Telford & Wrekin Council · Unitary authority
Transport Statements and Assessments in Telford & Wrekin
What transport evidence a Telford & Wrekin 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
Telford & Wrekin Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Telford & Wrekin Local Plan 2011-2031, Appendix F: Parking standardsAdopted 11 January 2018Confirmed 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 Telford & Wrekin, may also apply to your site.
Telford & Wrekin Local Plan 2011-2031
- C 2Safeguarding rail and transport corridors
- C 3Impact of development on highways
- C 5Design of parking
- C 6Commuted parking payments
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.