Gateshead Council · Metropolitan borough
Transport Statements and Assessments in Gateshead
What transport evidence a Gateshead 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
Gateshead Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Making Spaces for Growing Places, Appendix 4a (residential) and Appendix 4b (non-residential): Levels of Car Parking in New DevelopmentAdopted 1 February 2021Confirmed 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 Gateshead, may also apply to your site.
Planning for the Future: Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2030
- DEL1Infrastructure and Developer Contributions
- CS13Transport
- UC5Primary and Secondary Pedestrian Routes
- UC6Cycling
- UC7Public Transport
- UC8Freight and Servicing
- UC9General Traffic
- UC10Car Parking
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.