4. Parking Standards

CAR & CYCLING PARKING STANDARDS:

Use Class: Description: Maximum Car Parking Standard:
Minimum Cycle Parking Standard
A1
Shops

Foot retail: 1 per 14m2

Non food retail: 1 per 20m2

1 space per 200m2 for food retail,
1 space per 200m2 (for staff and customers) non-food retail.
A2Financial & Professional Services 1 per 30m2
1 space per 200m2 (for staff and customers)
A3/A4
Pubs, Clubs & Restaurants 1 per 5m2
1 space per 60m2 (excluding associated residential accommodation)
A5
Hot Food Takeaways 1 per 20m21 space per 60m2 (excluding associated residential accommodation)
B1
Offices 1 per 75 m2 up to 2,499m2.
1 per 30 m2 above 2,500m2.
1 space per 200m2
B2
Industry 1 per 100m21 space per 500m2
B8
Warehousing 1 per 150m21 space per 1000m2
C1
Hotels/Motels, Guest Houses & Resident Clubs
1 per 2 guest bedroom.
1 per 2 staff flat.
1 per 10 employees.
1 space per 5 staff
1 space per 10 guest rooms &
1 space per 60m2 for restaurant/ entertainment area
C3
Residential 0 in the Core Shopping Area
1 in the Market Town Centres
Elsewhere in Borough 1 space for 1 bedroom properties plus 0.5 for visitor parking.
For 2+ bedroom properties, 2 spaces
Not Relevant
D1
Medical Practitioners, Clinics, Dentists, Opticians & Chiropodists 3 per consulting room
1 per 3 consulting rooms
D1
Schools and Colleges (Non-residential)
1 per classroom or teaching area.
1 per 100 pupils whichever greater (together with facility for overflow).
1 per 10 staff & 1 per 5 students
D1
Places of Assembly (other than cinemas, conference facilities and stadia) 1 per 22m2
1 space per 10 seats
D2
Cinema & Conference
1 per 5 seats
1 space per 5 staff plus 1 space per 100m2
D2
Stadia
1 per 15 seats
1 per 4 staff & 1 per 20 seats.

IMPAIRED MOBILITY MINIMUM PARKING STANDARDS: 

Car Park Used For Car Parking Size 
Up to 200 bays: Over 200 bays 
Employees and Visitors to Business Use:
Individual bays for each disabled employee, plus 2 bays or 5% of total capacity, whichever is greater.
6 bays plus 2% of total capacity.
Shopping, Recreation & Leisure 3 bays or 6% of total capacity.
4 bays plus 4% of total capacity.

MOTORCYCLE (POWERED TWO WHEELER VEHICLES) MINIMUM PARKING STANDARDS:

One space, plus an additional space for every 10 spaces required by maximum car parking standard.

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