Midlothian Council · Scottish council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Midlothian
What transport evidence a Midlothian planning application needs, the parking standards that apply, and the policies an assessment should address.
Which document do you need?
In Scotland, NPF4 Policy 13 requires a transport assessment wherever a development will generate a significant increase in the number of person trips, undertaken in accordance with the relevant guidance.
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
Midlothian Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Midlothian Council Parking Standards (part of the Development Standards for Roads)Confirmed 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 Midlothian, may also apply to your site.
National Planning Framework 4
- Policy 13Sustainable transport
Midlothian Local Development Plan 2017
- TRAN 1Sustainable Travel
- TRAN 2Transport Network Interventions
- TRAN 3Strategic Transport Network
- TRAN 4Freight
- ENV 17Air Quality
- ENV 18Noise
- IMP 2Essential Infrastructure Required to Enable New Development
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.