Policy information sourced from the Lovelace Neighbourhood Plan

LNPI4: Parking

All developments must ensure that parking facilities are directed away from the TBHSPA to avoid adverse impacts including pollution, noise and other disturbances.

All developments are to provide parking to the following standards:

Residential Parking

  • All developments must provide sufficient provision for off-street parking within their own boundaries and, as a minimum, comply with the adopted standards.
  • Parking bays on-plot must be a minimum of 6m x 2.6m, or 7m x 2.6m if parallel parked, and garages should have a minimum internal size of 7m x 3m to facilitate inclusive mobility for all residents.
  • Proposals to increase the number of bedrooms in a property, where this requires planning permission, must include a commensurate increase in the number of off-street car parking Spaces.
  • Minimum parking standards required are:
    • Studio apartments: 1 car Space
    • 1 bedroom dwelling: 1 car Space
    • 2 bedroom dwelling: 2 car Spaces
    • 3 bedroom or larger dwelling: 3 car Spaces
    • Elderly (sheltered): 0.5 car Spaces per unit
  • Additional visitor parking will be required within the development boundary on sites with more than 10 dwellings.

Commercial Parking

  • Car parking Spaces will be provided within the site for employees and visitors, with 5 Spaces per 100 square metres of internal floor Space as a minimum. Parking bays must as a minimum comply with the current adopted standards.
  • Provision must be made for overnight parking of company vehicles within the curtilage of the site to eliminate on-street parking of company vehicles.
  • Dedicated cycle parking will be provided with 5 places per 100 square metres of internal floor Space as a minimum.

Public Parking

  • Planning applications providing public parking facilities within or adjacent to the Ripley settlement area will generally be supported.

Cycle Parking

  • Facilities for parking of bicycles should be in alignment with standards in the Manual for Streets.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan