Ceredigion County Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Ceredigion
What transport evidence a Ceredigion 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
Ceredigion County Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Ceredigion County Council Parking Standards (Supplementary Planning Guidance)Adopted 28 January 2015Confirmed as the current standard on 6 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 Ceredigion, may also apply to your site.
Ceredigion Local Development Plan 2007-2022: Volume 1, Strategy and Policies
- DM03Sustainable Travel
- DM04Sustainable Travel Infrastructure as a Material Consideration
- DM05Sustainable Development and Planning Gain
- DM09Design and Movement
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.