Decision details

To seek Executive approval to consult the public and professionals on a Draft Parking Standard Supplementary Planning Document for the Borough.

1          That the Consultation Draft Parking Standards SPD at Appendix A and its evidence base at Appendix B be approved for public consultation;

2          That the Executive Member for Planning and Transport be authorised to agree any minor changes to the Consultation Draft SPD and its evidence base prior to the public consultation period.

Evidence shows that the existing Parking Standards SPD is becoming increasingly out-of-date and does not cover certain issues such as school pick up. There is a need to review the existing SPD which was adopted 8 years ago to better reflect the current parking needs of the Borough.  The Consultation Draft SPD includes a strategy for dealing with certain existing parking issues. Consultation is a statutory stage in the process of adopting a new SPD so that it becomes a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.

Not reviewing the Parking Standards SPD would mean the council continuing to implement its existing Parking Standards SPD (2007).  This is increasingly out-of-date and does not address parking problems associated with new development such as the low levels of use of domestic garage parking.

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