Powys County Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Powys
What transport evidence a Powys 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 Powys County Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.
| Use | Cycle parking |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 1 stand per 5 bedrooms |
Source: CSS Wales Parking Standards 2008Figures 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 Powys, may also apply to your site.
Powys Local Development Plan 2011-2026
- DM1Planning Obligations
- T1Travel, Traffic and Transport Infrastructure
- T2Safeguarding of Disused Transport Infrastructure
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.