Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in Redcar and Cleveland
What transport evidence a Redcar and Cleveland 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
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Tees Valley Design Guide and Specification for Residential and Industrial EstatesConfirmed as the current standard on 10 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 Redcar and Cleveland, may also apply to your site.
Redcar and Cleveland Local Plan
- TA 1Transport and New Development
- TA 2Improving Accessibility Within and Beyond the Borough
- TA 3Sustainable Transport Networks
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.