Comment

Representation ID: 927

Received: 19/10/2010

Respondent: Peacock and Smith

Issue DM27
We note that Table 4 sets out current and proposed options for parking standards by Use Class. For Class A1 use (food retail) within the Central Area AAP the proposed maximum standard is the provision of one space per 18 sqm, and within the rest of the Borough the proposed maximum is one space per 14 sqm.

In broad terms. therefore, to fulfil the objectives of PPS4, it is necessary for town or City centre retailing 10 be competitive. To achieve this it must provide sufficient car parking to make the store as attractive as other existing stores in the area, and to ensure that foodstore facilities operate efficiently without adverse effects on the highway network.

Car parks associated with food retail developments within or on the edge of centres can also provide short-term car parking facilities for shoppers and visitors to the centre which can serve the town or City centre as a whole. The provision of such spaces could enhance the vitality and viability of centres.