Ribble Valley Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Ribble Valley
What transport evidence a Ribble Valley 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
Ribble Valley's Core Strategy sets no numeric parking standards. Policy DMG3 requires adequate car parking and servicing space in line with currently approved standards.
Source: Ribble Valley Core Strategy, Policy DMG3: Transport and MobilityAdopted 16 December 2014Confirmed 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 Ribble Valley, may also apply to your site.
Ribble Valley Core Strategy (Local Plan Part One)
- DMI2Transport Considerations
- DMG3Transport and Mobility
- DMB5Footpaths and Bridleways
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.