Parking and Servicing

The way in which parking is incorporated into a scheme will have a significant impact on the quality of the development.

Parking Standards:

• The local context and the local parking provisions should be taken into account in considering parking levels

Positioning Parking:

• Vehicles should not dominate the space or inconvenience other users.
• Avoid parking within the front curtilage. This breaks up frontage and restricts surveillance.
• Ensure parking is overlooked

Car Parks:

• Large parking areas in commercial development should be designed as part of the integral part of the landscape and managed communally
• Pedestrian routes should be clearly defined
• On street parking can have a certain amount of traffic calming influence
• Underground parking allows the street frontage of buildings to be maintained
• Multi storey car parks should only be considered when they incorporate ground level mix use activities

Servicing:

• Where possible deliveries should be made directly from street to building