | 1 per bedroom |
| Class C1 hotels, motels, boarding and guest houses; short-term holiday lets | Suburban areas/ moderate accessibility | 1 per bedroom |
| Class C1 hotels, motels, boarding and guest houses; short-term holiday lets | Town centres and vicinity / high accessibility | 1 per bedroom, minus any Travel Plan reductions |
Source: Provision of Parking on New Developments Supplementary Planning DocumentAdopted 17 October 2023Figures 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 Fylde, may also apply to your site.
Fylde Local Plan to 2032 (incorporating Partial Review)
- T1Strategic Highway Improvements
- T4Enhancing Sustainable Transport Choice
- T5Parking Standards
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.