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Travel Plans, Transport Assessments and Statements
Explains when transport assessments, statements and travel plans are relevant and what they can contain.
AI-generated summaries of the linked official sources; not editorially reviewed. Sources and limits
Where this document applies
England: relevance depends on the proposal, site and planning process.
Travel Plans, Transport Assessments and Statements (official source, opens in a new tab) · Overarching principles; What are Travel Plans? (paragraphs 001–003)
An assessment and a travel plan have different purposes
Transport assessments and statements evaluate development impacts. A travel plan is a continuing management strategy for sustainable travel, based on evidence of those impacts. The guidance relates primarily to decision-taking, with possible use in plan-making.
Read the official source (official source, opens in a new tab) · Overarching principles; What are Travel Plans? (paragraphs 001–003)
Limits and checks
- This national source does not establish the local policies, designations or site facts that apply to an individual proposal.
- Some guidance predates the August 2026 Framework and may refer to earlier policy numbering. Read it with the current Framework and any applicable transition provisions.
Read alongside this document
Put the national source in your local context
Start with the exact refusal reason. Note the policy and paragraph it cites, then check your authority’s policy summary and the facts discussed in relevant appeal decisions. Each appeal turns on its own facts and does not predict another outcome.