City and County of Swansea Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Swansea
What transport evidence a Swansea 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
City and County of Swansea Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: City and County of Swansea Parking Standards (Supplementary Planning Guidance)Confirmed 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 Swansea, may also apply to your site.
Swansea Local Development Plan 2010-2025
- IO 1Supporting Infrastructure and Planning Obligations
- RP 3Air and Light Pollution
- RP 12Sustainable Development of Mineral Resources
- TR 1Tourism, Recreation and Leisure Development
- RP 4Water Pollution and the Protection of Water Resources
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.