City of Wolverhampton Council · Metropolitan borough
Transport Statements and Assessments in Wolverhampton
What transport evidence a Wolverhampton 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
City of Wolverhampton Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Highways and Transportation Technical Guidance Note, Part 3 Design Guidance (off-street parking standards)Adopted July 2016Confirmed 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 Wolverhampton, may also apply to your site.
Black Country Core Strategy
- CSP5Transport Strategy
- DEL1Infrastructure Provision
- CEN8Car Parking in Centres
- TRAN1Priorities for the Development of the Transport Network
- TRAN3The Efficient Movement of Freight
Bilston Corridor Area Action Plan
- BC3Transport Strategy
- BC12Local Infrastructure Requirements and Delivery Priorities
Stafford Road Corridor Area Action Plan
- SRC2Transport Strategy
- SRC11Local Infrastructure Requirements
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.