Policy information sourced from the Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan Chapter 9

K20: TOWN CENTRE PARKING

The Council will work with partners, including businesses, car park operators, Kingston Town Centre Management, landowners and developers to implement the Parking Strategy which aims to make better use of parking capacity and will:

  • Maintain public off-street parking at around 7,000 spaces
  • Implement Proposal Site policies to provide high quality car parks outside the Motor Vehicle Restricted Area, including new and improved parking on Sites P3, P4, P 5 and P12 and the removal of public parking from Sites P2 and P13 (which are within the MVRA) associated with major development
  • Publicise car parks, consider optimum pricing arrangements and improve signing

Through the determination of planning applications, the Council will:

  • Require parking provision for development sites within the MVRA (Plan 11 and Proposals Map) to be within the high quality interceptor car parks and/or contributions towards sustainable forms of transport, access, safety and environmental improvements
  • Accept reduced parking provision for residential development i.e. less than the maximum of 1 parking space per flat
  • Require the development of student accommodation to be car-free and provide S106 contributions towards town centre transport, access and environmental improvements
  • Seek parking provision for other development/uses in accordance with relevant standards (Appendix 5) or S106 fi nancial contributions towards sustainable forms of transport, access, safety and environmental improvements and improvements to car parks

Through its roles as a highway authority and car park operator the Council will:

  • Ensure generous and convenient on and off street parking provision for blue badge holders in accordance with relevant standards
  • Maintain and improve parking for ‘powered two wheelers’ (motor bikes and scooters)
  • Keep under review the provision and need for coach parking

For more information please see the Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan Chapter 9