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Transport Statements and Assessments in Scottish Borders
What transport evidence a Scottish Borders 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
Scottish Borders Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Scottish Borders Local Development Plan 2024, Policy IS7: Parking Provision and StandardsAdopted 22 August 2024Confirmed 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 Scottish Borders, may also apply to your site.
National Planning Framework 4
- Policy 13Sustainable transport
Scottish Borders Local Development Plan 2024
- IS3Developer Contributions Related to the Borders Railway
- IS1Public infrastructure and local service provision
- IS2Developer contributions
- IS4Transport Development and Infrastructure
- IS7Parking Provision and Standards
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.