Renfrewshire Council · Scottish council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Renfrewshire
What transport evidence a Renfrewshire 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 Renfrewshire Local Development Plan 2021 sets no numeric parking standards.
Source: Renfrewshire Local Development Plan 2021Adopted 15 December 2021Confirmed 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 Renfrewshire, may also apply to your site.
National Planning Framework 4
- Policy 13Sustainable transport
Renfrewshire Local Development Plan 2021
- I1Connecting Places
- I2Freight
- I8Developer Contributions
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.