MEDWAY COUNCIL PARKING STANDARDS (MAY 2001)
Medway’s Local Transport Plan 2000-2005 sets the objective to restrain
demand for car travel by changes to vehicle parking standards and promotes
cycling, walking and public transport as alternative modes. Maximum parking
limits for the private car in new development are set for all land-use
classes together with minimum cycle parking standard where appropriate.
This approach is fully supported by national, regional and local policies,
including the Government’s White Paper on the future of transport
“A New Deal for Transport”, PPG3, PPG13, RPG9 and the Medway
Local Plan which contains the following policies that are applicable to
parking standards:
T4: Cycle facilities
T11: Development funded transport improvement
T13: Vehicle parking standards
T15: Parking strategy
T17: Park and ride
T22: Provision for people with disabilities
The following parking standards will be subject to review during the
life of the Local Plan.
Parking standards for people with a disability
Parking for people with a disability must be additional to maximum private
car parking provision. Development proposals should provide adequate parking
for disabled motorists, in terms of numbers and design (see Traffic Advice
Leaflet 5/95, Parking for Disabled People). A guide to the number of parking
spaces for disabled motorists is given in the table below (based on TA
5/95), further details are available in “Reducing Mobility Handicaps”
(IHT, London, 1991)
Minimum number of parking spaces for motorists
with a disability |
|
Land use category |
Car park size |
| Up to 200 spaces |
Over 200 spaces |
| Business premises Ð employees
and visitors |
Individual space for each
registered disabled employee plus two spaces or 5% of the max. private
car standard whichever is the greater for visitors |
Six bays
plus 2% of the max. private car standard |
| Shopping and recreation |
Three spaces or 6% of
the max. private car standard whichever is greater |
Four spaces or 4% of the
max. private car standard whichever is greater |
| Hotels with
specially designed rooms |
One space for
each specially designed room |
Parking standards for new development
The following table details Medway Council’s adopted parking standards
for new development, including private vehicles, commercial vehicles and
cycles. An indication is also given of the threshold for transport assessment.
The parking standards for private cars for land use classes A1, B1, C3,
D1 and D2 were adopted in May 2001 as interim parking standards and take
account of the guidance in PPG13, PPG3 and RPG9. It is hoped that Kent
County Council and the District Councils in Kent will be able to work
in partnership with Medway Council to agree common standards across Kent.
The remaining vehicle parking standards for private cars and commercial
vehicles are based on Kent County Council adopted standards. Cycle parking
standards are taken from the Medway Council’s Strategy to encourage
walking and cycling and to assist people with restricted mobility, which
is a supporting document to the council’s Local Transport Plan.
| Land use category: |
Parking standards |
|
| A1, A2, A3 |
Private car parking spaces |
Commercial vehicle parking spaces |
Cycle parking spaces |
Threshold for transport assessment |
| Standard type |
Maximum permitted |
Minimum requirement |
Minimum requirement |
| A1 retail |
| Food retail, including cold food take-away |
One per 18m2 GFA |
One per 500m2 GFA |
One per 250m2 GFA for staff/ customers
(Refer to note 6) |
1000m2 |
| Non food retail warehouses |
One per 20m2 GFA |
One per 500m2 GFA |
(Refer to note 8) |
| Garden centres |
One per 10m2 of area open to public |
(Refer to note 1) |
(Refer to note 3) |
| A2 Financial and professional
services |
| Accountants, betting office, Bank or
Building Society, Solicitors, etc. |
One per 18m2 GFA plus staff parking (Refer
to note 12) |
Nil |
One per 400m2 GFA for staff (Refer to
note 6) |
(Refer to note 3) |
| A3 Food and drink |
| Public houses and licensed bars |
One per 4m2 GFA, plus one per 8m2 GFA
for off-licence |
(Refer to note 1) |
One per 250m2 GFA for staff and customers |
(Refer to note 3) |
| Restaurants, cafes and banqueting halls |
One per 6m2 GFA, plus staff parking (Refer
to note 12) |
(Refer to note 6) |
| Transport cafes |
(Refer to note 8) |
One per 5m2 GFA |
(Refer to note 8) |
| Hot food take-aways |
Six per unit (Refer to note 4) |
Nil |
| Land use category: |
Parking standards |
|
| B1, B2, B3-B7, B8 |
Private car parking spaces |
Commercial vehicle parking spaces |
Cycle parking spaces |
Threshold for transport assessment |
| Standard type |
Maximum permitted |
Minimum requirement |
Minimum requirement |
| B1 Business |
| Offices, research and development of
products and processes, industrial processes |
One per 30m2 GFA. |
(Refer to note 1) |
One per 400m2 GFA for staff (Refer to
note 6) |
2500m2 |
| B2 General industrial |
| Up to 99 m2 |
Two spaces |
(Refer to note 1)
|
One per 500m2 (Refer to note 6)
|
(Refer to note 3)
|
| From 100 m2 to 199 m2 |
Three spaces |
| From 200m2 |
One per 50 m2 GFA (Refer to note 10) |
| B3 Ð B7 (Refer to note 3) |
