Dudley Council

Dudley Local Plan Part One

Appendix 7 – Parking Standards

Houses

Table 1: Minimum Car Parking Standards for Houses

Note: The figures in the table do not include vision car parking

1 Bed

1 dedicated space

2 & 3 Bed

2 dedicated space

4 & 5 Bed

3 dedicated space

6 Bed

4 dedicated space

Visitor spaces for houses: In all housing schemes developers will be expected to provide additional space for visitor parking at a ratio of 1 space per 5 dwellings. The Council welcomes innovative solutions from developers, which could be designed as bespoke off street spaces or even provided on street by widening the street to allow for parking or parking bays.

Apartments

Table 2: Minimum Car Parking Standards for Apartments

Note: The figures in the table above include an allowance for unallocated visitor car parking.

New build

Conversions

1 Bed

1.2 Spaces

1 Space

2 & 3 Bed

1.4 Spaces

1.2 Spaces

Visitor spaces for apartments: The parking ratio for the apartments includes a factor for visitors when provided in an unallocated parking design. Should developers wish to allocate parking within apartment schemes then additional parking for visitors must be provided. The developer should contact the Council to discuss the additional amount of visitor parking required. Reduced standards for apartments in constrained parking areas when there is already on street waiting restrictions/prohibitions, such as in a town centre may be acceptable.

Garages

For garages to be considered as practical parking spaces they should be a minimum of 3m x 6m internally. Higher parking standards may be required in critical locations, such as at turning areas, visibility splays, junctions, forward visibility splays or at any other point where it is considered the design will result in a potential safety issue. The Council reserves the right to condition garages for the use of parking only when it considers it is necessary.

Design Elements

Minimum Distances

Design Size Vehicle

1.8m x 4.8m

Minimum distance between car door and solid object (wall/fence)

600mm

Minimum distance from a car to allow the opening of a garage door

1.2m

Minimumdistancefromendofcartosolidobject(wall/fence)

500mm

Minimum distance from edge of car to rear edge of foot way

200mm

Minimum width to allow for pedestrians

900mm

Minimum distance behind parking bays in parking court

8m
Minimum Parking Dimensions

Standard Parking Bay

2.5m x 5.3m

End parking bay

3m x 5.3m
Minimum driveway length in front of garage for 1 car and pedestrian access to the side. Length of driveway will not be reduced as this allows for handling space between car and garage

6.2m x 3.3m
Minimum driveway length in front of garage for 2 cars and pedestrian access to the side

11.5m x 3.3m

Garage for 1 car internal dimensions

3m x 6m

Commercial vehicle parking bay

31m x 9m to 19m

Disabled parking pay

3.6m x 6m

Parking for people with children

3.2m x 5.3m
Minimum Standards for Disabled Parking Space Provision (all applications including change of use applications for total additional floor area)

Planning Land Use Class

Marked disabled bay % age of max baseline standards

Widened bay 3.7m x 6m % of max baseline standard

Retail, restaurants, cafés and professionalservices (Classes E(a) E(b) and E(c))

6% plus 1 space for each disabled employee

4%

Drinking Establishments and Hot Food Takeaways (Sui Generis)

Offices, Light Industrial, General Industrial, Storage and Distribution (Classes E(g), B2 and B8)

5% plus 1 space for each disabled employee

5%

Hotels (Class C1)

6% plus 1 space for each disabled employee

4%

Residential Institutions and Sheltered Accommodation (Class C2) and Student Accommodation (Sui Generis)

5% plus 1 space for each disabled employee plus additional spaces dependent on the needs of the facility

5%

Dwellings (ClassC3)

5% of unallocated parking provision

5% of unallocated parking provision

Non-Residential Institutions, Medical facilities, Schools, Hospitals, Further education, places of worship, Museums, galleries and libraries (Classes E(e)C1andF1, F2)

6% plus 1 space for each disabled employee plus additional spaces dependent on the needs of the facility

4%

Leisure Uses Cinemas, Bingo Halls, Conference facilities (Classes E(d), F2(c)), or Sui Generis)

6% plus 1 space for each disabled employee

4%

Sports Halls, Bowling alleys, Health and fitness centres (Class E(d))

1 space for each disabled employee plus additional spaces based on the needs of the facilities

5-10%

All other uses

Discuss with Highways Authority.

