Newport City Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Newport
What transport evidence a Newport 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
Newport City Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Parking Standards Supplementary Planning GuidanceConfirmed 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 Newport, may also apply to your site.
Newport Local Development Plan 2011-2026
- SP13Planning Obligations
- SP14Transport Proposals
- SP15Integrated Transport
- SP16Major Road Schemes
- GP4General Development Principles – Highways and Accessibility
- T5Walking and Cycling
- T1Railways
- T4Parking
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.