Wyre Council · District council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Wyre
What transport evidence a Wyre 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
Wyre Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Wyre Local Plan 2011-2031, Appendix B: Car Parking StandardsAdopted 26 January 2023Confirmed 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 Wyre, may also apply to your site.
Wyre Local Plan 2011-2031 (incorporating partial update of 2022)
- SP2Sustainable Development
- SP7Infrastructure Provision and Developer Contributions
- CDMP6Accessibility and Transport
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.