Who decides, and which standards apply.

• Aberdeen Planning Guidance: Transport and Accessibility: the council's planning guidance supporting Local Development Plan policies T2 (sustainable transport) and T3 (parking), covering Transport Assessments, travel plans and parking provision.
• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide to street and road layouts for new development, which the council applies to accesses, junctions, visibility and parking layouts.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement on street design, which puts place and movement on foot ahead of vehicle movement in residential layouts.
• Cycling by Design 2026: Transport Scotland's current cycle design guidance, used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking within larger sites.

Aberdeen City Council website

• Aberdeenshire parking standards: the council's car and cycle parking standards for new development, applied through the Local Development Plan 2023.
• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide to street and road layouts for new development, which the council applies to accesses, junctions, visibility and parking layouts.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement on street design, which puts place and movement on foot ahead of vehicle movement in residential layouts.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on the scope and content of Transport Assessments and Transport Statements, read with NPF4 policy 13.

Aberdeenshire Council website

• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement that puts place and the needs of people walking and cycling ahead of vehicle movement in the design of new streets.
• SCOTS National Roads Development Guide: the guide prepared by Scottish roads authorities on the layout and design of roads serving new development, covering visibility, junctions, servicing and parking.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on when a Transport Assessment or Transport Statement is needed and what it should cover, read with the Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG).
• Cycling by Design: Transport Scotland's design guidance for cycle infrastructure, applied to new routes, junctions and site frontages.

Angus Council website

• Roads Development Technical Guidance: adopted by the council in 2024 as its local supplement to the National Roads Development Guide, with sightline tables, road geometry, parking minimums and specific provisions for small housing schemes and the islands.
• SCOTS National Roads Development Guide: the guide prepared by Scottish roads authorities on the layout and design of roads serving new development, covering visibility, junctions, servicing and parking.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement that puts place and the needs of people walking and cycling ahead of vehicle movement in the design of new streets.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on when a Transport Assessment or Transport Statement is needed and what it should cover, read with the Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG).

Argyll and Bute Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham website

• Barnet Long Term Transport Strategy 2020 to 2041: the borough’s strategy for shifting trips to walking, cycling and public transport, which officers draw on when testing parking and access proposals.
• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Barnet website

• Parking SPD: the council's car and cycle parking standards for new development, adopted alongside the 2019 Local Plan.
• Design of Housing Development SPD: guidance on layout, streets and access for residential schemes.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and crossings.

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council website

• Transport and Development SPD: adopted in January 2023, setting out the council's expectations for transport evidence, travel plans and car and cycle parking, with lower parking provision in the most accessible parts of Bath.
• Placemaking Plan transport policies: the adopted ST policies on sustainable transport, access and the design of new streets, as updated by the Local Plan Partial Update.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts, accesses and the many historic streets where standard geometry cannot be met.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Bath and North East Somerset Council website

• Parking Standards for Sustainable Communities: Design and Good Practice SPD: the borough's car and cycle parking standards and guidance on how parking is designed into new layouts.
• Highways Development Control Design Guide: the borough's guidance on road and access design for new development, which the council has said is being updated.
• Traffic Calming: Streets for People: guidance on designing low-speed residential streets.
• Waste and Recycling in New Developments: technical guidance that includes the highway design needed for refuse collection vehicles.

Bedford Borough Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Bexley website

• Parking SPD: adopted on 9 November 2021, replacing the 2012 Car Parking Guidelines and setting parking levels by accessibility zone.
• Birmingham Design Guide SPD: adopted on 6 September 2022, a set of design principles and city manuals that apply to all development in the city.
• Birmingham Transport Plan 2031: the city's transport strategy, which prioritises walking, cycling and public transport and reallocates road space.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and crossings.

Birmingham City Council website

• Blackburn with Darwen Local Plan 2021 to 2037: the adopted plan's policies on accessibility, parking provision and the design of new development.
• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: used for residential layouts, accesses and visibility.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and cycle parking.

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council website

• Local Plan Part 2 development management policies: the transport, access and parking policies in the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies plan, against which the council tests accesses, servicing and parking.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets, accesses and visibility where traffic is light and speeds are low.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national standard for new and altered cycle routes and crossings, relevant on the promenade and main corridors.
• Design Manual for Roads and Bridges: applied where a scheme affects the M55 or the higher speed approach roads, in consultation with National Highways where the motorway is involved.

Blackpool Council website

• Access, Car Parking and Design SPG: the council's supplementary planning guidance on site access, parking provision and layout, used alongside the adopted LDP.
• South Wales Parking Guidelines: the regional car and cycle parking guidelines, based on accessibility zones, which the council holds as part of its planning evidence.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes and crossings, applied to new links and site frontages.
• Manual for Streets: used for the layout of residential streets and accesses on county borough roads.

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council website

• Accessibility, Transport and Road Safety SPD: the council's guidance on transport assessments, travel plans and its car and cycle parking standards.
• Places for Everyone transport policies: the joint plan's requirements on transport assessment, sustainable access and the strategic road network.
• Greater Manchester Streets for All: TfGM's approach to street design that balances movement with place.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and Bee Network links.

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council website

• Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document: adopted in January 2021, setting car, cycle and electric vehicle parking requirements for new development across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, with lower provision expected in the most accessible locations.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance the council applies to residential streets, accesses and visibility on lightly trafficked roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national cycle design guidance applied to new and altered cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council website

• Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document: adopted in June 2026, replacing the 2016 SPD. It allows a more flexible approach to car parking where this is justified and supported by sustainable transport measures such as car clubs and contributions to off-site travel planning.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance the council applies to residential streets, accesses and visibility on lightly trafficked roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance for new cycle routes, crossings and links through larger sites.
• Design Manual for Roads and Bridges: used on the higher speed distributor roads and where a scheme affects the strategic road network, with National Highways consulted on any motorway junction.

Bracknell Forest Council website

• Homes and Neighbourhoods: A Guide to Designing in Bradford: the council's housing design guide SPD, covering street layout, access and parking.
• Core Strategy parking standards: the car and cycle parking standards set out in the Core Strategy, applied to new development.
• Bradford Clean Air Zone: a charging zone for higher emission commercial vehicles inside and around the outer ring road, relevant to servicing and fleet operations.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and crossings.

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Brent website

• SPG17 Parking Standards: the council's parking guidance, which sets car and cycle provision by use and by zone, with maps of the zones across the county borough.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 standards for walking and cycling infrastructure, used for routes, crossings and connections to the active travel network.
• Manual for Streets: applied to the layout of new residential streets, junction spacing and forward visibility.
• Design Manual for Roads and Bridges: used where a scheme affects the M4 or a higher speed principal road, and for road safety audit.

Bridgend County Borough Council website

• Parking Standards SPD14: the city's supplementary planning document setting car, cycle and disabled parking standards by zone, with lower car parking expected in the central and most accessible areas.
• Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan: the city's network plan for walking and cycling improvements, which new development is expected to connect to and support.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets, accesses and visibility in the city's dense street network.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national cycle design guidance applied to new routes, crossings and site frontages.

Brighton and Hove City Council website

• Transport Development Management Guide: the council's guidance for applicants, setting out what it expects from pre-application to technical approval and the minimum design specifications for new and altered streets.
• Travel Plan Guide for New Developments: guidance on when a travel plan is needed and what it should contain, including targets and monitoring.
• Parking standards in the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies plan: the car and cycle parking standards attached to the 2014 development management policies, with low or car-free provision accepted in central and well connected areas.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Bristol City Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Bromley website

• In-depth guidance for highways development: the council's development management guidance in four sections covering design principles, designing for transport within a site, managing transport impacts (a Transport Assessment for major development, a Transport Statement for smaller schemes) and delivering works on the highway.
• Buckinghamshire Countywide Parking Guidance: the zone-based residential and non-residential parking guidance first adopted in September 2015, read alongside any parking standards in the legacy local plan for the area, such as those appended to the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan.
• Draft Parking Standards for New Developments: prepared to support policy TR3 of the draft Local Plan for Buckinghamshire, with four residential zones, two non-residential zones and minimum cycle parking based on LTN 1/20; it carries weight only as the plan progresses.
• Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans: supporting strategies to the Local Transport Plan that identify the priority walking and cycling routes a site frontage or off-site contribution may need to connect with.

Buckinghamshire Council website

• Bury parking standards guidance: the council's supplementary planning guidance setting car and cycle parking levels for new development.
• Places for Everyone transport policies: the joint Greater Manchester requirements on transport assessment and sustainable access.
• Greater Manchester Streets for All: TfGM's guidance on street design and the balance between movement and place.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new walking and cycling routes.

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council website

• SPG LDP5 Car Parking Standards: revised and adopted in January 2017, applying the CSS Wales Parking Standards 2014 as maximum figures across parking zones 2 to 6, with land outside settlement boundaries in zone 6 and reductions possible where sustainability criteria are met.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes, crossings and site frontages, applied to new links that connect a site to the active travel network.
• Manual for Streets: the basis for residential street layouts, accesses and visibility on local roads, read alongside the 20mph default limit that has applied to most restricted roads in Wales since September 2023.
• Travel plans for larger schemes: the parking guidance expects travel plans for larger developments, and these are usually agreed alongside the Transport Assessment.

Caerphilly County Borough Council website

• Calderdale Local Plan transport and parking policies: the 2023 Local Plan's policies on transport, highway safety and car and cycle parking.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance the council applies to residential streets and accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and links to the borough's greenways.

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council website

• Transport Assessment Requirements: the county’s January 2024 guidance for developers on when a Transport Statement or Transport Assessment is needed and what it should contain.
• Active Travel Design Guide: updated in 2024, setting design standards and best practice for walking, cycling and other active travel routes, including those delivered by development.
• Active Travel Toolkit for New Developments: thirteen principles for layouts that favour walking and cycling, with a response form that is submitted alongside the Transport Assessment or Design and Access Statement.
• District parking standards: car and cycle parking levels are set in each district’s local plan rather than by the county, so the standard that applies depends on whether a site is in Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, East Cambridgeshire or Fenland.
• Transport Modelling Service: the county’s traffic models can be run for larger schemes on a fee basis, by arrangement with its transport modelling team.

