Flintshire County Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Flintshire
What transport evidence a Flintshire 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
Flintshire County Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Supplementary Planning Guidance No.11: Parking StandardsAdopted 17 January 2017Confirmed 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 Flintshire, may also apply to your site.
Flintshire Local Development Plan 2015-2030
- PC9Protection of Disused Railway Lines
- STR4Principles of Sustainable Development, Design and Placemaking
- STR5Transport and Accessibility
- PC10New Transport Schemes
- STR6Services, Facilities and Infrastructure
- STR13Natural and Built Environment, Green Networks and Infrastructure
- PC5Transport and Accessibility
- PC6Active Travel
- PC7Passenger Transport
- PE15Telecommunications and Digital Technology Infrastructure
- EN18Pollution and Nuisance
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.