City of Lincoln Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Lincoln
What transport evidence a Lincoln 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
City of Lincoln Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Central Lincolnshire Local Plan, Appendix 2: Car Parking StandardsAdopted 13 April 2023Confirmed 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 Lincoln, may also apply to your site.
Central Lincolnshire Local Plan
- S45Strategic Infrastructure Requirements
- S46Safeguarded Land for Future Key Infrastructure
- S47Accessibility and Transport
- S48Walking and Cycling Infrastructure
- S49Parking Provision
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.