North Yorkshire Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in North Yorkshire
What transport evidence a North Yorkshire 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
The standards North Yorkshire Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Cycle parking |
|---|---|
| B1 / A2 Offices | 1 space / 150m2 GFA |
| A3 Restaurants | 1 space / 50m2 PFA (Public Floor Area) (minimum 4 spaces) |
| B2-B7 Manufacturing / Industry | Staff: 1 space /200m2 GFA; Customers: 1 space / 500m2 GFA |
| B8 Warehousing | 1 space / 400m2 GFA |
| C1 Guest Houses (under 20 beds) | 1 space /10 bedrooms |
| C1 Hotels / Motels (more than 20 beds) | 1 space /10 bedrooms |
| D1 Health Centres / Doctors' Surgeries / Dentists' Surgeries / Veterinary Surgeries | 1 space / 3 consulting rooms |
| D1 Nursery Schools | Staff: 1 space/5 staff |
| D1 Primary and Secondary Schools | Staff: 1 space/5 staff; Students: 1 space/5 students |
Source: Interim guidance on transport issues, including parking standardsFigures checked against the published document on 5 November 2026Selected tables: the source document has the full standards
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 North Yorkshire, may also apply to your site.
Craven Local Plan 2012 to 2032
- SP12Infrastructure, strategy and development delivery
- ENV7Land and air quality
- ENV12Footpaths, bridleways, byways and cycle routes
- INF1Planning obligations
- INF4Parking provision
- INF7Sustainable transport and highways
Hambleton Local Plan
- IC1Infrastructure Delivery
- IC2Transport and Accessibility
- RM4Air Quality
Harrogate District Local Plan 2014-2035
- TI1Sustainable Transport
- TI2Protection of Transport Sites and Routes
- TI3Parking Provision
- TI4Delivery of New Infrastructure
The Ryedale Plan: Local Plan Strategy
- SP10Physical Infrastructure
- SP17Managing Air Quality, Land and Water Resources
- SP19Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development
- SP22Planning Obligations, Developer Contributions and the Community Infrastructure Levy
Selby District Core Strategy Local Plan
- SP1Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development
- SP15Sustainable Development and Climate Change
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.