erewash borough council - parking standards

EREWASH BOROUGH COUNCIL

PARKING STANDARDS SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING

DOCUMENT

Director of Development and Regulatory Services Sue Blakeley

Erewash Borough Council Development and Regulatory Services

Town Hall, Long Eaton Derbyshire NG10 1HU

Tel: 0115 907 2244 Fax: 0115 907 2377

Email: [email protected]

For further information, please contact

Mr I McHugh

Development Manager Tel: 0115 907 2206

APRIL 2006

About this Guidance

1.1 This Supplementary Planning Document has been prepared in accordance with currentGovernment planning guidance. Its purpose is to supplement relevant policies andproposals as set out in the Erewash Borough Local Plan Adopted July 2005. Thecontents of this document will therefore guide those submitting planning applications.When adopted it will be given considerable weight in the determination of planningapplications and it is therefore expected that developers will follow the advice as setout.

Introduction

1.2 This Supplementary Planning Document has been prepared to provide more detailon the requirements for car, cycle and motorcycle parking associated with varioustypes of development within the Borough including major extensions, changes of useand all new developments.

1.3 This is being prepared in consultation with the public and will be adopted by theBorough Council. When adopted, the standards will be taken into account as a materialconsideration when reaching a decision on a planning application.

1.4 The Government aims to reduce vehicular movements nationally using a variety ofmechanisms and is committed to reducing the availability of parking spaces as apowerful incentive for people to make alternative travelling arrangements.

1.5 Planning Policy Guidance 13 (PPG13) calls for stricter controls on the level of parkingspaces that are associated with new developments. In particular, it promotes the useof maximum instead of minimum standards. Parking provision is also dealt with inthe Regional Spatial Strategy for the East Midlands (RSS8); the strategy takes a firmerstance on parking provision and consequently this Supplementary Planning Documentaccords with the standards set out in Appendix 7. Policy T2 - Parking in the AdoptedErewash Borough Local Plan advocates this stance and has been written to reflectthe guidance.

1.6 The Borough Council is committed to promoting a more sustainable future; newdevelopments should accord with the sequential test set out in Planning PolicyGuidance Note 3: Housing, paragraph 30. In order of preference the sequential testis brownfield land in urban areas, other suitable locations in urban areas, urbanextensions, and finally other suitable sites that are well served by public transport.

1.7 This document supports and amplifies the Policies T2: Parking, T6: Cycling and T7:Pedestrians and Disabled People of the Adopted Erewash Borough Local Plan; thesepolicies can be found in Appendix 1.

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1.8 The parking standards in this guidance do not sit in isolation. They are part of anintegrated package of transport policies and measures designed to work together toresolve the transport problems in the Borough.

1.9 It is intended that these parking standards will apply to the whole Borough. Only inexceptional circumstances will the Borough be prepared to exercise its discretionarypowers to apply standards that may be appropriate to specific situations, if a case canbe made. Such a case might need to be supported by a transport assessment.

1.10 The aims of the policies within the local plan are:

to reduce traffic congestion in urban areas;

to provide effective access to the town centres;

to sustain and improve upon the economic viability of the Borough

to assist in achieving a balance between car based travel and environmentallyfriendly alternatives such as walking, cycling and public transport;

to assist in improving the aesthetic quality of the Borough’s towns and villages;

to strike a balance between the provision of adequate car parking to serve thedevelopment and the need to avoid highway danger.

Scope of this Guidance

1.11 There are two types of spaces required:

Operational Parking Space is the space required for cars and other vehiclesregularly involved in the operation of business on a particular site, includingcommercial service vehicles.

Non-Operational Space is the space required for vehicles, which do not needto park or wait precisely at the premises in question. The term includes cars ofcommuting employees as well as those belonging to shoppers and businesscallers.