Cambridgeshire County Council website

• Camden Planning Guidance: Transport: the borough’s 2021 guidance on car-free development, cycle parking, servicing and construction management.
• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Camden website

• Managing Transportation Impacts of Development SPG: adopted in 2018, setting out when a Transport Statement or Transport Assessment is needed, how travel plans are handled and the zone-based car and cycle parking standards used across the city.
• Residential Design Guide SPG: the council's guidance on the layout of new homes and streets, read with its transport and parking guidance.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes, crossings and site frontages, applied to new links that connect a site to the active travel network.
• Manual for Streets: the basis for residential street layouts, accesses and visibility on local roads, read alongside the 20mph default limit that has applied to most restricted roads in Wales since September 2023.

Cardiff Council website

• Highways Design Guide (2018): the council's adopted guide for the design of new estate roads, accesses and junctions, which is a material planning consideration.
• CSS Wales Parking Standards 2014: applied through the design guide as the basis for car parking, with electric vehicle charging expected at commercial developments.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes, crossings and site frontages, applied to new links that connect a site to the active travel network.
• Manual for Streets: the basis for residential street layouts, accesses and visibility on local roads, read alongside the 20mph default limit that has applied to most restricted roads in Wales since September 2023.

Carmarthenshire County Council website

• Central Bedfordshire Design Guide: a supplementary planning document adopted in 2023 setting the council's design principles for new places, including street hierarchy, layout and how movement is designed into a scheme.
• Parking Standards for New Developments: adopted alongside the Design Guide in 2023, setting car, cycle and other vehicle parking for residential and commercial schemes and guidance on which parking types should and should not be used.
• Travel plan guidance: the council's guidance on when a Travel Plan is needed with a planning application and what it should contain.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design and Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to new cycle routes, junctions and residential streets.

Central Bedfordshire Council website

• Parking Standards SPG: adopted in January 2015 to support the sustainable travel policy of the Local Development Plan, based on the CSS Wales Parking Standards 2008 applied across six parking zones.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes, crossings and site frontages, applied to new links that connect a site to the active travel network.
• Manual for Streets: the basis for residential street layouts, accesses and visibility on local roads, read alongside the 20mph default limit that has applied to most restricted roads in Wales since September 2023.

Ceredigion County Council website

• Cheshire East Design Guide: a supplementary planning document adopted in 2017 covering place-making, street design and the layout of residential development across the borough.
• Parking standards in the Local Plan Strategy: Appendix C of the 2017 Local Plan Strategy sets the car and cycle parking standards for new development, applied through the plan's parking policy.
• Transport assessment and Travel Plan requirements: set out in the council's local validation checklist, with thresholds informed by national guidance on Transport Statements and Assessments.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design and Manual for Streets: national guidance the council applies to cycle routes, crossings and new residential streets.

Cheshire East Council website

• Parking Standards SPD: adopted in February 2022, replacing the 2017 version, and setting car, cycle and disabled parking for new development with lower provision in the most accessible locations.
• Travel Planning Guidance SPD: adopted in March 2016, setting the thresholds for Travel Plans and how they should be prepared and monitored.
• Local Plan (Part Two) transport policies: the 2019 development management policies on access, sustainable travel and highway safety that applications are tested against.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design and Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to new walking and cycling routes and residential street layouts.

Cheshire West and Chester Council website

• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement that puts place and the needs of people walking and cycling ahead of vehicle movement in the design of new streets.
• SCOTS National Roads Development Guide: the guide prepared by Scottish roads authorities on the layout and design of roads serving new development, covering visibility, junctions, servicing and parking.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on when a Transport Assessment or Transport Statement is needed and what it should cover, read with the Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG).
• Cycling by Design: Transport Scotland's design guidance for cycle infrastructure, applied to new routes, junctions and site frontages.

Clackmannanshire Council website

• Standards not yet listed. Use the council website.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar website

• LDP2 Parking Standards SPG: adopted in February 2014 as supplementary guidance to the Local Development Plan, setting car and cycle parking for new development.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes, crossings and site frontages, applied to new links that connect a site to the active travel network.
• Manual for Streets: the basis for residential street layouts, accesses and visibility on local roads, read alongside the 20mph default limit that has applied to most restricted roads in Wales since September 2023.
• Transport Assessment and travel plan requirements: agreed with the council's highways officers at scoping, in line with TAN 18.

Conwy County Borough Council website

• Cornwall Design Guide: adopted in December 2021 and a material consideration in planning decisions, it includes the council's streetscape design guide for new streets and spaces.
• Streets for People Design Guide: the council's framework for streets that are safer and more pleasant for walking, cycling and public transport.
• Travel Plan and Parking Standards Advice for Developers: published in July 2023, setting out the council's parking expectations for new development and when a travel plan is needed.
• Manual for Streets and LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national guidance applied to residential layouts, accesses, visibility and new cycle routes.

Cornwall Council website

• Standards not yet listed. Use the council website.

Council of the Isles of Scilly website

• Coventry Local Plan parking standards: the car and cycle parking standards appended to the Local Plan.
• Coventry's transport strategy: the city's strategy for public transport, walking, cycling and very light rail.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential streets and accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, including the city's segregated cycleways.

Coventry City Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Croydon website

• Cumbria Development Design Guide: the guidance inherited from the former county council that combines highways and drainage advice, with appendices on parking, traffic assessment criteria, residential highway design and road lighting.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts, accesses and visibility on lower speed roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Cumberland Council website

• Darlington Local Plan transport and parking policies: the adopted policies on sustainable access, transport assessments, travel plans and parking provision for new development.
• Tees Valley Design Guide and Specification for Residential and Industrial Estates Development: the guidance shared by the Tees Valley highway authorities on the layout and construction of new residential and industrial estate roads.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets, accesses and junction visibility.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Darlington Borough Council website

• Parking Requirements in New Developments SPG: adopted in October 2014, setting maximum car parking standards in two zones (the main towns and the rural area), minimum cycle parking, and motorcycle parking at 5% of car spaces.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes, crossings and site frontages, applied to new links that connect a site to the active travel network.
• Manual for Streets: the basis for residential street layouts, accesses and visibility on local roads, read alongside the 20mph default limit that has applied to most restricted roads in Wales since September 2023.

Denbighshire County Council website

• Derby City Local Plan Part 1 Core Strategy transport policies: the adopted policies on delivering a sustainable transport network, transport assessments, travel plans and access to new development.
• Saved City of Derby Local Plan Review policies: older policies still in force alongside the Core Strategy, including detailed development management and parking provisions.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets, accesses and junction visibility.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Derby City Council website

• Planning Streets and Places: the county’s highway design guide, approved in September 2024 to replace the county’s previous street design guidance, covering context appraisal, connectivity, junction layouts and the design of new streets.
• Parking Guidance for New Developments: published alongside the design guide in September 2024. Residential figures are set by bedroom numbers and treated as minimums in rural and urban-edge locations, with maximums and car-free development sought in urban centres, and cycle parking to LTN 1/20.
• Standing Advice for Local Planning Authorities: updated in September 2024, the county’s advice to the district and borough councils on the highways points they can apply to smaller applications.
• Key Cycle Network and Derbyshire Cycling Plan 2016 to 2030: the county-wide network of strategic cycle routes approved in 2020, with the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan, used to judge how sites connect to existing and proposed routes.

Derbyshire County Council website

• Highway Authority Standing Advice: advice on access, visibility and parking layout that the planning authorities apply to smaller applications where the county council does not give a site-specific response.
• Highways Design Guide: the county’s earlier design guide, still used alongside Manual for Streets for matters such as parking space dimensions and commercial estate roads.
• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: the national street design guidance the county applies when it reviews new residential layouts and street design.
• Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans: a countywide plan and a series of town plans that identify the walking and cycling routes new development is expected to connect with or help to deliver.

Devon County Council website

• Doncaster developer guidance: the council's guidance for new development, including its parking standards and highway design expectations.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets and accesses.
• Local Plan transport policies: the 2021 Local Plan's requirements on transport assessments, travel plans and sustainable access.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and crossings.

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council website

• Residential Car Parking Study: the Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset evidence in three volumes, with Volume 1 setting the residential parking standards applied across the Dorset Council area and an accompanying parking calculator for layouts.
• Parking design guide and non-residential parking guidance: the county-wide guidelines for car, cycle and goods vehicle parking at commercial, leisure, health and education uses, with final provision agreed between the highway authority, the planning authority and the applicant.
• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: the basis the council applies to residential layouts, new accesses and highway design within built-up areas.
• Highway development control advice notes: the council's technical notes on visibility splays, single and agricultural accesses, parking and garage geometry, and its School Safe Environment Zone Development Guidance for schemes involving schools.

Dorset Council website

• Dudley Local Plan 2041 transport and parking policies: the policies adopted in July 2026 on accessibility, highway safety, transport evidence and car and cycle parking for new development.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance the council applies to residential streets, junction spacing and visibility at new accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.
• Planning Practice Guidance on travel plans, transport assessments and statements: the national guidance used with the council to agree the scope of Transport Statements and Transport Assessments.

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council website

• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement that puts place and the needs of people walking and cycling ahead of vehicle movement in the design of new streets.
• SCOTS National Roads Development Guide: the guide prepared by Scottish roads authorities on the layout and design of roads serving new development, covering visibility, junctions, servicing and parking.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on when a Transport Assessment or Transport Statement is needed and what it should cover, read with the Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG).
• Cycling by Design: Transport Scotland's design guidance for cycle infrastructure, applied to new routes, junctions and site frontages.

Dumfries and Galloway Council website

• Streets Ahead: Dundee's road standards document, which sets out the city's local variations to the National Roads Development Guide.
• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide to street and road layouts for new development, which the council applies to accesses, junctions, visibility and parking layouts.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement on street design, which puts place and movement on foot ahead of vehicle movement in residential layouts.
• Cycling by Design 2026: Transport Scotland's current cycle design guidance, used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking within larger sites.

Dundee City Council website

• Parking and Accessibility Supplementary Planning Document: the council's parking standards for residential, retail, employment and leisure development, covering general, electric vehicle, cycle, disabled and motorcycle parking in support of County Durham Plan Policy 21.
• Highway Design Guide for Residential Development: the council's guidance on residential roads and footways, dating from 2014.
• County Durham Plan Policy 21, Delivering Sustainable Transport: the adopted policy that sets the requirements for transport assessments, travel plans and safe access to the highway network.
• Manual for Streets and LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to residential layouts, junction visibility, new cycle routes and cycle parking.