Discuss with Highways Authority
Minimum Cycle Parking Standards

Land Use

Cycle Parking Standard

Cycle Storage Type and Shower Facility

Retail (Class E(a))

1 space per 200sqm

Long stay for staff / Short stay for customers

Financial and Professional Services (Class E(c))

1 space per 100sqm for staff and 1 space per 1000sqm

for visitors

Long stay for staff / Short stay for customers

Restaurants, cafés and transport cafés (Class E(b)), Drinking EstablishmentsandHot Food Takeaways (Sui Generis)

1 space per 100sqm

Long stay for staff / Short stay for customers

Distribution (ClassB8)

1 space per 300sqm for staff and 1 space per 1000sqm for visitors

Long stay

Hotels (Class C1)

1 space per 10 bedrooms

Long stay

Student Accommodation (Sui Generis)

1 space per 5 students

Long stay

Sheltered housing (Class C2)

1 space per 5 units

Long stay for staff/short stay for visitors

Residential Institutions (Classes C2 and C2a)

1 space per 10 members of staff

Long stay for staff/short stay for visitors

Residential-Apartments only (Class C3)

1 space per 1 and 2 bed dwellings and 2 spaces per 3+ bed dwelling plus 1 space per 5 apartments for visitors

Long stay for staff/short stay for visitors

All Houses in Multiple Occupation (ClassC4/Sui Generis)

1 space per 5 bedrooms and 1 space per 5 bedrooms for visitors

Long stay for residents/ Short stay for visitors

Education (Class F1(a))

Junior schools: 1 space per 50 students, 1 space per 5  members of staff, 1 space per 150 students for visitors.

Secondary schools, further and higher education: 1 space per 5 students, 1 space per 5 members of staff, 1 space per 150 students for visitors.

Long stay for students and staff/ Short stay for visitors

Leisure (ClassesE(d) / F2(c))

1 space per 200sqm for staff and 1 space per 10 person trips for visitors

Long stay

All other uses

Determined on an individual basis
Maximum Parking Standards for Non-Residential Uses

Land Use Class

Baseline Parking Level Parking Standard per sqm

Food Retail (Class E(a))

1:14

Non-food Retail (Class E(a))

1:20

Financial and Professional Services (Class E(c))

1:25

Restaurants, cafés and transport Cafés (Class E(b))

1:10

Drinking Establishments (Suis Generis)

1:8

Hot Food Take-aways (Suis Generis)

1:20

Offices (Class E(g)(i))

1:30

Non-office light industrial (Class E(g)(iii))

1:50

B2 General Industry (Class B2)

1:70

B8 Storage and Distribution (Class B8)

1:150

Vehicle Repair (Classes B2 or E(g)(iii))

4 spaces per bay

Hotels (Class C1)

1 space per bedroom

1:5 for public drinking area

Residential Institutions (Classes C2 and C2a)

Discuss with Highways Authority

Institutional Hostels (Class C2)

Discuss with Highways Authority

Houses in multiple Occupation incl. large HMO (Class C4 / Sui Generis)

No parking required in Council’s town, district and strategic centres. In all other locations the development will be assessed on individual basis.

