Policy information sourced from St Albans District Local Plan
44 Business Use, Industrial, and Storage and Distribution Parking Standards
| USE CLASS | GROSS FLOORSPACE (SQ. METRES) | PARKING REQUIREMENT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Business use | Any | 1 space per 25 sq.m. (for BI (c) see (3) below). |
| B2-7 | General industrial and special | Up to 250 | 1 space per 25 sq.m. |
| B2-7 | industrial | Over 250 | 10 spaces plus 1 space for every 40 sq.m. over 250 sq.m. (subject to (4) below). |
| B8 | Storage and distribution | Up to 1,000 | as B2-7 but (4) below does not apply |
| B8 | Storage and distribution | Over 1,000 | 28 spaces plus 1 space for every 100 sq.m. over 1000 sq.m. |
Proposals will also be assessed against the following criteria:
- Policies, 37, 39 especially criterion (5) and 50 must be compiled with;
- Individual units on larger developments, Parking requirements shall be assessed and met separately for each unit of occupation. Each parking area shall be convenient and readily identifiable in relation to the unit it serves;
- B1(c) light industrial development. For B1(c) development, the Council will accept parking on the basis of the B2-B7 standards subject to a condition withdrawing permitted development rights for change of use to Bl(a) offices and BI(b) research and development
- B2 General industrial development. Planning permissions will be subject to a condition withdrawing permitted development rights for change of use to B1 unless the B1 parking standards are complied with
Footnotes
(1) See Para 4.7 for definition of Use Classes.
(2) The term ‘gross floorspace’ refers to the gross external area of buildings (ie. the total area between the outside faces of external walls).
For more information please see the Local Plan