1.12 The standards set out in this guidance are required to meet non-operational parkingneeds only. In addition to the standards indicated it would be necessary to providewithin the site, sufficient operational space to allow the maximum number and size ofvehicles likely to serve the development at any one time to manoeuvre with ease andstand for loading and unloading without inconvenience to other users of the site. Therequirements for operational space will be assessed on the merit of individualproposals.


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1.13 Guidance on the design of servicing areas and lorry parking can be found in “Designingfor Deliveries”, published by the Freight Transport Association. Further guidance inrespect of parking associated with new development and servicing provisions can befound in the publication “Roads and Traffic in Urban Areas” produced by the Institutionof Highways and Transportation with the Department of Transport.

Remote Parking

1.14 With the exception of central urban areas, where remote public parking may beacceptable, parking should generally be within the same curtilage as the developmentwhich it serves. Where this is impractical the parking area must nevertheless beproximate to the development and have safe, convenient pedestrian access (i.e.excessive walking distances and/or the intervention of heavy trafficked roads and/orroads subject to high speed traffic are not acceptable). Remote parking shall beshown within the application site curtilages for planning control purposes or be subjectto an appropriate legal agreement. The Supplementary Planning Document relatingto design provides further guidance.

Multiple Use

1.15 Where applications are for multiple-use developments (e.g. an office, residential andshopping complex) or there is a diversity of uses within one building (eg. a warehousewith area offices attached) an aggregate total of parking space provision will berequired. However, if the uses are complimentary (e.g. a school with attached sportscentre), because demand occurs at different times of the day, then a reduction on theaggregate total will be considered.

Cycles

1.16 One of the key objectives of the parking standards is to assist in achieving an effectivebalance between car-based travel and environmentally friendly alternatives such ascycling. In this regard, developers should be more aware of the needs of cyclists,providing space to adequately and safely secure their cycles. Additional standardsfor cycle parking have been developed to meet this important need.

1.17 The Borough Council will require developers, possibly through Section 106 PlanningObligations, to provide secure cycle parking, located as close as possible to the mainentrance of a destination (school, office building or shopping centre). Ideally thelocation should be one that is constantly under surveillance by the general public (andCCTV if possible) and is well lit. This reduces the opportunity for vandalism or theftand inspires confidence to cycle to that destination. Cycle parking should not be hiddenaway behind buildings or tucked away in the corner of a car park as this removes anyconvenience over driving a car and allows thieves to work out of view.


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1.18 Sustrans produce several invaluable information sheets including “Cycle Parking:FF37” which gives guidance on the design and installation of cycle parking and CycleParking in Rural Areas: FF17. These can be downloaded from www.sustrans.org.uk.

Powered Two-Wheelers

1.19 Secure parking for powered two-wheelers should be considered on its merits for allnew developments. The recommendations of the Motorcycle Industry, as set out inPowered Two Wheelers - The SMART choice in Local Transport Plans (March 1999),include the following:

"as a guide, local authorities should set aside around 5% of the total stock ofpublicly accessible motor vehicle parking space for motorcycle use."

"local authorities should also take steps to ensure that workplaces, newdevelopments and other parking not under their direct control, includes sufficientprovision to ensure pressure is not simply concentrated on local authorityprovision."

"parking facilities should be concentrated close to popular destinations in urbancentres, near to shops, amenities, offices, etc."

"users should be given the opportunity to park their machines at secure parkingplaces equipped with robust fixed anchor points to make theft a less attractiveproposition."

1.20 As with the provision of cycle parking, the Borough Council will require developers,possibly through Section 106 Planning Obligations, to provide secure cycle parking,located as close as possible to the main entrance of a destination (school, officebuilding or shopping centre). Ideally the location should be one that is constantlyunder surveillance by the general public (and CCTV if possible) and is well lit. Thisreduces the opportunity for vandalism or theft and inspires confidence to cycle to thatdestination. Powered two-wheeled parking should not be hidden away behind buildingsor tucked away in the corner of a carpark as this removes any convenience overdriving a car and allows thieves to work out of view.

