Hartlepool Borough Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in Hartlepool
What transport evidence a Hartlepool 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
Hartlepool's Local Plan (May 2018) sets no numeric parking standards. It says the Tees Valley design guide and specification is a guide to the level of car parking appropriate for different types of development, so agree provision with the Council early.
Source: Hartlepool Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy QP3: Location, Accessibility, Highway Safety and ParkingAdopted 22 May 2018Confirmed 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 Hartlepool, may also apply to your site.
Hartlepool Local Plan 2016-2031
- SUS1The Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development
- INF1Sustainable Transport Network
- QP1Planning Obligations
- QP3Location, Accessibility, Highway Safety and 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.