Bridgend County Borough Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Bridgend
What transport evidence a Bridgend 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
Bridgend County Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: SPG 17 Parking StandardsAdopted 21 September 2011Confirmed as the current standard on 10 November 2026
Policies your assessment should address
The transport policies of the development plan documents in the summary panel. A neighbourhood plan, or a plan for one part of Bridgend, may also apply to your site.
Bridgend County Borough Replacement Local Development Plan 2018-2033
- SP5Sustainable Transport and Accessibility
- PLA6Development in Transport Corridors
- PLA10Safeguarding of Disused Railway Infrastructure
- PLA11Parking Standards
- PLA12Active Travel
- SP10Infrastructure
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.