Wrexham County Borough Council · Welsh council

Transport Statements and Assessments in Wrexham

What transport evidence a Wrexham 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 Wrexham County Borough Council applies, taken from the source document below and checked against it row by row.

Car parking standards
Use	Area and size	Maximum car parking
C2 Residential Institutions Care/nursing homes, hospitals		1 car space per 2 bed spaces
C3 Dwellings	1 bedroom	1.5 car space per unit
C3 Dwellings	2 bedrooms	2 car spaces per unit
C3 Dwellings	3/4 bedrooms	3 car spaces per unit
C3 Dwellings	5 or more bedrooms	4 car spaces per unit
D1 Non-residential institutions		2 car spaces plus 1 car space per 25m² gross floor space
B1 Business and light industry		1 car space per 30m² gross floor space
A2 Financial & Professional Services		1 car space per 20m² gross floor space
A3 Pubs, restaurants and cafes and hot food takeaways		1 car space per 4m² public floor space
B2 General Industry		1 car space per 50m² gross floor space
B8 Storage and Distribution		1 car space per 100m² gross floor space
C1 Hotels, boarding houses and guest houses		1 car space per bedroom
D2 Assembly and Leisure		1 car space per 15m² gross floor space
Houses in Multiple Occupation	1 to 6 bedrooms	1 car space per bedroom up to a maximum of 4 spaces
Houses in Multiple Occupation	7 bedrooms or more	4 car spaces for the first 6 bedrooms and 1 car space per 2 bedrooms thereafter
Sheltered Housing		1 car space per 4 units, 1 car space per resident staff and access for an ambulance
Student Accommodation		1 car space per two bed spaces, and an area suitable for drop off/pick up either on site or close to the development

Cycle parking standards
Use	Area and size	Cycle parking
C3 Dwellings	1 bedroom	Sufficient space to provide at least 2 secure cycle parking spaces per dwelling
C3 Dwellings	2 bedrooms	Sufficient space to provide at least 2 secure cycle parking spaces per dwelling
C3 Dwellings	3/4 bedrooms	Sufficient space to provide at least 2 secure cycle parking spaces per dwelling
C3 Dwellings	5 or more bedrooms	Sufficient space to provide at least 2 secure cycle parking spaces per dwelling
D1 Non-residential institutions		1 cycle space per 250m² gross floor space
B1 Business and light industry		1 cycle space per 300m² gross floor space
A2 Financial & Professional Services		1 cycle space per 200m² gross floor space
A3 Pubs, restaurants and cafes and hot food takeaways		1 cycle space per 40m² public floor space
B2 General Industry		1 cycle space per 500m² gross floor space
B8 Storage and Distribution		1 cycle space per 1000m² gross floor space
D2 Assembly and Leisure		1 cycle space per 150 m² gross floor space
Houses in Multiple Occupation	1 to 6 bedrooms	Provision for 1 secure cycle parking space per 2 bedrooms HMO via a safe, secure and preferably covered cycle parking area located within the curtilage of the building
Houses in Multiple Occupation	7 bedrooms or more	Provision for 1 secure cycle parking space per 2 bedrooms HMO via a safe, secure and preferably covered cycle parking area located within the curtilage of the building
Student Accommodation		1 cycle space per 5 bed spaces via a safe and secure cycle parking area

Source: Local Planning Guidance Note 16: Parking StandardsAdopted July 2018Figures 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 Wrexham, may also apply to your site.

Wrexham Unitary Development Plan 1996-2011

PS8Transport
GDP2Capacity of Infrastructure and Community Facilities
T1Public Transport
T6Primary and Core Highway Network
T9Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding 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.