Middlesbrough Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in Middlesbrough
What transport evidence a Middlesbrough 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
Middlesbrough's Core Strategy (February 2008), Policy CS18, sets maximum parking standards by reference to the Tees Valley Highway Design Guide, so agree provision with the Council early.
Source: Middlesbrough Core Strategy, Policy CS18: Demand ManagementAdopted February 2008Confirmed as the current standard on 13 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 Middlesbrough, may also apply to your site.
Middlesbrough Housing Local Plan
- CS17Transport Strategy
- H16Greater Middlehaven – Transport Infrastructure
- H25Hemlington Grange – Transport Infrastructure
Middlesbrough Local Development Framework Core Strategy
- CS4Sustainable development
- CS6Developer contributions
- CS19Road Safety
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.