Durham County Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Ealing website

• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement that puts place and the needs of people walking and cycling ahead of vehicle movement in the design of new streets.
• SCOTS National Roads Development Guide: the guide prepared by Scottish roads authorities on the layout and design of roads serving new development, covering visibility, junctions, servicing and parking.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on when a Transport Assessment or Transport Statement is needed and what it should cover, read with the Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG).
• Cycling by Design: Transport Scotland's design guidance for cycle infrastructure, applied to new routes, junctions and site frontages.

East Ayrshire Council website

• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement that puts place and the needs of people walking and cycling ahead of vehicle movement in the design of new streets.
• SCOTS National Roads Development Guide: the guide prepared by Scottish roads authorities on the layout and design of roads serving new development, covering visibility, junctions, servicing and parking.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on when a Transport Assessment or Transport Statement is needed and what it should cover, read with the Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG).
• Cycling by Design: Transport Scotland's design guidance for cycle infrastructure, applied to new routes, junctions and site frontages.

East Dunbartonshire Council website

• Transport Infrastructure in New Developments: the council’s guidance on the design and layout of roads and transport infrastructure in new development, revised in July 2023 and replacing the earlier Standards for Development Roads.
• Local Development Plan 2018 policies T1 and T2: T1 asks that sites are accessible on foot, by cycle and by public transport as well as by car, and T2 tests effects on road safety, capacity, public transport and amenity.
• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide that the council refers designers to for street geometry, junctions and construction.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement that puts place before movement in the layout of residential streets.

East Lothian Council website

• Good Practice Guide for Residential Development Roads: the council’s own guide for roads serving new housing, interpreting the national guidance for East Renfrewshire.
• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide that the council’s good practice guide applies locally.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement on street layout that the council’s guide follows.
• Active Travel Action Plan: the council’s programme for walking and cycling routes, which new development is expected to connect with.

East Renfrewshire Council website

• East Riding Design Code SPD: adopted on 2 April 2025 with the Local Plan Update, and used in the technical assessment of new streets.
• Manual for Streets: the basis for residential streets offered for adoption.
• Design Manual for Roads and Bridges: applied to industrial estate roads and higher speed highway works, with road safety audits to GG 119.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes and crossings.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council website

• Guidance on Parking at New Developments: updated in March 2024 and used with the county’s car parking demand calculator, which estimates residential parking demand from local car ownership data and the size and tenure of the homes proposed.
• Transport assessment guidance: the county’s guidance on when a Transport Assessment, Transport Statement or simpler transport report is needed and what each should cover.
• Guidance on travel plans for new development: setting out how travel plans are secured through the planning process and then monitored.
• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: the national street design guidance the county applies when it reviews new residential layouts.

East Sussex County Council website

• Edinburgh Street Design Guidance: the council's factsheets on street layout, footways, cycle facilities, crossings and cycle parking for new and altered streets.
• Edinburgh Design Guidance: the council's design guidance for development, which includes its sustainable transport chapter and parking standards for cars and cycles.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on when a Transport Assessment or Transport Statement is needed and what it should cover, read with the Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG).
• Cycling by Design: Transport Scotland's design guidance for cycle infrastructure, applied to new routes, junctions and site frontages.

City of Edinburgh Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Enfield website

• Essex Design Guide: the shared design guide used across the Essex planning authorities for street hierarchy, layout and the design of residential and mixed-use places.
• 2024 Essex Parking Guidance: Part 1 sets parking provision and design for most development, with scope for lower provision in highly connected locations, while Part 2 takes a connectivity-based approach for garden communities and large-scale schemes.
• Development Management Policies (2011): the county’s policies as highway authority on access, the hierarchy of roads, transport evidence and the mitigation it expects from development.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, junctions and crossings delivered with development.

Essex County Council website

• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide the council directs developers to for roads in new development.
• Falkirk Variations: the council’s local amendments to the national guide, read alongside it for road layout and construction in the Falkirk area.
• Active Travel Strategy 2023 to 2033: the council’s ten year plan for walking, wheeling and cycling routes across the towns and villages.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement on residential street design.

Falkirk Council website

• Making Fife's Places Supplementary Guidance: the council's 2018 placemaking guidance, setting out how layouts, streets and movement are expected to work in new development.
• Transportation Development Guidelines (Appendix G): Fife's August 2018 regional variations to the SCOTS National Roads Development Guide, covering street geometry, visibility, servicing and the council's car, cycle, motorcycle and EV parking standards by use class.
• SCOTS National Roads Development Guide: the Scottish baseline for road layouts in new development, which Fife applies with its own variations.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement on street design, which puts place before movement in residential layouts.

Fife Council website

• SPGN No 11: Parking Standards: the county's supplementary planning guidance on car and cycle parking for new development, read with the policies of the 2023 Local Development Plan.
• TAN 18: Transport: national technical advice that sets out when a Transport Assessment is needed and what it should cover, with priority given to walking, cycling and public transport.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes, junctions and crossings, applied to new links and site frontages.
• Manual for Streets: the basis for street layout, forward visibility and access design on county roads in housing schemes.

Flintshire County Council website

• Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan transport policies: the 2015 policies, shared with Newcastle, on sustainable access, transport assessment and the strategic road network.
• Making Spaces for Growing Places transport and parking policies: the 2021 development management policies the council uses for access, highway safety and parking.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance the council applies to residential streets, junction spacing and visibility at new accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council website

• City Development Plan sustainable transport policy and guidance: policy CDP11 of the 2017 City Development Plan and its supporting guidance on transport, including parking for new development.
• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide to street and road layouts for new development, which the council applies to accesses, junctions, visibility and parking layouts.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement on street design, which puts place and movement on foot ahead of vehicle movement in residential layouts.
• Cycling by Design 2026: Transport Scotland's current cycle design guidance, used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking within larger sites.

Glasgow City Council website

• Manual for Gloucestershire Streets: the county’s street design guidance, published in July 2020 with an October 2021 addendum, building on Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2 with street types, design speeds and visibility criteria.
• Pre-application engagement and appraisal requirements: the part of the Manual that sets thresholds for Transport Statements and Transport Assessments, the other triggers such as 30 or more two-way vehicle movements in an hour, and when a travel plan is expected.
• Provision for parking: the Manual’s parking chapter, covering visitor parking, car clubs and car-free or reduced parking, read alongside the parking policies in each district’s local plan.
• Traffic Signal Design Guide and Signals Specification: updated in May 2026 and applied where a development proposes new or altered signal-controlled junctions or crossings.

Gloucestershire County Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

Royal Borough of Greenwich website

• Joint LDP policy TRA 2: Parking standards: the development plan policy requiring parking to accord with the council's standards, applied with flexibility in accessible town centres.
• Joint LDP policy TRA 4: Managing transport impacts: the policy against which access, road safety and the effect of new traffic on the local network are judged.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes, junctions and crossings, applied to new links and site frontages.
• Manual for Streets: applied to estate layouts and accesses on county roads, including in tightly built town and village streets.

Gwynedd Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Hackney website

• Delivery and Allocations Local Plan transport policies: the 2022 plan's policies on the transport network, accessibility and parking, against which access, parking and transport evidence for new development are tested.
• Design of Residential Development SPD: the council's guidance on the layout of new housing, including streets, parking and connections for walking and cycling.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance used for residential streets, accesses and visibility on lower speed roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, junctions and crossings, and to cycle parking.

Halton Borough Council website

• Planning Guidance SPD: the borough’s supplementary guidance, adopted in 2018, with detailed transport, parking and servicing advice for applications.
• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham website

• Technical Guidance Notes (TG0 to TG25): the county's current design standards for highway works linked to development, covering cross-sections, alignment, junctions, drainage, lighting and road safety audit, with several notes revised during 2025 and 2026.
• TG3 Stopping Sight Distances and Visibility Splays: updated May 2025, setting how the county expects visibility at new and altered accesses to be measured and justified.
• TG10 Pedestrian and Cycle Facilities and TG19 Quality Assessments for Walking, Cycling and Horse-Riding: updated in February 2026 and December 2025, used for new footways, crossings and cycle routes and for checking how a scheme serves people on foot and by bike.
• TG9 Public Transport Infrastructure: updated June 2026, covering bus stops, shelters and real-time information that larger schemes may be asked to provide.
• Travel plan guidance for developers: the county's guide to development-related travel plans, used where a scheme crosses the thresholds for a travel plan and monitoring.

Hampshire County Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Haringey website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Harrow website

• Hartlepool Highway Design Guide: the council's design guide and specification for new developments, covering the layout and construction of transport infrastructure serving new sites.
• Residential Design Code and Guidance SPD: adopted by the council in June 2026, setting design rules for new homes including street trees, green space and car parking, with specific codes for Wynyard and the rural villages.
• Hartlepool Local Plan transport policies: the 2018 plan's policies on sustainable transport, access and highway safety, against which transport evidence is tested.
• Manual for Streets and LTN 1/20: the national guidance applied to residential street layouts and to new walking and cycling routes and crossings.

Hartlepool Borough Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Havering website

• Highways Design Guide for New Developments: the council's guide to the layout of new estate streets, private drives and accesses, including junction spacing and visibility.
• Core Strategy policy MT1: the adopted policy on traffic management, highway safety and active travel that applications are tested against, including the need for Transport Assessments and Travel Plans on larger schemes.
• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: national guidance the council applies to residential and lower speed streets.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national standard used for new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Herefordshire Council website

• Highways Place and Movement Planning and Design Guide: adopted by the county in March 2024, when the former Roads in Hertfordshire guidance was retired. It sets street and access design by the place and movement function of each road, and is the starting point for new layouts and junctions.
• Travel Plan Guidance for business, residential and education development: March 2020 guidance on when travel plans are required, what they should contain and how they are monitored, tied to the Local Transport Plan objectives.
• LTP4 Compliance Tool: a spreadsheet the county provides for checking how a development responds to the policies of Local Transport Plan 4.

