Lancaster City Council · District council

Transport Statements and Assessments in Lancaster

What transport evidence a Lancaster 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

Lancaster City Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.

Source: Development Management DPD (climate emergency review), Policy DM62 and Appendix E: Vehicle Parking StandardsAdopted 22 January 2025Confirmed 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 Lancaster, may also apply to your site.

Lancaster District Local Plan Part One: Strategic Policies and Land Allocations (climate emergency review) DPD

SP10Improving transport connectivity
SG3Infrastructure Delivery for Growth in South Lancaster
SG8Infrastructure Requirement & Delivery for Growth in East Lancaster
SG10Infrastructure Requirement & Delivery for Growth in North Lancaster
T1Lancaster park and ride
T2Developing the cycling and walking network
T4Public transport corridors

Lancaster District Local Plan Part Two: Development Management (climate emergency review) DPD

DM58Infrastructure delivery and funding
DM60Enhancing Accessibility and Transport Linkages
DM61Prioritising walking and cycling
DM62Vehicle Parking Provision and Electric Vehicle Charging Points
DM63Transport efficiency and travel
DM64Lancaster District Highways and Transport Masterplan

Arnside and Silverdale AONB DPD

AS10Infrastructure for New Development

Development plan: Lancaster District Local Plan Part One: Strategic Policies and Land Allocations (climate emergency review) DPD, adopted 22 January 2025Lancaster District Local Plan Part Two: Development Management (climate emergency review) DPD, adopted 22 January 2025Morecambe Area Action Plan DPD, adopted December 2014Arnside and Silverdale AONB DPD, adopted 28 March 2019Joint Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Core Strategy, adoption date not publishedJoint Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies, adoption date not publishedChecked against lancaster.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy/about-local-plan on 10 November 2026
Neighbourhood plans: 6 made plans, each part of the development plan for its own area.
Wennington Neighbourhood Plan, made 10 April 2019
Wray-with-Botton Neighbourhood Plan, made 17 July 2019
Aldcliffe-with-Stodday Neighbourhood Plan, made 28 September 2022
Caton-with-Littledale Neighbourhood Plan, made 19 July 2023
Slyne-with-Hest Neighbourhood Plan, made 27 September 2023
Halton-with-Aughton Neighbourhood Plan, made 22 April 2026
Checked against lancaster.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy/neighbourhood-planning on 10 November 2026
Highway authority: Lancashire County Council for local roadsNational Highways for motorways and trunk roads, where present
Council website: lancaster.gov.uk

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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.