Gedling Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Gedling
What transport evidence a Gedling 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
Gedling Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Local Planning Document, Appendix D: Requirement for Parking Provision in Residential and Non-Residential DevelopmentAdopted July 2018Confirmed 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 Gedling, may also apply to your site.
Gedling Borough Local Planning Document (Part 2 Local Plan)
- LPD 57Parking Standards
- LPD 58Cycle Routes, Recreational Routes and Public Rights of Way
- LPD 59Park and Ride
- LPD 61Highway Safety
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.