Parking for People with Disabilities

1.21 The specific need for people with disabilities should be catered for in newdevelopments. This should be reflected in terms of the location of the parking spacesand the number of spaces provided. The Disability and Discrimination Act 1996 andLocal Plan Policy T8 – Pedestrians and Disabled People emphasises the importanceof this provision. Parking spaces for disabled people should be located adjacent tothe entrance of the proposed development with an unobstructed route from the parkingspace to the entrance.


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1.22 Spaces should be constructed and clearly marked out with the British Standard“Disabled” symbol in accordance with BS3262 Part 1. Any parking fee concessionsshould be clearly stated at the location of the parking space and the spaces shouldgenerally be as close as practicable to the entrance to the development which will beused by disabled drivers or passengers and to any ticket/charge dispenser.

PARKING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Minimum parking standardsDescription

5% of the total parking capacity should bedesignated (to include both employees andvisitors)

Employment generating development(employees & visitors to business)

A minimum of one space for each employeewho is a disabled motorist, plus 6% of thetotal capacity for visiting disabled motorists.

Shops/premises to which the public haveaccess/recreation & leisure.

Residential

i) 1 space for every dwelling built tomobility standards, to be provided

i) General – dwellings built to mobilitystandards.

within the maximum car parking allowanceindicated by the respective standardsabove.

ii) 1 space per 3 demand-based spaces(as calculated from above sheltered housing

ii) Sheltered housing.

standards), to be provided within themaximum car parking allowance indicatedby sheltered housing standards above.

Parking in Conservation Areas

1.23 Within the Borough’s conservation areas and at all sites involving listed buildings, theBorough Council, in conjunction with the Highway Authority, may take into accountthe special character and nature of the surrounding areas in determining the level ofparking provision to be made.

The following tables set out the standards to which the Borough Council will refer inconsidering development proposals. The standards refer to many different uses which arein the same Planning Use Class (e.g. restaurants and public houses or bingo halls andcasinos). They are therefore intended to be controlled by conditional approval for a specificuse for that standard to apply. Where a developer does not wish to be constrained by sucha condition the most intensive standard within the use class shall be applied.


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All stated areas are gross inclusive floor areas, measured externally, unless otherwisereferred to (e.g. dining area). Where appraisals of parking need are based on the numbersof staff, these shall be the maximum possible number on duty at any one time rather thanthe total number employed.


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CRITERIA NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE

Abattoirs, auction rooms, car valeting, cemeteries, livery stables and riding schools, livestockmarkets and ambulance, fire and police stations, etc, will be assessed individually withparticular regard to periods and frequency of use.

Policy

Policy T2 - Parking

To maintain the vitality and viability of the town centres, off-street car parking will bemanaged to ensure efficient use of car parking spaces through the operation of chargingsystems. In considering development proposals, the borough council will have regardto the maximum parking standards set out in the parking supplementary planningdocument. Where development is proposed in locations which are readily accessibleto existing car parking or are well served by public transport, levels of car parkingprovision may be required to be significantly below the maximum level. A level ofparking in excess of the maximum standard will only be acceptable in exceptionalcircumstances, and where it is demonstrated that it is needed in the interests of publicamenity, safety or to otherwise clearly benefit the town centre as a whole. Parkingspaces to meet the needs of people with disabilities will be conveniently located.

Policy

Policy T6 - Cycling

In considering applications for development, facilities for cyclists will be sought bynegotiating section 106 planning obligations with developers, provided that theobligations are directly related to the proposed development and are necessary tomake it acceptable in land-use planning terms.

Policy

Policy T7 - Pedestrians and Disabled People

Facilities for pedestrians and disabled people will be improved wherever opportunitiesarise. In particular, new development to which the public in general expects to haveaccess, especially shops, sports, recreation and community facilities, will only bepermitted if it is designed to meet the needs of people with impaired mobility, by theprovision of accessible parking spaces, convenient movement along pathways and anunhindered approach to buildings. Where appropriate, conditions will be imposed onplanning permissions to achieve these objectives.


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