Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Travel & Development Strategy

Forward Plan Ref: 2022/238

Contact: JasonSherwood, Growth Manager South & Vale, 07795 684708

Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CA15).

This is a further review of evidence supporting the strategic approach set out in the adopted Parking Standards for New Developments document to fulfil the resolution at the 18 October 2022 Cabinet.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to accept the minor amendments to the adopted ‘Parking Standards for New Developments’ highlighted in Annex 1 and note the findings of the update to the research overview report, contained in Annex 2, which concludes that the available literature provides support to the general approach to parking provision as set out in the adopted (at Cabinet, held 18^th October 2022) standards.

Recommendations approved.

Cabinet had before it a report on the review of issues raised by the Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee on ‘Parking Standards for New Developments’ document agreed by the Cabinet meeting held on 18^th October 2022.

Councillor Duncan Enright, Cabinet member for Travel and Development Strategy, introduced the report and explained the proposed revisions to the standards.

A Cabinet member said that the revisions to the Council’s forward-thinking parking standards would encourage District Councils to consider more “car-free” planning developments and help to achieve the Council’s environmental objectives

Councillor Enright moved and Councillor Bearder seconded the recommendations which were agreed.

RESOLVED to accept the minor amendments to the adopted ‘Parking Standards for New Developments’ highlighted in Annex 1 and note the findings of the update to the research overview report, contained in Annex 2, which concludes that the available literature provides support to the general approach to parking provision as set out in the adopted (at Cabinet, held 18^th October 2022) standards.