Wirral Council · Metropolitan borough
Transport Statements and Assessments in Wirral
What transport evidence a Wirral 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
Wirral Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Wirral Local Plan 2022 to 2040, Appendix 8: Parking Standards, Transport Assessment and Travel Plan ThresholdsAdopted 31 March 2025Confirmed 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 Wirral, may also apply to your site.
Wirral Local Plan 2022 to 2040
- WS 9Strategy for Transport
- WS 10Infrastructure Delivery
- WD 14Pollution and Risk
- WD 22Servicing and Parking in 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.