Carmarthenshire County Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Carmarthenshire
What transport evidence a Carmarthenshire 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
Carmarthenshire County Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: CSS Wales Parking Standards (2014), as applied by the Carmarthenshire Highway Design GuideConfirmed 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 Carmarthenshire, may also apply to your site.
Carmarthenshire Local Development Plan 2006-2021
- SP9Transportation
- SP17Infrastructure
- GP3Planning Obligations
- GP4Infrastructure and New Development
- TR2Location of Development – Transport Considerations
- TR3Highways in Developments - Design Considerations
- TR4Cycling and Walking
- TR5Gwili Railway
- TR6Redundant Rail Corridors
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.