Policy information sourced from St Albans District Local Plan
40 Residential Development Parking Standards
| DWELLING SIZE (BEDROOMS) | NUMBER OF ALLOCATED SPACES REQUIRED PER DWELLING (1) | NUMBER OF UNALLOCATED SPACES REQUIRED PER DWELLING (2) | NUMBER OF TOTAL SPACES REQUIRED PER DWELLING |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (including bedsits) | Either 0 or 1 (3) | Either 1.5 or 0.5 (3) | Either 1.5 or 1.5 (3) |
| 2 | Either 0 or 1 or 2 (3) | Either 2 or 1 or 0.5 (3) | Either 2 or 2 or 2.5 (3) |
| 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 4 or more | 3 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
Proposals will also be assessed against the following criteria:
- Policy 39 must be complied with, especially criteria (3) and (9);
- Elderly persons dwellings and residential homes/hostels See Policy 43;
- Location of spaces.
- Allocated spaces must be located within the curtilage of individual dwellings where possible and normally be visible from the dwelling to which it is allocated. A driveway in front of a garage must be at least 5.5 metres long to count as a parking space and allow for opening of garage doors;
- Unallocated spaces shall be provided in smaller groups (usually of no more than 10 spaces) and normally be placed within 25 metres of the entrance to dwellings they serve. These spaces must be well lit and be visible from dwellings in order to discourage parking on the highway. The unallocated spaces shall include 0.25 per dwelling for visitors parking. Where possible, visitors parking spaces shall be provided in lay-bys adjoining a proposed new highway in a form to be adopted by the highway authority;
- Extensions to existing dwellings providing potential additional bedrooms. and residential conversions. Permission will not normally be permitted unless parking complies with the above standards (see also Policy 39, criterion (5));
- Parking Requirements of Affordable Housing. A lower parking requirement will be applied to affordable housing schemes if secure arrangements are made to ensure that the housing will remain “affordable” in perpetuity, rather than just for the initial occupants (see Policies 7A and 8). The extent to which parking standards will be relaxed will depend on the circumstances of the individual site. Once Project 5 (2) has been carried out, the conclusions arising from this project will also be taken into account;
- Review of Parking Standards. The results of the County-wide review of parking standards (see project 5 (1)), will also be taken into account.
Footnotes
(1) Allocated parking spaces = off-street spaces allocated to individual dwellings in the form of grouped garages, allocated grouped hardstandings, or garages or hardstandings within a dwelling’s curtilage.
(2) Unallocated spaces = parking spaces not allocated to any dwelling, but available for general public use including visitors.
(3) I and 2 bedroom dwellings and bedsits - applicants have a choice of whether or not parking provision will include spaces allocated to individual dwellings.
For more information please see the Local Plan