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Parking Standards SPD
CHAPTER 2 Residential parking
Representation ID: 71142
Received: 17/05/2018
Respondent: Kenilworth Town Council
1. Welcomes a more realistic approach to parking provision arising from the NPPF.
2. Appreciates the comment that Kenilworth has fewer non-car households than the average for the District (due to a relatively older and wealthier population), but notes the District-wide standards are still applied - so Kenilworth and some other areas will be under-provided.
3. Points out that most of the new development in Kenilworth is far from the Town centre and so car ownership is likely to be even higher than the current town average despite any plans for pedestrian and cycle access.
4. Welcomes the larger space requirements for individual parking spaces. Possibly because of JLR there do seem to be lots of large cars in the town.
5.Notes and supports the increased requirements for 4 bedroomed houses but paragraph 2.2 only relates the standards to new build. The Town Council sees no reason why it should not apply to home extensions increasing the number of bedrooms as the parking problems are just the same.
6. Does not agree that HMOs require fewer spaces than houses with the same number of bedrooms, particularly when the occupants are more likely to be adults and therefore car owners. This will be the case with 4 bedroomed HMOs.
7. Notes that paragraph 2.15 refers to the ability of bicycles and wheeled bins to pass cars in the drive and feels that push chairs and mobility scooters should be mentioned as well.
1. Welcomes a more realistic approach to parking provision arising from the NPPF.
2. Appreciates the comment that Kenilworth has fewer non-car households than the average for the District (due to a relatively older and wealthier population), but notes the District-wide standards are still applied - so Kenilworth and some other areas will be under-provided.
3. Points out that most of the new development in Kenilworth is far from the Town centre and so car ownership is likely to be even higher than the current town average despite any plans for pedestrian and cycle access.
4. Welcomes the larger space requirements for individual parking spaces. Possibly because of JLR there do seem to be lots of large cars in the town.
5.Notes and supports the increased requirements for 4 bedroomed houses but paragraph 2.2 only relates the standards to new build. The Town Council sees no reason why it should not apply to home extensions increasing the number of bedrooms as the parking problems are just the same.
6. Does not agree that HMOs require fewer spaces than houses with the same number of bedrooms, particularly when the occupants are more likely to be adults and therefore car owners. This will be the case with 4 bedroomed HMOs.
7. Notes that paragraph 2.15 refers to the ability of bicycles and wheeled bins to pass cars in the drive and feels that push chairs and mobility scooters should be mentioned as well.
