Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Rhondda Cynon Taf
What transport evidence a Rhondda Cynon Taf 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
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Supplementary Planning Guidance: Delivering Design and Placemaking: Access, Circulation & Parking RequirementsAdopted March 2011Confirmed as the current standard on 6 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf, may also apply to your site.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Local Development Plan up to 2021
- CS 8Transportation
- AW 4Community Infrastructure & Planning Obligations
- NSA 22Rail Network And Station Improvements
- NSA 23Cycle Network Improvements
- SSA 18Major Road Schemes
- SSA 19Rail Network And Station Improvements
- SSA 21Cycle Network 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.