Development will be required to provide vehicular and cycle parking in accordance with the Essex Vehicle Parking Standards.

Existing car parks serving the main town centres, retail, leisure facilities and train stations, are allocated on the Proposals Map and set out below, and will be protected for this use:

Proposals for alternative uses of the above sites will only be acceptable where it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority that these car parking spaces are being re-provided in an equal or better position to serve that main use.

For more information, please visit Braintree District Council’s Local Plan here.