Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Neath Port Talbot
What transport evidence a Neath Port Talbot 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
The standards Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Long-stay cycle parking | Short-stay cycle parking |
|---|---|---|
| Offices | 1 stand per 200m² | 1 stand per 1000m² |
Source: Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Guidance (October 2016)Adopted October 2016Figures checked against the published document on 6 November 2026Selected tables: the source document has the full standards
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 Neath Port Talbot, may also apply to your site.
Neath Port Talbot Local Development Plan 2011-2026
- SP 4Infrastructure
- I 1Infrastructure Requirements
- TO 4Walking & Cycling Routes
- EN 8Pollution and Land Stability
- SP 20Transport Network
- TR 1Transport Proposals
- TR 3Safeguarding of Disused Railway Infrastructure
- TR 4Safeguarding Freight Facilities
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.