Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Blaenau Gwent
What transport evidence a Blaenau Gwent planning application needs, the parking standards that apply, and the policies an assessment should address.
Which document do you need?
In Wales, Technical Advice Note 18: Transport sets out when a Transport Assessment is needed. Its Annex D suggests thresholds, which a council may vary locally.
Transport Statement
A shorter document for smaller schemes where transport issues are limited: access, parking, trips and sustainable travel.
Transport Assessment
A full assessment for larger schemes: trip generation, network impact, junction capacity and mitigation.
Parking standards
The standards Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Car parking |
|---|---|
| Funeral Homes | 1 space per 2 members of staff |
| House conversions to residential hostel | 1 space per resident staff 1 space per 3 nonresident staff |
| Apartments | 1 space per bedroom (maximum requirement 3 spaces) |
| Apartments (3 or more Bedrooms) | Maximum 3 spaces |
| Churches & Places of Worship | 1 space per 10 seats or 1 space per 8m of praying floorspace (see note 3) |
| Fitness Clubs, Leisure Clubs & Sports Clubs | 1 space per 2 facility users |
| Health Centres & Surgeries | 1 space per 3 ancillary staff & 3 spaces per practitioner |
| Hospitals | 2.5 spaces per bed |
| Use | Long-stay cycle parking | Short-stay cycle parking |
|---|---|---|
| Offices | 1 stand per 200m² | 1 stand per 1000m² |
| Retail Warehousing (non-food) | 1 stand per 500m² | 1 stand per 1000m² |
| Shops | 1 stand per 100m² | 1 stand per 100m² |
| Apartments | 1 stand per 5 bedrooms | – |
| Assembly Halls (Commercial) | 1 stand per 10 staff | 1 stand per 40 seats |
| Call Centres | 1 stand per 150m² | 1 stand per 1000m² |
| Car Sales Premises | 1 stand per 1000m² | – |
| Cash & Carry Warehousing | 1 stand per 500m² | – |
| Churches & Places of Worship | Included in short stay | 1 stand per 50m² of public floor space |
| Cinemas, Theatres & Conference Centres | 1 stand per 10 staff | 1 stand per 30 seats |
| Fitness Clubs | 1 stand per 10 staff | 1 stand per 25m² of public floor space |
| Garages | 1 stand per 250m² | – |
| Health Centres & Surgeries | Included in short stay | 1 stand per consulting room |
| Hospitals | 1 stand per 20 beds | 1 stand per 20 beds |
| Hotels | 1 stand per 5 bedrooms | 1 stand per 40m² of public floor space |
| Leisure Clubs & Sports Clubs | 1 stand per 10 staff | 1 stand per 10 facility users |
| Libraries | 1 stand per 10 staff | 1 stand per 30m² of public floor space |
| Nursery, Infants & Primary Schools | Included in short stay | 1 stand per 5 staff and 1 stand per 20 children |
| Open Air Markets | 1 stand per 500m² | 1 stand per 500m² |
| Park & Ride and Car Parks | 1 secure stand per 20 car park spaces | – |
| Public Leisure Centres | 1 stand per 10 staff | 1 stand per 50m² of public floor space |
| Restaurants & Cafes (All types) | 1 stand per 10 staff | – |
| Stadia | 1 stand per 10 staff | 1 stand per 100 seats |
| Supermarkets | 1 stand per 500m² | 1 stand per 500m² |
Source: Access, Car Parking and Design Supplementary Planning GuidanceFigures checked against the published document on 13 November 2026Selected tables: the source document has the full standards
Policies your assessment should address
The transport policies of the development plan documents in the summary panel. A neighbourhood plan, or a plan for one part of Blaenau Gwent, may also apply to your site.
Blaenau Gwent Local Development Plan 2006-2021
- SP6Ensuring Accessibility
- T1Cycle Routes
- T2Rail Network and Station Improvements
- T3Safeguarding of Disused Railway Infrastructure
- T4Improvements to Bus Services
- T5New Roads to Facilitate Development
- T6Regeneration Led Highway Improvements
This page summarises adopted policy and links to the source documents. It is not legal advice: always confirm a figure against the adopted document before relying on it.