Policy information sourced from the Westminster City Plan

27. Parking

A: The parking standards in the London Plan will apply to all developments. All new parking spaces should provide active provision for electric charging vehicles.

B: Where on-site parking is delivered applicants will:

  • provide car club membership for all residents and provision of car club spaces;
  • ensure that all outdoor and open parking areas are designed to a standard which accommodates the need for safe pedestrian and vehicle movement and creates permeable links through the site;
  • prioritise the issue of parking spaces within development to families with young children; and
  • let, rather than sell, parking spaces to residents of new developments on a short-term basis, with spaces allocated to individual addresses or property numbers.

C: The council will apply the maximum non-residential car parking standards set out in the London Plan.

D: When considering parking impacts, the council will prioritise alternative kerbside uses (such as car club spaces, cycle parking and electric vehicle charge points) ahead of parking for private vehicles.

E: For major developments, contributions will also be required for on-street provision of electric vehicle and other low emission vehicle infrastructure.

F: Where sites are redeveloped, existing parking provision must be reduced to meet the parking standards in the London Plan unless there is site specific justification to re-provide an element of the existing parking. On housing renewal schemes, parking provision may be retained or re-provided where it can be demonstrated that:

  • existing occupiers with established parking spaces or permits are to return to the site once the development is completed and that the retained or re-provided parking is for those residents only; and
  • there is evidence of adequate capacity within the relevant controlled parking zone if the re-provided parking is to be on-street; and
  • the retained or re-provided parking is delivered as part of an overall package of measures improving legibility, including walking and cycling routes, and making improvements to the public realm.

G: Proposals for the redevelopment of existing car parks for alternative uses will be supported. The removal of boundary treatments and gardens to provide vehicle crossovers and on-site parking will be resisted (where permitted development rights do not exist).

H: Proposals for, or including, new public car parks (and other motor vehicle public parking, including for coaches) will be assessed against the objective of reducing motorised travel.

For more information please see the City Plan