Torfaen County Borough Council · Welsh council
Transport Statements and Assessments in Torfaen
What transport evidence a Torfaen 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
Torfaen County Borough Council sets its parking standards in the document below. Use it for the car and cycle provision your scheme needs.
Source: Wales Parking Standards 2014 (Torfaen Supplementary Planning Guidance)Adopted September 2016Confirmed 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 Torfaen, may also apply to your site.
Torfaen Local Development Plan (to 2021)
- S2Sustainable Development
- S8Planning Obligations
- T1Transport Improvements
- T2Safeguarding Former Transport Routes
- T3Walking and Cycling Routes
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.