Caerphilly County Borough Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Caerphilly
What transport evidence a Caerphilly 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
Caerphilly County Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: LDP 5 Car Parking Standards (Revision 2)Adopted January 2017Confirmed 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 Caerphilly, may also apply to your site.
Caerphilly County Borough Local Development Plan up to 2021
- SP7Planning Obligations
- SP21Transport Infrastructure Improvement
- SP22Transport Requirements for Development
- SP24Parking Standards
- CW 2Sustainable Transport, Accessibility and Social Inclusion
- CW 6Design Considerations: Highways
- TR 1Cycle Routes
- TR 4Park and Ride Facilities
- TR 7New Roads to Facilitate Development
- TR 8Regeneration-led Highway Improvements
- TR 2New Rail Passenger Service
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.