Policy information sourced from Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan
T2 - Vehicle Parking
Vehicle parking provision, including cycle parking, in new residential developments should be made in accordance with the current KCC vehicle parking standards in Interim Guidance Note 3 to the Kent Design Guide (or any subsequent replacement).
(See Appendix 2). Vehicle parking provision, including cycle parking, in new non-residential developments should be made in accordance with advice by Kent County Council as Local Highway Authority or until such time as non-residential standards are adopted.
Notwithstanding this the Council may depart from established maxima or minima standards in order to:
- take account of specific local circumstances that may require a higher or lower level of parking provision, including as a result of the development site’s accessibility to public transport, shops and services, highway safety concerns and local on-street parking problems;
- ensure the successful restoration, refurbishment and re-use of listed buildings or buildings affecting the character of a conservation area;
- allow the appropriate re-use of the upper floors of buildings in town centres or above shop units;
- account for the existing parking provision (whether provided on or off-site) already attributed to the building’s existing use when a redevelopment or change of use is proposed and for the use of existing public car parks outside of normal working/trading hours by restaurants and leisure uses.
For more information please see the Allocations and Development Management Plan