Hertfordshire County Council website

• Roads and Transport Guidelines for New Developments: the council's guidance on the layout, design and construction of roads serving development, including its parking standards and the scale of development that calls for a Transport Assessment.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement on street design, applied to residential layouts across the Highlands.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on transport evidence for development, used where a scheme affects the A9, A82, A96 or another trunk road.
• Cycling by Design: Transport Scotland's cycle infrastructure guidance, updated in 2026, which shapes cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking in larger schemes.

Highland Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Hillingdon website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Hounslow website

• Hull Local Plan 2016 to 2032: the adopted plan's transport, parking and design policies, against which highways comments are framed.
• Manual for Streets: used for residential layouts, accesses and visibility.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Hull City Council website

• SCOTS National Roads Development Guide: adopted by Inverclyde as its baseline for roads in new development in place of the former Strathclyde Roads Development Guide.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement on street design, which favours connected, slow-speed residential layouts.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on transport evidence, relevant where a scheme loads traffic onto the A8 or A78 trunk roads.
• Cycling by Design: Transport Scotland's cycle infrastructure guidance, updated in 2026, for routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Inverclyde Council website

• Parking Standards SPG: the island's parking guidance, carried forward from the previous development plan and still a material consideration until it is replaced.
• Design Guide for the Urban and Rural Environment: supplementary guidance on layout and the design of streets and spaces in towns and villages.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 guidance for walking and cycling routes and crossings, applied to new links and site frontages.
• Manual for Streets: used for the layout of residential streets and accesses on county roads.

Isle of Anglesey County Council website

• Guidelines for Parking Provision as Part of New Developments SPD: the island's supplementary planning document setting car and cycle parking expectations, with lower provision accepted in more accessible town centre locations.
• Island Plan sustainable travel policies: development management policies requiring Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and safe access in proportion to the scale of a scheme.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance the council applies to new residential streets and accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national standard for cycle routes and crossings, relevant to links onto the island's off-road trail network.

Isle of Wight Council website

• Islington Streetbook SPD: the council’s guidance on street and public realm design for new development.
• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Islington website

• Streetscape Guide: the Royal Borough’s guidance on materials, street furniture and the layout of works in the highway.
• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea website

• Kent Design Guide: the county-wide design guide for new residential and mixed-use layouts, offered to the Kent districts for adoption as supplementary guidance, with technical notes on visibility and quality audits.
• Kent County Council Vehicle Parking Standards: the county’s replacement for its older residential and non-residential standards, adopted as approved policy by the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport in January 2025 and used as guidance in the county’s responses to planning consultations.
• Transport Assessment and Travel Plan Guidance (2025): the county’s vision-led, Decide and Provide guidance on Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans. It generally expects a full Transport Assessment above about 100 dwellings, with the choice between an assessment and a statement left to officers, and it replaces the 2008 guidance.

Kent County Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames website

• Highways Design Guide SPD: adopted in 2019, the council's guidance on street layouts, accesses, visibility and parking design for new development.
• Kirklees Local Plan transport, highway safety and parking policies: the 2019 Local Plan policies the council applies to access and transport evidence.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance the council applies to residential streets, junction spacing and visibility at new accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Kirklees Council website

• Ensuring a Choice of Travel SPD: the council's supplementary guidance on accessibility, travel plans and car and cycle parking for new development.
• Knowsley Local Plan Core Strategy transport policies: the 2016 policies on transport networks and sustainable access.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance the council applies to residential streets, junction spacing and visibility at new accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Lambeth website

• Decide and Provide: Transport Assessments in Lancashire Guidance: the county’s live guidance on Transport Statements and Transport Assessments, first issued in 2024 and last reviewed in June 2025. It asks applicants to set a travel vision, test scenarios and plan for monitoring rather than forecast traffic and provide for it.
• Joint Lancashire Structure Plan parking standards: the long-standing county-wide parking standards, read alongside any parking policies in the relevant district local plan.
• Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans: the county’s district-level route plans, used to identify the walking and cycling links a development should connect to or help deliver.

Lancashire County Council website

• Transport SPD: adopted on 3 February 2023, it combines street design guidance, parking guidelines, travel plan requirements and the approach to highways cumulative impact for new development.
• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: the national street design guidance that the Transport SPD's street design section refers to for layouts, visibility and junctions.
• Connecting Leeds Transport Strategy: the city's transport strategy, which prioritises walking, cycling and public transport.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Leeds City Council website

• Leicester Street Design Guide: the city's guidance on the design of streets, public realm and accesses in new development, placing walking, cycling and buses first.
• Local Plan parking standards: car and cycle parking expectations set through the adopted Leicester Local Plan, with lower provision in and around the city centre.
• Transport Assessment and Travel Plan requirements: applied to larger schemes through the Local Plan's transport policies and agreed with the council's highways team at scoping.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national cycle design standard used for new routes and site frontages across the city.

Leicester City Council website

• Leicestershire Highway Design Guide: the county's online design guide, refreshed in 2024, with its highway development management policies and design standards for layouts, junctions, visibility, turning and private drives.
• LHDG: transport assessments, statements and travel plans: the guide's section on when each is needed and what it should contain, with linked guidance on survey requirements, transport and junction modelling and road safety audit.
• LHDG: parking, service vehicles and electric vehicle charging: the guide's standards for car and cycle parking, servicing and EV charging in new development.
• LHDG: active travel and LTN 1/20: the guide's walking, cycling and horse-riding design section, applied with the national cycle infrastructure guidance LTN 1/20 to new routes, crossings and site frontages.

Leicestershire County Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Lewisham website

• Lincolnshire Development Roads and Sustainable Drainage Design Approach: the county's own guidance for new streets and drainage, with a technical validation checklist used on planning applications.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts and accesses.
• Design Manual for Roads and Bridges: used for higher speed roads and junctions.
• Local Transport Notes: including LTN 1/20 for cycle infrastructure.

Lincolnshire County Council website

• Liverpool Local Plan transport and parking policies: the 2022 Local Plan's policies on accessibility, transport assessment, travel plans and car and cycle parking.
• Planning Practice Guidance on travel plans, transport assessments and statements: the national guidance used with the council's highways team to scope Transport Statements, Transport Assessments and Travel Plans.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance the council applies to residential streets, junction spacing and visibility at new accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Liverpool City Council website

• City Plan 2040 transport policies: the emerging policies on car-free development apart from disabled persons’ parking, freight consolidation, off-street servicing and cycle parking, which now carry substantial weight.
• City of London Transport Strategy: the Corporation’s 2019 strategy that puts walking first on the City’s streets and underpins its approach to servicing, kerbside use and public realm.
• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.

City of London Corporation website

• Local Plan parking standards: the car and cycle parking provision set out in the Luton Local Plan, with lower provision expected in the town centre and near the stations.
• Local Plan sustainable transport policies: policies requiring Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and safe access, and safeguarding the busway and other public transport routes.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance the council applies to new residential streets and accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national standard for cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Luton Borough Council website

• Manchester Core Strategy transport and parking policies: the 2012 Core Strategy policies on accessibility, transport and parking, which apply until the new Local Plan replaces them.
• Places for Everyone transport policies: the joint Greater Manchester requirements on transport assessment and sustainable access.
• City Centre Transport Strategy: the city's strategy for movement in the regional centre, which prioritises walking, cycling and public transport.
• Greater Manchester Streets for All: TfGM's guidance on street design and the balance between movement and place.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Manchester City Council website

• Medway Residential Parking Standards: the council's interim parking standards for residential development, which set car and cycle provision by location and dwelling size.
• Kent Design Guide: the guide to street layout and access design that Medway has long used alongside its own requirements.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets, layouts and accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national standard used for cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Medway Council website

• Council parking standards: the car and cycle parking levels the council applies to new development, read with the policies of the Replacement Local Development Plan.
• TAN 18: Transport: national technical advice that sets out when a Transport Assessment is needed and what it should cover, with priority given to walking, cycling and public transport.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes, junctions and crossings, applied to new links and site frontages.
• Manual for Streets: used for the layout of residential streets, junction spacing and visibility on lower speed roads.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Merton website

• Tees Valley Highway Design Guide: the design guide and specification for residential and industrial estate roads shared by the Tees Valley councils, covering geometry, accesses and parking layout.
• Parking standards: car and cycle parking expectations applied through the Tees Valley guidance and Middlesbrough's local plan policies.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets and lower speed layouts.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national standard for new cycle routes and crossings.

Middlesbrough Council website

• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide the council applies to new streets, junctions and accesses, including layout, visibility and construction consent requirements.
• Designing Streets: Scottish Government policy on place-led street design, with the council's toolkit and templates for applying it in Midlothian.
• Midlothian parking standards: the council's earlier development standards for car and cycle parking, which remain in use during the transition to the national guide.
• On the Move Midlothian: Active Travel Strategy 2024 to 2034: the council's plan for walking, wheeling and cycling networks, which new sites are expected to connect to.

Midlothian Council website

• Parking Standards SPD: the city's supplementary planning document setting car, cycle and powered two-wheeler parking by zone, with lower provision in Central Milton Keynes.
• New Residential Development Design Guide SPD: guidance on the layout of new housing areas, including streets, parking and links into the redway network.
• Redway design guidance: the council's requirements for shared paths on the redway network and new connections to it.
• Transport Assessment and Travel Plan requirements: applied through Plan:MK transport policies and agreed with the council's highways development management team.

Milton Keynes City Council website

• Monmouthshire Parking Standards (2013): supplementary planning guidance setting car and cycle parking levels by land use, with scope for reductions in accessible locations.
• TAN 18: Transport: national technical advice that sets out when a Transport Assessment is needed and what it should cover, with priority given to walking, cycling and public transport.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes, junctions and crossings, applied to new links and site frontages.
• Manual for Streets: used for residential street design, visibility splays and junction layout on county roads.

Monmouthshire County Council website

• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide used as the base standard for new roads, accesses and junctions in Moray.
• National Road Development Guidelines: Moray Council Variations 2017: local changes to the national guide, set out in Appendix 2 of the Moray Local Development Plan 2020.
• Parking Standards for Use Classes: the car, cycle and disabled parking requirements in Volume 1, Appendix 2 of the Moray Local Development Plan 2020.
• Transportation Requirements for Small Developments in the Countryside: guidance and a checklist for access, visibility and servicing on rural housing and small business sites.

