Rossendale Borough Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Rossendale
What transport evidence a Rossendale 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
Rossendale Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Rossendale Local Plan 2019 to 2036, Appendix 1: Parking StandardsAdopted 15 December 2021Confirmed 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 Rossendale, may also apply to your site.
Rossendale Local Plan 2019 to 2036
- SD3Planning Obligations
- TR1Strategic Transport
- TR2Footpaths, Cycleways and Bridleways
- TR4Parking
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.