Monmouthshire County Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Monmouthshire
What transport evidence a Monmouthshire 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
Monmouthshire County Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Monmouthshire Parking Standards (Supplementary Planning Guidance)Adopted January 2013Confirmed as the current standard on 27 October 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 Monmouthshire, may also apply to your site.
Monmouthshire Local Development Plan 2011-2021
- S7Infrastructure Provision
- S16Transport
- MV1Proposed Developments and Highway Considerations
- MV2Sustainable Transport Access
- MV6Canals and Redundant Rail Routes
- MV8Rail Freight
- MV10Transport Routes and Schemes
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.