Moray Council website

• Parking Standards SPG (October 2016): the borough's supplementary guidance on car, cycle and motorcycle parking, with lower provision allowed in the most accessible zones.
• TAN 18: Transport: national technical advice that sets out when a Transport Assessment is needed and what it should cover, with priority given to walking, cycling and public transport.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes, junctions and crossings, applied to new links and site frontages.
• Manual for Streets: used for the layout of residential streets, junction spacing and visibility on lower speed roads.

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council website

• Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan transport policies: the 2015 policies, prepared jointly with Gateshead, on sustainable access, transport assessment and the strategic road network.
• Development and Allocations Plan transport and parking policies: the 2022 development management policies covering access, highway safety, servicing and parking.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance the council applies to residential streets, junction spacing and visibility at new accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Newcastle City Council website

• London Plan 2021 parking standards (Policies T5 and T6): minimum cycle parking and maximum car parking by land use and public transport accessibility, with car-free development expected in the best connected locations and disabled persons’ parking still required.
• TfL Transport Assessment guidance: TfL’s Healthy Streets approach to transport evidence, including an Active Travel Zone assessment of the walking and cycling routes around a site.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL’s guidance on cycle routes, junction treatments and the layout of cycle parking, applied to site frontages and new streets.
• TfL Construction Logistics Plan and Delivery and Servicing Plan guidance: the basis for construction and servicing plans that boroughs secure by condition or planning obligation.

London Borough of Newham website

• Parking Standards SPG: the city's supplementary planning guidance on car and cycle parking, which sets lower levels for the city centre and other well served zones.
• TAN 18: Transport: national technical advice that sets out when a Transport Assessment is needed and what it should cover, with priority given to walking, cycling and public transport.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes, junctions and crossings, applied to new links and site frontages.
• Manual for Streets: the reference for layout and visibility on residential and lightly trafficked city streets.

Newport City Council website

• Safe, Sustainable Development: the county's aims and guidance notes on what it looks for as local highway authority in development management, first published in 2011 and last reviewed in July 2022.
• Parking Guidelines for New Developments in Norfolk: last reviewed in July 2022. A district's own adopted parking standards take priority where they exist, and the guidelines are not applied retrospectively to existing or consented uses.
• Residential design standards: the county's guidance on well-designed streets and spaces for new housing layouts.
• Travel plan guidance: sets out when a travel plan is needed for new development and what it should cover to support walking, cycling and public transport.
• Traffic Signals Developer Design Guide: the minimum requirements where a development introduces or alters traffic signals on the county network.

Norfolk County Council website

• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide the council uses for new streets, accesses and parking provision.
• North Ayrshire Supplementary Street Design Guide: the council's local supplement to the national guide, with appendices on street layout and detail.
• Designing Streets: Scottish Government policy that puts place and pedestrian movement ahead of vehicle movement in new residential streets.
• Cycling by Design: Transport Scotland's cycle infrastructure guidance, applied to routes and crossings that serve new development.

North Ayrshire Council website

• Local Plan parking policy: the parking expectations set by the adopted North East Lincolnshire Local Plan, applied with regard to location and access to public transport.
• Highways development guidance: the council's requirements for estate roads, accesses and visibility on new development.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets and accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national standard for cycle routes and crossings.

North East Lincolnshire Council website

• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide to street and road layouts for new development, which the council applies to accesses, junctions, visibility and parking layouts.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement on street design, which puts place and movement on foot ahead of vehicle movement in residential layouts.
• Cycling by Design 2026: Transport Scotland's current cycle design guidance, used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking within larger sites.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on the scope and content of Transport Assessments and Transport Statements, read with NPF4 policy 13.

North Lanarkshire Council website

• Local Plan transport and parking policies: the development plan policies on access, parking and sustainable travel that the council's highways team applies to applications.
• Highways development guidance: the council's requirements for estate roads, accesses and visibility on new development.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets and accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national standard for new cycle routes and crossings.

North Lincolnshire Council website

• Northamptonshire Parking Standards: adopted by the former county council in September 2016 and still applied across North Northamptonshire, setting minimum car and cycle parking for new development and larger space dimensions to reflect modern vehicle sizes.
• Local Highway Authority Standing Advice: the guidance inherited from Northamptonshire County Council on the access, visibility and layout matters the highway authority expects planning applications to address.
• Joint Core Strategy Policy 8 place shaping principles: the development plan policy on safe access, connections to walking, cycling and public transport networks, and parking that is integrated into the design of a scheme.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts and accesses on lower speed streets.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance used for new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

North Northamptonshire Council website

• Parking Standards SPD: the council's supplementary planning document, adopted in 2021, setting car, cycle and electric vehicle charging provision for new development and how parking should be laid out.
• Highways Development Design Guide: the council's technical guidance on the layout and design of new streets, accesses and junctions serving development.
• Place and Movement Street Design Guide: published in 2025 to support the council's Place and Movement Framework, classifying streets by their place and movement role and setting design principles for footways, crossings, cycle provision, bus stops and traffic calming.
• Travel plan guidance: the council's expectations for travel plans on larger residential, employment and school schemes, including targets and monitoring.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

North Somerset Council website

• Transport and Highways SPD: the council's guidance on transport assessments, travel plans and car and cycle parking levels for new development, prepared to support the 2017 Local Plan.
• Design Quality SPD: guidance on layout, streets and the design of residential and commercial schemes.
• North Tyneside Local Plan transport policies: the adopted policies on sustainable access, highway impact and the infrastructure needed for the strategic sites at Killingworth Moor and Murton Gap.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

North Tyneside Council website

• Highway Development Design Guidance: the council's guidance for new streets and highway works, with chapters revised from March 2025 including the North Yorkshire Highway Specification.
• Transport Issues and Development: A Guide: the county guidance on parking standards, Transport Assessment triggers and content, and Travel Plans, still referred to in highways responses.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts, accesses and visibility on lower speed roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

North Yorkshire Council website

• Northumberland Parking Standards: the council's published car and cycle parking standards for new residential and commercial development, applied by highways development management officers.
• Northumberland Local Plan transport policies: the 2022 plan's policies on sustainable transport, access and parking, which set when a Transport Assessment, Transport Statement or Travel Plan is needed.
• Manual for Streets: used for residential layouts, accesses and visibility on lower speed roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, junctions and cycle parking.

Northumberland County Council website

• New Streets Design Guide: part of the city's Design Quality Framework, setting design criteria for new residential streets, including designed speed, materials, trees and parking, with technical sheets issued in 2023.
• Design Quality Framework: the city's design guidance used at pre-application and application stage, covering connections, movement and how layouts relate to existing streets.
• Land and Planning Policies Document (Local Plan Part 2): the 2020 plan whose transport policies set expectations for access, parking and travel planning on development sites.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Nottingham City Council website

• Nottinghamshire Highway Design Guide: updated section by section, with the visibility splay section among those revised most recently.
• Highway Design Guide 4.1 Residential Parking: the county's residential parking guidance, which applies where the district has no adopted standard.
• Highway Design Guide 4.2 Commercial Parking and Servicing: parking and servicing standards for non-residential uses, most recently updated in April 2026.
• Transport assessment guidance in the Highway Design Guide: the design guide's advice on when a Transport Statement or Transport Assessment is needed and what it should cover, drawn from Department for Transport guidance.

Nottinghamshire County Council website

• Places for Everyone transport policies: the joint Greater Manchester policies on transport assessment, sustainable access and the infrastructure tied to allocated sites.
• Oldham parking standards: the council's car and cycle parking requirements, applied through its development management policies and carried into the emerging Oldham Local Plan.
• Greater Manchester Streets for All: TfGM's guidance on street design and the balance between movement and place.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new walking and cycling routes and junction changes.

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council website

• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS national guide to the layout and design of roads, accesses and junctions serving new development; we confirm with the council which local roads requirements apply.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on the scope and content of Transport Assessments and Transport Statements, read with NPF4 policy 13.
• Designing Streets: Scottish Government policy that puts place and movement on foot ahead of vehicle movement, used to shape residential layouts and parking design.
• Cycling by Design 2026: Transport Scotland's cycle infrastructure guidance, relevant to routes, crossings and cycle parking on larger sites.

Orkney Islands Council website

• Street Design Guide: the county’s design guide for new streets and accesses, with Part 2 setting the criteria for roads offered for adoption.
• Parking Standards for New Developments: adopted April 2026. Car-free development is expected in the most accessible parts of Oxford and the larger towns, car-light schemes elsewhere where the criteria are only partly met, and cycle parking follows LTN 1/20.
• Walking Design Standards and Cycling Design Standards: applied to new routes, crossings and site frontages.
• Decide and Provide Transport Assessment Requirements: the county’s approach to transport evidence, which starts from the travel outcome a scheme should achieve rather than forecasting traffic and providing for it.

Oxfordshire County Council website

• Pembrokeshire Local Development Plan transport policies: the adopted plan's policies on access, highway safety, parking and sustainable travel, against which the council frames its highways comments.
• TAN 18: Transport: the Welsh Government's technical advice note on transport assessment, accessibility and the location of development, which the council applies to access and transport evidence.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 guidance on the design of walking and cycling routes and crossings, applied to new links and site frontages.
• Manual for Streets: used for residential layouts, accesses and visibility on lower speed streets, read with TAN 18.

Pembrokeshire County Council website

• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide to the design of roads, junctions, visibility and parking layouts serving new development.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement on street design, which puts place and walking ahead of vehicle movement in new layouts.
• Developer Contributions and Affordable Housing Supplementary Guidance (2023): in effect since 18 December 2023, setting transport infrastructure contributions within defined zones around Perth and for the A9 junction improvements at Auchterarder.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on the scope of Transport Assessments and Transport Statements, read with NPF4 policy 13.
• Cycling by Design 2026: Transport Scotland's current cycle design guidance, applied to new routes, junctions and site frontages.

Perth and Kinross Council website

• Peterborough Local Plan parking standards: the car and cycle parking standards set out in the adopted 2019 Local Plan and applied to residential and commercial schemes across the city and villages.
• Peterborough Local Plan transport policy: the 2019 plan's transport policy, which sets the expectations for Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and safe access.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts and accesses on lower speed roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes and crossings, including links into the city's off-road cycle network.

