Leicester City Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in Leicester
What transport evidence a Leicester 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
Car parking is covered by Policy T07 of the Leicester Local Plan 2020 to 2036, which refers to defined parking standards and to a Parking Standards and Design SPD that the council intends to produce. No standards are shown here.
Source: Leicester Local Plan 2020 to 2036, Policy T07 Car ParkingAdopted June 2026Confirmed as the current standard on 6 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 Leicester, may also apply to your site.
Leicester Local Plan 2020 to 2036
- CHA01The Railway Station
- CT05Great Central Railway
- T01Sustainable Transport Network
- T02Climate Change and Air Quality
- T04Park and Ride
- T05Freight
- T06Highways Infrastructure
- T07Car Parking
- DI01Developer Contributions and Infrastructure
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.