Perth and Kinross Council · Scottish council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Perth and Kinross
What transport evidence a Perth and Kinross 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
The Perth and Kinross Local Development Plan sets no numeric parking standards. Policy 60 asks that development proposals do not exceed maximum on-site parking standards, with more restrictive standards where an area is well served by sustainable transport and less restrictive standards in rural areas where public transport is infrequent.
Source: Local Development Plan 2 (2019), Policy 60: Transport Standards and Accessibility RequirementsAdopted 29 November 2019Confirmed 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 Perth and Kinross, may also apply to your site.
National Planning Framework 4
- Policy 13Sustainable transport
Perth and Kinross Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2)
- Policy 4Perth City Transport and Active Travel
- Policy 5Infrastructure Contributions
- Policy 57Air Quality
- Policy 60Transport Standards and Accessibility Requirements
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.