Parking Standards Design and Good Practice Supplementary
Planning Document (Adopted December 2010)
Rochford District Council have formally adopted Parking
Standards Design and Good Practice as a Supplementary Planning
Document.
This Supplementary Planning Document provides details on issues
such as the minimum number of parking spaces that will be required
for new residential development; the maximum number of spaces for
commercial, leisure, retail, etc.; along with guidance on such
subjects as the design and layout of car parking, and the provision
of cycle parking.
The Parking Standards Design and Good Practice document was
produced by a review group comprising representatives of Essex
County Council and a number of Local Authorities within
Essex. The guide is intended to be applied across Essex and
Rochford District Council have agreed to adopt it for the District
to ensure an appropriate and consistent approach to the provision
of parking in developments is applied.
Its adoption means that Parking Standards Design and Good
Practice Supplementary Planning Document replaces SPD5 Vehicle
Parking Standards.
Parking Standards Design and Good Practice was subject to
consultation and Sustainability Appraisal the results of which are
listed below under Related Documents.