Table 3    Draft Car Parking Standards in Local Transport Plan 2001-2006
Development Type	Residential ‡	Food Retail 	Non-Food Retail 	Use Class B1 & A2 (Including Offices) †	General Industry	Use Class B8 Ware-housing	Use Class D2 Assembly & Leisure 	Cinemas & Conference Centres 	Hotels & Guest Houses	Hospitals	Higher & Further Education	Use Class A3	Stadia	
Zone A
City/Town Centres	1 space per dwelling	Operational (see Note 2)	Visitor only (on merits)	To be assessed individually based on location, accessibility by alternative modes to the private car and scale.	Operational (see note 2)	N/A	
Zone B
City Suburbs and Larger Towns	1 bed dwelling – 1 space; 2-3 bed dwellings – 2 spaces (except town centres). 4 + beds on merit	1 space per 26-20 m2	1 space per 20-22 m2	1 space per 35 m2	1 space per 50 m2	1 space per 200 m2	1 space per 22-25 m2	1 space per 5 seats	1 space per 2 bedrooms		1 space per 2 staff	1 space per 3 seats	To be assessed individually.
Guildeline: 1 space per 15 seats	
Zone C
Small Towns	As Zone B 	1 space per 26-20 m2	1 space per 20-22 m2	1 space per 35 m2	1 space per 50 m2	1 space per 200 m2	1 space per 15 m2	1 space per 4 seats	1 space per bedroom		1 space per staff member + 1 space per 3 ancillary staff
	1 space per 3 seats		
Zone D
Large Villages	As Zone B	N/A	N/A	N/A	1 space per 50 m2	1 space per 200 m2	N/A	N/A	As Zone C		N/A	1 space per 3m2	N/A	
Zone E
Small Villages and Rural Hinterland	As Zone B	N/A	N/A	N/A	1 space per 25 m2 up to 225m2, thereafter 1 space per 50m2	1 space per 25 m2 up to 225m2, thereafter 1 space per 200m2	N/A	N/A	1 space per bedroom plus 1 space per 2 staff		N/A	1 space per 3m2	N/A	

 a strict PPG6 (sequential test) locational policy will apply to these land uses.		† over 500m2 (under 500m2 – standards as present)
‡ These standards do not apply to residential extensions which will be dealt with on merit
Notes:	1. All standards are guideline and are shown as maxima; 
2. Operational Standards are intended to mean the minimum consistent with the operation of the use (e.g. servicing provision);
3. Proposals below draft PPG13 thresholds will be considered on an individual basis.