Stirling Council · Scottish council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Stirling
What transport evidence a Stirling 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 Stirling Local Development Plan sets no numeric parking standards in its policies. It refers to the council's supplementary guidance on transport and access for new development for parking standards.
Source: Stirling Local Development Plan 2018, Policy 3.1: Addressing the Travel Demands of New DevelopmentAdopted 8 October 2018Confirmed 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 Stirling, may also apply to your site.
National Planning Framework 4
- Policy 13Sustainable transport
Stirling Local Development Plan
- Primary Policy 3Provision of Infrastructure
- Policy 3.1Addressing the Travel Demands of New Development
- Policy 3.3Developer 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.