Object

Representation ID: 1631

Received: 16/05/2014

Respondent: Moon A Limited

Agent: Planning Works Ltd

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Flexibility in the car parking standards should be a proactive part of the policy approach.
It is neither appropriate nor desirable, in part 5 of the policy to require all development to meet the Council's car parking standards. This is especially true in the light of part 3 of the policy which seeks to promote alternatives to private vehicle use.
The flexibility afforded to residential parking standards (in part 5 ) should be applied to the parking standards generally based on a range of criteria such as the size of the development, its location (e.g. town centre or not) and the measures proposed under part 3 of the policy. Such flexibility should not however be afforded in exceptional circumstance as currently required by policy but as part of a proactive approach designed to encourage sustainability.