Newcastle City Council · Metropolitan borough
Transport Statements and Assessments in Newcastle
What transport evidence a Newcastle 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
Newcastle City Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Development and Allocations Plan 2015-2030, Appendix 6: Car and Cycle Parking LevelsAdopted 24 June 2020Confirmed as the current standard on 5 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 Newcastle, may also apply to your site.
Development and Allocations Plan 2015-2030
- DM10Pedestrian and Cycle Movement
- DM11Public Transport
- DM12Parking and Servicing
- DM14Mitigation and Highway Management
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.