Pembrokeshire County Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Pembrokeshire
What transport evidence a Pembrokeshire 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 Pembrokeshire County Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Area and size | Car parking |
|---|---|---|
| Funeral Homes | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 2 members of staff |
| Allotment | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 4 facility users |
| Assembly Halls (Commercial e.g. Bingo Hall) | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 8 m² |
| Assembly Halls (Social) e.g. Unlicensed Club Community Centre | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 5 seats |
| Cafes & Drive-Thru restaurants | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 3 nonresident staff & 1 space per 14m² of dining area |
| Chapels of Rest | Zone 2-6 | Nil |
| Children's Play Centres | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 20m² of play area |
| Churches & Places of Worship | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 10 seats or 1 space per 8m² of praying floor-space |
| Cinemas, Theatres & Conference Centres | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 5 seats |
| Colleges of Higher / Further Education | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per each member of teaching staff, 1 space per 2 ancillary staff, 1 space per 8 students and 5 visitor spaces |
| Day Nurseries & Creches (converted property) | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 2 full time staff |
| Day Nurseries & Creches (new build property) | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 2 full time staff |
| Fitness Clubs, Leisure Clubs & Sports Clubs | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 2 facility users |
| Health Centres & Surgery | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 3 ancillary staff & 3 spaces per practitioner |
| Hospitals | Zone 2-6 | 2.5 spaces per bed |
| Hot Food Takeaways | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 3 nonresident staff & adequate on-street parking for customers nearby |
| Hotels | Zone 2-6 | 1 space per 3 nonresident staff & 1 space per bedroom |
Source: Parking Standards Supplementary Planning GuidanceAdopted 28 June 2013Figures checked against the published document on 13 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 Pembrokeshire, may also apply to your site.
Pembrokeshire Local Development Plan
- SP 10Transport Infrastructure and Accessibility
- GN.3Infrastructure and New Development
- GN.39Transport Routes and Improvements
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.