Kirklees Council · Metropolitan borough
Transport Statements and Assessments in Kirklees
What transport evidence a Kirklees 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
The standards Kirklees Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Car parking |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | 1-2 bedroom apartments | one space |
| Apartments | 3+ bedroom apartments | two spaces |
Source: Kirklees Highway Design Guide Supplementary Planning DocumentAdopted 4 November 2019Figures checked against the published document on 6 November 2026Selected tables: the source document has the full standards
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 Kirklees, may also apply to your site.
Kirklees Local Plan: Strategy and Policies
- LP4Providing infrastructure
- LP19Strategic transport infrastructure
- LP20Sustainable travel
- LP21Highway safety and access
- LP22Parking
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.