Peterborough City Council website

• Joint Local Plan Supplementary Planning Document: adopted guidance shared with South Hams and West Devon, including the parking standards and guidance on transport evidence and travel plans for new development.
• Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan transport policies: the plan's policies on sustainable transport, safe access and parking provision.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts, accesses and visibility on lower speed roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Plymouth City Council website

• Parking Standards and Transport Assessments SPD: the city's supplementary planning document setting car and cycle parking standards and the thresholds and scope for Transport Assessments and Statements.
• Portsmouth Plan transport policies: the adopted policies on sustainable transport and access, applied to every scale of scheme on Portsea Island and in the north of the city.
• Manual for Streets: used for residential layouts, accesses and servicing on the city's tightly built streets.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Portsmouth City Council website

• TAN 18: Transport: the Welsh Government's technical advice note on transport assessment, accessibility and access design, applied to development across the county.
• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: used for accesses and visibility in towns and villages, with the higher speed rural roads that dominate Powys often needing a more cautious approach.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 guidance on the design of walking and cycling routes and crossings, applied to new links and site frontages.
• Powys Local Development Plan transport policies: the adopted plan's policies on highway safety, access, parking and sustainable travel, against which highways comments are framed.

Powys County Council website

• Revised Parking Standards and Design SPD: the borough's supplementary planning document setting car and cycle parking standards by accessibility zone, with lower provision expected in and around the town centre.
• Reading Borough Local Plan transport policies: the 2019 plan's policies on transport assessment, travel plans, access and parking.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts and accesses on lower speed roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Reading Borough Council website

• London Plan 2021 transport policies T1 to T9: the Mayor's policies on sustainable transport, Healthy Streets, cycle parking and maximum car parking standards, applied by the borough to every application.
• TfL Healthy Streets transport assessment guidance: Transport for London's guidance on transport assessments, including the Active Travel Zone assessment of routes to local destinations.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL's design guidance for cycle routes, junctions and cycle parking, used alongside LTN 1/20.

London Borough of Redbridge website

• Tees Valley Design Guide and Specification: the shared Tees Valley guidance on the layout and construction of residential and industrial estate roads, used by the Tees Valley highway authorities.
• Design of Residential Areas SPD: the borough's guidance on the layout of new housing, including streets, parking and connections.
• Greater Eston Design Code: the design code for Eston, Normanby, Grangetown and South Bank, covering street character, parking and movement.
• Manual for Streets and LTN 1/20: applied to residential streets, accesses, visibility and new cycle routes.

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council website

• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide the council publishes and applies to new streets, junctions, accesses and parking serving development.
• Designing Streets: Scottish Government policy on street design that puts place and people walking, wheeling and cycling ahead of vehicle movement.
• New Development Supplementary Guidance 2022: the council's guidance on the design, delivery and implementation of development under the Local Development Plan 2021, with a focus on placemaking.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on when a Transport Assessment or Transport Statement is needed and what it should cover, read with the Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG).
• Cycling by Design: Transport Scotland's design guidance for cycle infrastructure, applied to new routes, crossings and site frontages.

Renfrewshire Council website

• Access, Circulation and Parking Requirements SPG: the council's supplementary planning guidance on access design, internal layout and car and cycle parking for new development.
• TAN 18: Transport: the Welsh Government's technical advice note on transport assessment and accessibility, applied to access and transport evidence.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 guidance on the design of walking and cycling routes and crossings, applied to new links and site frontages.
• Manual for Streets: used for residential layouts, accesses and visibility on lower speed streets, read with TAN 18.

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council website

• London Plan 2021 transport policies T1 to T9: the Mayor's policies on sustainable transport, Healthy Streets, cycle parking and maximum car parking standards, applied by the borough to every application.
• TfL Healthy Streets transport assessment guidance: Transport for London's guidance on transport assessments, including the Active Travel Zone assessment of routes to local destinations.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL's design guidance for cycle routes, junctions and cycle parking, used alongside LTN 1/20.
• Transport SPD: the borough's supplementary guidance on transport assessments, travel plans, parking and servicing for new development.

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames website

• Places for Everyone transport policies: the Greater Manchester requirements on transport evidence and sustainable access, including the Atom Valley allocations.
• Rochdale parking standards: the council's car and cycle parking levels for new development, applied through the Core Strategy and the emerging Rochdale Local Plan.
• Greater Manchester Streets for All: the city region's approach to designing streets for walking, cycling, buses and place.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and crossings.

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council website

• SPD12 Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and Parking Standards: adopted in June 2021, setting the council's approach to transport assessment, travel plans and car and cycle parking for new development.
• South Yorkshire Residential Design Guide: guidance on street layout, access and parking for new housing, used by the council as supplementary planning guidance.
• Air Quality and Emissions SPD: adopted in 2020, which links the transport effects of development to air quality and electric vehicle charging.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and crossings.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council website

• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: the basis for residential layouts, new accesses and street design in the county's towns and villages.
• Design Manual for Roads and Bridges: used for junctions and visibility on the faster rural A roads, such as the A606 and A6003.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking serving new development.
• Development plan parking and access policies: the parking and access policies of the Site Allocations and Policies DPD, which the new Rutland Local Plan is set to replace.

Rutland County Council website

• Salford Local Plan parking standards: set out in the Salford Local Plan: Development Management Policies and Designations, adopted in January 2023, with lower provision expected in the most accessible locations.
• Places for Everyone transport policies: the joint Greater Manchester policies on transport evidence, sustainable access and allocation infrastructure.
• Greater Manchester Streets for All: TfGM's guidance on street design across the city region.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and junction changes.

Salford City Council website

• Revised Residential Design Guide SPD: adopted in 2014, with an appendix on designing new streets and the council's residential parking standards.
• Transport assessment and travel plan guidance: the council's requirements on when a transport assessment, transport statement or travel plan is needed and what it should cover.
• Sandwell Local Plan transport policies: the emerging borough plan's policies on accessibility, highway impact and parking, now at examination.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and crossings.

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council website

• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide used by Scottish roads authorities for the layout and design of roads, accesses and junctions serving new development.
• Designing Streets: Scottish Government policy on place-led street design, applied to new residential layouts in the Borders towns.
• Local Development Plan 2024 parking policy: the parking provision and standards policy in the adopted plan, which sets the starting point for car and cycle parking on new sites.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on the scope of Transport Assessments and Transport Statements, read with DPMTAG.
• Cycling by Design: Transport Scotland's cycle infrastructure guidance, applied to routes and crossings that serve new development.

Scottish Borders Council website

• Sustainable Travel and Development SPD: adopted in June 2018, covering transport assessments, travel plans, accessibility and car and cycle parking standards.
• Sefton Local Plan transport policies: the 2017 plan's policies on sustainable travel, highway safety and the infrastructure tied to strategic sites such as Land East of Maghull.
• Liverpool City Region Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan: the city region's network of priority cycling and walking routes used to frame off-site improvements.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and crossings.

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council website

• Sheffield Plan transport and parking policies: the emerging plan's requirements on transport assessments, travel plans and parking, which gain weight as the plan moves to adoption.
• Sheffield Clean Air Zone: a Class C charging zone covering the inner ring road and city centre since February 2023, relevant to servicing, taxi and fleet operations.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets, accesses and junction visibility.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Sheffield City Council website

• Supplementary Guidance: Parking Standards (draft): guidance on applying Local Development Plan Policy TRANS 3, with minimum and maximum standards in Lerwick and Conservation Areas, minimum standards elsewhere, and advice on layout, accessible bays, cycle parking and servicing.
• Supplementary Guidance: Residential Access (draft): the council's draft guidance on access arrangements for new housing, used alongside the plan's transport policies.
• Designing Streets: Scottish Government policy on street design that puts place and the needs of people on foot ahead of vehicle movement.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on when a Transport Assessment or Transport Statement is needed and how it should be scoped, read with DPMTAG.

Shetland Islands Council website

• Shropshire Manual for Adoptable Roads and Transport (SMART): the council's manual for highways aspects of development, setting out its expectations for the design of new streets and accesses.
• Shropshire Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan: identifies priority walking and cycling routes that new development is expected to link into or support.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts and accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Shropshire Council website

• Developer's Guide Part 3: Transport and highways guidance: the borough's transport requirements for development, including its approach to parking, transport assessments and travel plans.
• Developer's Guide Part 2: Developer contributions and affordable housing (December 2017): explains how transport mitigation and contributions are secured through planning obligations.
• Developer's Guide Part 4: Refuse and recycling storage for new dwellings (January 2026): bin storage and collection access, which often shapes the frontage and servicing of flatted schemes.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to cycle parking and to routes and crossings on site frontages.

Slough Borough Council website

• Solihull Connected: the borough's transport strategy, which sets out how growth around the town centre, the M42 corridor and the rural villages should be served.
• Solihull Local Plan 2013 transport policies: the adopted policies on accessibility, managing travel demand and reducing congestion, applied to transport evidence and parking.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets, accesses and junction visibility.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council website

• Somerset Parking Strategy (2013): sets the residential and non-residential parking standards still applied to new development across the county.
• Estate Roads in Somerset: Design Guidance Notes: the county's layout guidance for new residential streets, turning areas and accesses.
• Travel Plan Guidance (2026): sets when a travel plan is needed and what it should contain; updated guidance was approved by the council in February 2026.
• Decide and Provide approach: an approach to transport evidence, considered by the council alongside its new Local Transport Plan, that starts from the travel outcome a scheme should achieve.

Somerset Council website

• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide on the layout and design of roads serving new development, covering visibility, junctions, servicing and parking.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement that puts place and the needs of people walking and cycling ahead of vehicle movement in new streets.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on when a Transport Assessment or Transport Statement is needed and what it should cover, read with DPMTAG.
• Cycling by Design: Transport Scotland's design guidance for cycle infrastructure, applied to new routes, junctions and site frontages.

