South Tyneside Council · Metropolitan borough
Transport Statements and Assessments in South Tyneside
What transport evidence a South Tyneside 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
South Tyneside Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: SPD 6 Parking StandardsAdopted December 2010Confirmed as the current standard on 6 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 South Tyneside, may also apply to your site.
South Tyneside Local Plan 2023-2040
- SP25Transport and Infrastructure
- SP26Delivering Sustainable Transport
- Policy 51Improving Capacity on the Road Network
- Policy 52Safeguarding Land for Metro and Rail Development
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.