| B8 Storage and distribution |
| Storage and distribution |
One per 110m2 GFA (Refer to note 10) |
One per 1500m3 GBV |
One per 500m2 (Refer to note 6) |
(Refer to note 3) |
| Wholesale trade distribution |
One per 35m2 GFA (Refer to note 10) |
One per 500m2 GFA |
| Land use category: |
Parking standards |
|
| C1, C2, C3 |
Private car parking spaces |
Commercial vehicle parking spaces |
Cycle parking spaces |
Threshold for transport
assessment |
| Standard type |
Maximum permitted |
Minimum requirement |
Minimum requirement |
C1 Hotels and hostels |
| Residential hostels |
One per two occupants
+ staff parking (Refer to note 12) |
Nil
|
(Refer to note 8) |
(Refer to note 3) |
| Hotels |
One per bedroom |
| C2 Residential institutions |
| Nursing homes with attendant
care |
One per six residents
(for visitors) + staff parking (Refer to note 12) |
One space (Refer to note 5)
|
(Refer to note 8)
|
(Refer to note 3)
|
| Hospitals |
Two per three beds
+ four for each consulting room |
| Residential schools, colleges
or training centres |
Visitor/student parking
(Refer to note 11) + staff parking (Refer to note 12) |
(Refer to note 1) |
| C3 Dwelling houses |
| Urban areas |
Average of 1.5 per
dwelling across site (Refer to note 2) |
Nil
|
One per five dwellings (Refer to note
7) |
(Refer to note 3)
|
| Rural areas: One bedroom |
One and one third per
unit (Refer to note 2) |
Nil
|
| Rural areas: Two or three bedrooms |
Two per unit (Refer
to note 2) |
| Rural areas: Four or more bedrooms |
Three per unit (Refer
to note 2) |
| Sheltered housing |
One per unit (Refer
to note 2) |
(Refer to note 8) |
| Land use category: |
Parking standards |
|
| D1, D2 |
Private car parking spaces |
Commercial vehicle parking spaces |
Cycle parking spaces |
Threshold for transport assessment
|
| Standard type |
Maximum permitted |
Minimum requirement |
Minimum requirement |
| D1 Non-residential institutions |
| Places of worship |
One per five seats |
Nil
|
(Refer to note 8)
|
(Refer to note 3)
|
| Schools (non-residential) Ð Primary
and secondary and |
Staff parking (Refer to note 12) + 10%
casual parking + drop off area (Refer to note 9) |
| Schools (non-residential) Ð Sixth
form college |
Staff parking (Refer to note 12) + 10%
casual parking + one per seven students + drop off area (Refer to
note 9) |
(Refer to note 1)
|
| Further and higher education |
One per 15 full time students + 1 space
per 2 staff |
2500m2 |
| Libraries |
One per 60m2 GFA |
Nil
|
(Refer to note 3)
|
| Clinics |
Four per consulting/treatment room +
staff parking (Refer to note 12) |
| Creches/playschools or nurseries
Ð includes day nursery and day centre |
One per two staff + one per four children
for parents |
| Art galleries, museums |
(Refer to note 3)
|
(Refer to note 14) |
| D2 Assembly and leisure |
| Cinemas, ballrooms, bingo, church
halls, community centres |
One per five seats |
Nil |
(Refer to note 8)
|
1000m2
|
| Sports facilities |
(Refer to note 3) |
| Night clubs, social halls |
Max. one per 20m2 |
Nil |
| Land use category: |
Parking standards |
|
| Unclassified |
Private car parking spaces |
Commercial vehicle parking spaces |
Cycle parking spaces |
Threshold for transport assessment |
| Standard type |
Maximum permitted |
Minimum requirement |
Minimum requirement |
| Vehicle sales |
One per 50m2 GFA |
(Refer to note 1) |
Nil |
(Refer to note 3)
|
| Petrol filling stations |
One per 20m2 GFA |
|
(Refer to note 8) |
| Car servicing and repairs |
Four per service bay |
Nil |
Nil
|
| Open commercial uses |
Staff parking (12) |
(Refer to note 3) |
| Boating facilities, marina |
One per berth |
|
(Refer to note 8)
|
| Touring caravan sites |
1.1per unit + staff parking (Refer to
note 12) |
Nil |
Amusement arcades |
Staff parking (Refer to note 12) |
| Car hire |
one car per four cars in service + staff
parking (Refer to note 12) |
| Theatre |
One per five seats |
Nil |
Notes
1. Provision for deliveries off the public highway required
2. Single garage with GFA less than13.2m2 not included. Double garage
with GFA less than 26.4m2 but greater than 13.2m_ treated as single
garage. Multiple longitudinal parking per plot will be assessed as a
maximum provision of two spaces irrespective of combined length of driveway
and garage. Communal spaces should not be located more than 20m from
the dwellings they serve.
3. Assessment on an individual basis
4. Drive-in or drive through facilities must provide sufficient on-site
waiting space for vehicles to stand clear of the highway.
5. Separate provision must be made for ambulances and delivery vehicles
6. Cycle parking for GFA below threshold to be determined on individual
merits
7. Applicable only to high density developments sharing facilities
8. To be determined on individual merits
9. Space should be provided for the setting down and picking up of children
away from the highway
10. Plus car space provision for site offices up to maximum B1 (office)
standard
11. One space for every two students of driving age, one space per ten
resident pupils below driving age for visitors
12. Maximum one space per member of staff
Glossary
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