South Ayrshire Council website

• Policies, Sites and Places Plan policy PSP11: the transport impact management policy used to judge access, safety and the effect of new trips on the network.
• Policies, Sites and Places Plan policy PSP16: the council's residential car and cycle parking standards, with minimum provision set by dwelling size.
• South Gloucestershire Design Checklist SPD: design guidance that covers street layout, connectivity and how new places link to existing routes.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

South Gloucestershire Council website

• Guidelines for Development Roads: the council's own guidance on the design, standards, consents and procedures for roads built to serve new development.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement that puts place and the needs of people walking and cycling ahead of vehicle movement in the design of new streets.
• Cycling by Design 2026: Transport Scotland's current cycle design guidance, used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking within larger sites.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on when a Transport Assessment or Transport Statement is needed and what it should cover, read with the Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG).
• Park and Ride Strategy 2018 to 2027: the council's strategy for park and ride at rail stations and transport hubs, relevant where sites sit close to stations.

South Lanarkshire Council website

• South Tyneside Local Plan 2023 to 2040 transport policies: the newly adopted requirements on transport assessments, travel plans, parking and sustainable access.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets, accesses and junction visibility.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.
• Tyne and Wear Metro and bus network: the public transport base the council looks to when judging the accessibility of new housing and employment sites.

South Tyneside Council website

• Parking Standards SPD: the city's car and cycle parking guidance, with lower provision expected in the city centre and on the main public transport corridors.
• Residential Design Guide SPD: guidance on layout, access and the relationship between new homes and the street.
• Developer Contributions SPD: the basis for transport contributions and site specific highway works linked to development.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Southampton City Council website

• Development Management Document policy DM15: the sustainable transport management policy, including the vehicle and cycle parking standards applied to new development.
• Southend Design and Townscape Guide SPD: guidance on layout, frontages, access and parking in the borough's streets.
• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: the national street design guidance used for access, visibility and layout.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Southend-on-Sea City Council website

• London Plan 2021 transport policies T1 to T9: the Mayor's policies on sustainable transport, Healthy Streets, cycle parking and maximum car parking standards, applied by the borough to every application.
• TfL Healthy Streets transport assessment guidance: Transport for London's guidance on transport assessments, including the Active Travel Zone assessment of routes to local destinations.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL's design guidance for cycle routes, junctions and cycle parking, used alongside LTN 1/20.
• Southwark Streetscape Design Manual: the borough's design standards for footways, carriageways, materials and street furniture on its highway.

London Borough of Southwark website

• Transport and Travel SPD: the council's adopted guidance on transport evidence, parking and travel planning for new development.
• Design SPD: adopted in April 2024, covering layout, streets and the design of new development.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts and accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for cycle routes and cycle parking.

St Helens Borough Council website

• Staffordshire Highways Design Code: the county's new code for the design and adoption of residential streets, dated February 2026 and taken to scrutiny in July 2026 ahead of Cabinet approval, intended to replace the Residential Design Guide of 2000.
• Staffordshire Highways Base Specification: the principal specification for highway works in the county, from new estate roads to junction improvements.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts and accesses.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes and crossings.

Staffordshire County Council website

• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement that puts place and the needs of people walking and cycling ahead of vehicle movement in the design of new streets.
• SCOTS National Roads Development Guide: the guide prepared by Scottish roads authorities on the layout and design of roads serving new development, covering visibility, junctions, servicing and parking.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on when a Transport Assessment or Transport Statement is needed and what it should cover, read with the Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG).
• Cycling by Design 2026: Transport Scotland's current cycle design guidance, used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking within larger sites.

Stirling Council website

• Sustainable Transport SPD: the council's guidance on transport assessments, travel plans and its car and cycle parking standards.
• Transport and Highways in Residential Areas SPD: guidance on street layout, access and parking for housing schemes.
• Greater Manchester Streets for All: TfGM's approach to street design that balances movement with place.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council website

• Tees Valley Design Guide and Specification: the shared highway design guide used by the Tees Valley authorities for residential and industrial estate roads.
• Parking Provision for Developments SPD: the borough's car and cycle parking standards for new development.
• Tees Valley Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan: the network of cycle and walking routes that development is expected to connect to.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council website

• Urban Design Guidance SPD: joint guidance with Newcastle-under-Lyme on layout, streets and how new development connects to its surroundings.
• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: the national street design guidance used for access, visibility and layout on residential and mixed streets.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council website

• Suffolk Design: Streets Guide: the county’s 2022 street design guide, used by highway, drainage and rights of way officers when responding to applications, which starts a layout from walking, wheeling and cycling routes rather than vehicle accesses.
• Streets Guide Interim Advice Note 24.11: an update to the Streets Guide (IAN SCC01/2024) that corrects minor errors, reflects newer county policy, takes immediate effect for future schemes and is read with the county’s design manual and construction specification.
• Suffolk Guidance for Parking: the fourth edition, October 2023, which sets residential parking as a minimum advisory standard, counts a garage only at 7.0m by 3.0m internally (or 6.0m by 3.0m where separate fixed, enclosed cycle storage is provided), and brings cycle parking into broad accordance with LTN 1/20.
• Suffolk Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan: the county’s network plan for walking and cycling improvements, published with the Local Transport Plan and used to test how a site connects to planned routes.

Suffolk County Council website

• Core Strategy and Development Plan transport policies: the adopted requirements on transport assessments, travel plans, the local road network and sustainable access.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets, accesses and junction visibility.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Sunderland City Council website

• Healthy Streets for Surrey: the county’s street design guidance, which developers are expected to use wherever a scheme creates new streets or public realm, covering movement, place, walking, cycling and parking layout.
• Vehicular, Cycle and Electric Vehicle Parking Guidance for New Development: the county’s parking guidance, setting maximum car parking levels by location, car club provision, electric vehicle charging and minimum cycle parking; several boroughs apply it directly or through their own parking documents.
• Travel Plans: A Good Practice Guide for Developers: explains when a development-related travel plan is needed, what it should contain and how it is monitored.

Surrey County Council website

• London Plan 2021 transport policies T1 to T9: the Mayor's policies on sustainable transport, Healthy Streets, cycle parking and maximum car parking standards, applied by the borough to every application.
• TfL Healthy Streets transport assessment guidance: Transport for London's guidance on transport assessments, including the Active Travel Zone assessment of routes to local destinations.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL's design guidance for cycle routes, junctions and cycle parking, used alongside LTN 1/20.

London Borough of Sutton website

• Parking Standards SPG: the council's supplementary planning guidance on car, cycle and motorcycle parking, with reduced provision possible in the city centre and other well served locations.
• Placemaking Guidance for Residential Development SPG: guidance on the layout of new residential streets and spaces, covering movement, permeability and parking design.
• TAN 18: Transport: the Welsh Government's technical advice note on transport assessment and accessibility.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 guidance on the design of walking and cycling routes and crossings, applied to new links and site frontages.

Swansea Council website

• Parking Standards SPD: the borough's car and cycle parking standards, varied by location and accessibility.
• Swindon Borough Local Plan 2026 transport and design policies: the adopted policies used to judge access, sustainable travel and the layout of new development.
• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: the national street design guidance used for access, visibility and layout.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Swindon Borough Council website

• Residential Design SPD: the council's guidance on the layout, streets and parking of new housing.
• Places for Everyone transport policies: the joint plan's requirements on transport assessment, sustainable access and the strategic road network.
• Greater Manchester Streets for All: TfGM's approach to street design that balances movement with place.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council website

• Local Plan parking standards: the car and cycle parking standards attached to the adopted Telford & Wrekin Local Plan.
• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: the national street design guidance used for access, visibility and layout.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Telford & Wrekin Council website

• Parking Standards and Good Practice: the council's car and cycle parking guidance for residential and commercial development.
• Thurrock Design Strategy SPD: adopted in 2017, setting out expectations for layout, streets and connections in new development.
• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: the national street design guidance used for access, visibility and layout.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Thurrock Council website

• Torbay Local Plan Appendix F: the car and cycle parking standards attached to the adopted Local Plan.
• Planning Contributions and Affordable Housing SPD: the basis for sustainable transport contributions and site specific highway works.
• Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2: the national street design guidance used for access, visibility and layout on Torbay's often steep and narrow streets.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance applied to new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Torbay Council website

• Wales Parking Standards 2014: the CSS Wales parking standards, adopted by Torfaen as supplementary planning guidance in September 2016, which vary provision by zone and accessibility.
• Sustainable Locations SPG: adopted in June 2023, setting out how the council judges whether a site is accessible by walking, cycling and public transport.
• Residential and Industrial Design Guide: the council's guide to the layout and construction of new estate roads and accesses, in three parts.
• Planning Obligations SPG, Annex 2: Highways and Transport: explains when highway and transport contributions are sought through planning obligations.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 design guidance for walking and cycling routes, applied to new links and site frontages.

Torfaen County Borough Council website

• London Plan 2021 transport policies T1 to T9: the Mayor's policies on sustainable transport, Healthy Streets, cycle parking and maximum car parking standards, applied by the borough to every application.
• TfL Healthy Streets transport assessment guidance: Transport for London's guidance on transport assessments, including the Active Travel Zone assessment of routes to local destinations.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL's design guidance for cycle routes, junctions and cycle parking, used alongside LTN 1/20.

London Borough of Tower Hamlets website

• SPD3 Parking Standards and Design: the council's car, cycle and motorcycle parking standards and guidance on the design of parking areas.
• Places for Everyone transport policies: the joint plan's requirements on transport assessment, sustainable access and the strategic road network.
• Greater Manchester Streets for All: TfGM's approach to street design that balances movement with place.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council website

• Parking Standards SPG: adopted March 2019, setting car, cycle and motorcycle parking by use class and by zone, with lower provision in the more accessible town centres.
• Travel Plan SPG: adopted 2018, setting thresholds and content for travel plans on residential and commercial schemes.
• Planning Obligations SPG: explains when sustainable transport contributions are sought from new development.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 guidance for walking and cycling infrastructure, used for new routes and crossings.
• Manual for Streets: used alongside the council's guidance for residential street layouts and accesses.

