High Peak Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in High Peak
What transport evidence a High Peak 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
High Peak Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: High Peak Local Plan, Appendix 1: Parking GuidanceAdopted April 2016Confirmed 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 High Peak, may also apply to your site.
High Peak Local Plan
- S 1Sustainable Development Principles
- EQ 10Pollution Control and Unstable Land
- CF 3Local Infrastructure Provision
- CF 6Accessibility and Transport
- CF 7Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy
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.