The Highland Council · Scottish council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Highland
What transport evidence a Highland planning application needs, the parking standards that apply, and the policies an assessment should address.
Which document do you need?
In Scotland, NPF4 Policy 13 requires a transport assessment wherever a development will generate a significant increase in the number of person trips, undertaken in accordance with the relevant guidance.
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 Highland Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Roads and Transport Guidelines for New DevelopmentsAdopted May 2013Confirmed 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 Highland, may also apply to your site.
National Planning Framework 4
- Policy 13Sustainable transport
Highland-wide Local Development Plan
- 31Developer Contributions
- 56Travel
- 69Electricity Transmission Infrastructure
- 72Pollution
- 73Air Quality
Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan 2
- 14Transport
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.