Vale of Glamorgan Council website

• Wakefield District Design Code SPD: adopted in June 2026, setting codes for street types and the district's parking standards for new development.
• Wakefield District Local Plan 2036 transport policies: the adopted requirements on transport assessments, travel plans and sustainable access.
• Manual for Streets: the national guidance applied to residential streets, accesses and junction visibility.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council website

• Site Allocation Document (2019) parking standards: the borough's adopted car, cycle and disabled parking standards for new development, applied alongside the Black Country Core Strategy transport policies.
• Designing Walsall SPD: the council's design guidance for layouts, streets and the setting of new development.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts, junctions and accesses on local roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council website

• London Plan 2021 transport policies T1 to T9: the Mayor's policies on sustainable transport, Healthy Streets, cycle parking and maximum car parking standards, applied by the borough to every application.
• TfL Healthy Streets transport assessment guidance: Transport for London's guidance on transport assessments, including the Active Travel Zone assessment of routes to local destinations.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL's design guidance for cycle routes, junctions and cycle parking, used alongside LTN 1/20.

London Borough of Waltham Forest website

• London Plan 2021 transport policies T1 to T9: the Mayor's policies on sustainable transport, Healthy Streets, cycle parking and maximum car parking standards, applied by the borough to every application.
• TfL Healthy Streets transport assessment guidance: Transport for London's guidance on transport assessments, including the Active Travel Zone assessment of routes to local destinations.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL's design guidance for cycle routes, junctions and cycle parking, used alongside LTN 1/20.

London Borough of Wandsworth website

• Parking Standards SPD: adopted in March 2015, setting car and cycle parking for new development across the borough, with provision varying by location and accessibility.
• Warrington Design Guide SPD: published in 2024 to support the Local Plan, with chapters on street types and layout and appendices on car parking, cycle parking and refuse.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts, accesses and visibility on lower speed streets.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national guidance used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Warrington Borough Council website

• Warwickshire Design Guide: published in April 2022 and updated since, in parts covering pre-application, highway design and technical review, residential street design, traffic and road safety, and drainage.
• Road Safety Audit Procedure: an annex to the design guide setting out when audits are needed for highway works.
• Local Bus Service Provision Infrastructure annex: guidance on bus stops and routes within new development.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and cycle parking.

Warwickshire County Council website

• Local Plan Review 2023 to 2041 transport and parking policies: the adopted policies on transport infrastructure, access and parking, which set the parking expected for new homes and other uses.
• Quality Design SPD: the council's design guidance on residential layouts, streets and parking within new development.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts, accesses and visibility on lower speed roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

West Berkshire Council website

• West Dunbartonshire Council Parking Standards: the council's car, cycle, motorcycle and disabled parking provision levels by use class, with design guidance, last updated in October 2019.
• Commuted payments for parking: council guidance on payments in lieu where a development cannot provide the required parking on site.
• Designing Streets: the Scottish Government policy statement that puts place and the needs of people walking and cycling ahead of vehicle movement in the design of new streets.
• Cycling by Design 2026: Transport Scotland's current cycle design guidance, used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking within larger sites.
• Transport Assessment Guidance: Transport Scotland's guidance on when a Transport Assessment or Transport Statement is needed and what it should cover, read with the Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG).

West Dunbartonshire Council website

• Residential Development Guide: the council's supplementary guidance on housing layout, which includes its car parking standards, cycle parking, bus stop provision, and requirements for Transport Assessments, Quality Audits and travel planning.
• National Roads Development Guide: the SCOTS guide the council relies on for road layout, access and construction consent requirements.
• Designing Streets: Scottish Government policy that puts place and pedestrian movement first in new residential streets.
• Active Travel Plan for West Lothian 2024 to 2029: Making Active Connections: the council's plan for walking, wheeling and cycling routes, which new sites are expected to connect to.

West Lothian Council website

• Northamptonshire Parking Standards: adopted by the former county council in September 2016 and still applied, setting minimum car and cycle parking and the larger space dimensions expected in new development.
• Northampton Parking Standards SPD: adopted in 2019 for the former Northampton Borough area, building on the county standards and adding design and electric vehicle charging requirements.
• Local Highway Authority Standing Advice: guidance inherited from the former county council on the access, visibility and layout matters the highway authority expects applications to cover.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts and accesses on lower speed streets.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

West Northamptonshire Council website

• Guidance on Parking at New Developments: the county’s parking guidance (September 2020 edition), which sets residential demand by bedroom count across five parking behaviour zones, gives starting ratios for other uses, covers electric vehicle charging and explains how on-street parking capacity surveys should be done.
• Car parking demand calculator: the spreadsheet the county publishes alongside its parking guidance to work out expected residential demand for a given mix and location.
• Local Design Guide: supplementary guidance on how the county applies Manual for Streets to residential proposals, covering masterplanning, visibility, street layouts and widths, parking, audits and technical approval.
• West Sussex Cycling Design Guide: the 2019 guide to cycle provision in new development, read alongside LTN 1/20, to which the county also refers developers.
• Road Safety Audit Policy: requires road safety audits of highway works to follow GG 119 in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges.

West Sussex County Council website

• London Plan 2021 transport policies T1 to T9: the Mayor's policies on sustainable transport, Healthy Streets, cycle parking and maximum car parking standards, applied by the borough to every application.
• TfL Healthy Streets transport assessment guidance: Transport for London's guidance on transport assessments, including the Active Travel Zone assessment of routes to local destinations.
• London Cycling Design Standards: TfL's design guidance for cycle routes, junctions and cycle parking, used alongside LTN 1/20.
• Westminster Way: the council's public realm strategy and design guidance for streets, footways and materials in the city.

Westminster City Council website

• Cumbria Development Design Guide: the highways and drainage guidance inherited from the former county council, with appendices on parking, traffic assessment criteria, residential highway design and road lighting.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts, accesses and visibility on lower speed roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Westmorland and Furness Council website

• Policy Note: Car Parking Standards for New Development: published in March 2023 to explain how saved UDP policy A1S and its Appendix 9 standards are applied under current national policy, treating them as a starting point rather than a ceiling.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts, junctions and accesses on local roads.
• Places for Everyone transport policies: the joint plan's requirements on transport assessment, sustainable access and the strategic road network.
• Greater Manchester Streets for All: TfGM's approach to street design that balances movement with place.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: applied to new cycle routes and Bee Network links.

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council website

• Wiltshire Design Guide: adopted as a supplementary planning document in 2024, setting the council's expectations for layout, streets, parking design and connections to walking and cycling routes in new development.
• LTP4 Parking sub-strategy: endorsed with LTP4 in March 2025 and setting the council's approach to parking supply and management, read with the residential and non-residential parking standards carried forward from the LTP3 Car Parking Strategy.
• LTP4 Electric Vehicle Infrastructure sub-strategy: the council's approach to charging provision, which larger schemes and new car parks are expected to support alongside Part S of the Building Regulations.
• Manual for Streets and LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national guidance applied to residential layouts, access visibility on lower speed roads and new cycle routes, crossings and site frontages.

Wiltshire Council website

• Parking Supplementary Planning Document: adopted on 28 April 2026, setting residential parking by bedroom number across four zones based on town centre location and Department for Transport connectivity scores, with guidance on cycle parking, car clubs and electric vehicle charging.
• Highway Design Guide: the borough's guide to road layouts for new development, covering distributor and residential roads, junctions, visibility splays, turning heads and commercial accesses.
• Borough Wide Design Guide SPD: the borough's design guidance for new development, including how streets, parking and access are laid out within a scheme.
• Sustainability SPD: its electric vehicle chapter sets the charging provision that the Parking SPD refers to for residential and non-residential schemes.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national design guidance applied to new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead website

• Wirral Local Plan 2022 to 2040 transport policies: the adopted policies on transport assessment, sustainable travel and access that apply to new development across the borough.
• SPD4 Parking Standards: the borough's supplementary guidance on car and cycle parking for new development, adopted in 2007.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts and accesses on local roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Wirral Borough Council website

• Living Streets: A Highways Guide for Developers in Wokingham: the council's 2019 highways design guide for new development, based on Manual for Streets 1 and 2 and covering walking, cycling and bus provision, parking layout and road safety audit.
• Wokingham Borough Design Guide SPD: the 2012 supplementary planning document on layout and character, which the highways guide is designed to be read alongside.
• Parking Standards Study Report: the 2011 evidence base behind the borough's car, cycle and motorcycle parking standards in Managing Development Delivery policy CC07, with electric vehicle charging requirements added through the highways guide.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: the national guidance used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

Wokingham Borough Council website

• Black Country Core Strategy transport policies: the TRAN policies on transport assessment, the strategic network, walking, cycling and parking management that still form part of the city's development plan.
• Unitary Development Plan parking standards: the saved car parking standards from the 2006 Wolverhampton UDP, applied until the Wolverhampton Local Plan is adopted.
• Manual for Streets: applied to residential layouts and accesses on local roads.
• LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design: used for new cycle routes, crossings and cycle parking.

City of Wolverhampton Council website

• Streetscape Design Guide: the county’s guide to street layout, access and highway infrastructure for new development, published in chapters with technical appendices and reviewed periodically.
• Parking standards (Streetscape Design Guide chapter 6 and Appendix I): minimum car and cycle parking by land use, with residential car parking set by bedroom numbers, EV charging expectations, and reduced or car-free provision only in highly sustainable locations the county accepts.
• Transport Plans, Assessments and Statements (Streetscape Design Guide chapter 2): sets out when a Transport Statement, Transport Assessment and Travel Plan are expected, with a full Travel Plan for 50 or more dwellings and a welcome pack for smaller schemes.
• Cycle and walking design: the guide applies LTN 1/20, Manual for Streets and Active Travel England’s junction guidance to routes and crossings serving new development.

Worcestershire County Council website

• Parking standards local planning guidance: the council's guidance on car and cycle parking provision for new development.
• Active Travel Act Guidance: the Welsh Government's 2021 guidance for walking and cycling routes, crossings and site frontages.
• Manual for Streets: applied to the layout of new residential streets and accesses on county roads.
• Design Manual for Roads and Bridges: applied by the Welsh Government where a scheme affects the A483 or A5 trunk roads.

Wrexham County Borough Council website

• Highway Design Guide: the council's guide to street layout, access, visibility and parking for new development, published as individual chapters and appendices, with chapter 11 covering parking.
• City of York Local Plan: adopted on 27 February 2025; its transport policies apply to access, parking and sustainable travel for new development.

City of York Council website