Medical Facilities (non-residential) (Class E(e))

1 space per member of staff and 2 spaces per treatment room

Hospitals (Class C2)

space for each member of staff and 1 space per 3 visitors

Primary Schools (Class F1(a) / Nurseries (Class E(f))

1 space per member of staff

Secondary Schools (Class F1(a))

1 space per member of staff

Further Education (Class F1(a))

1 space per member of staff and 1 space per 15 students

Places of Worship (Class F1(f))

Discuss with Highways Authority

Museums (Class F1(c)) and Galleries (Class F1(b))

1:30

Leisure Facilities (Classes E(d) or F2(d))

1 space per 8 seats

Cinema, BingoHalls, Conference Facilities (Suis Generis)

1 space per 5 seats

Sports Halls, Bowling Alleys, Healthand Fitness Facilities (Class E(d))

1:22

Sports Stadia (Classes E(d) or F2(c))

1 space per 15 seats

Outdoor Sports Facilities (Class F2(c))

Discuss with Highways Authority
Operational Parking Requirements

Land Use Class

Operation Parking Requirement

Retail (Class E(a))

Gross Floor Space

Minimum load and unload

500sqm

50sqm

1000sqm

100sqm

2000sqm

150sqm

Service areas for loading and unloading must be laid out to allow lorries to enter and exit the site in forward gear.

Financial and Professional Services (Class E(c))

Banks, Building Societies and other financial services used by the public – No operational parking required. 50sqm for loading and unloading.

Restaurants, cafés and transport cafés (Class E(b)) Drinking Establishments, Hot Food Take aways (Suis Generis)

For new public houses and fast food take-aways, service areas for loading and unloading must be laid out to allow lorries to enter and exit the site in forward gear.

Car Sales (Suis Generis)

100sqm loading and unloading area.

Offices (Class E(g)(iii))

Gross Floor Space

Minimum load and unload

100sqm

30sqm

100 – 250sqm

60sqm

Over 250sqm

75sqm

Residential Institutions

C2 Residential Institutions and Student accommodation (Class C2, Class C2a and Suis Generis)

Space for ambulance, minibus or van. Space for one pick-up and drop off point

Dwellings (Class C3)

Adequate provision for refuse collecting vehicles which should normally be separate from car parking spaces will need to be demonstrated.

Non-Residential Institutions

Medical Facilities (non-residential (Class E(e))

For Hospitals: Space shall be reserved for ambulances adjacent to main entrance. Space shall be allocated for large delivery or refuse lorries which shall be accessed in a manner which avoids conflict with access ways required by ambulance. For Surgeries and Clinics: space for one pick-up and drop off point.

Adequate space should be allocated for coaches which may be used either to bring children to school or for school trips. For large schools, an on-site traffic flow system should be provided to accommodate a larger number of vehicles.

Primary Schools (Class F1(a) Nurseries (Class E(f))

Pick up and drop off areas for parents’ vehicles should be provided in a safe place that will not have a detrimental impact on the highway or highway safety.

Secondary Schools (Class F1(a))

Where on-site provision cannot be made, it must be clearly shown that on-street parking of coaches will not detrimentally affect the free flow of traffic on the highway.

Further Education (Class F1(a))

For special schools, space shall be allocated for minibuses/ambulances adjacent to the entrance of the school building.

Places of Worship (Class

F1(f))

Adequate spaces for wedding and funeral vehicles either within the site or on-street.

Museums (Class F1(c)), galleries (Class F1(b)) and libraries (Class F1(d))

Minimum loading and unloading 50sqm.

Leisure Uses

Cinemas, Bingo Halls, Conference Facilities etc (Suis Generis)

50sqm for a loading and unloading area. Space for 1 pick-up and drop off point.

Sports halls, bowling alleys and health and fitness facilities etc (Class E(d))

50sqm loading and unloading area.

Sports Stadia (ClassesE(d) or F2(c))

To be determined on a case by case basis having

regard to the type of activity proposed.

Outdoor sports facilities (ClassF2(c))

50sqm loading and unloading area.

All other uses

Discuss with Highways Authority.
Thresholds for Transport Statement (TS), Transport Accessibility and Parking Assessment (TAPA) and Travel Plan Statement (TPS), Transport Assessment and Travel Plan (TA/TP). The sqm below applies to the total floor area on all applications including change of use applications.

Planning Land Use

Thresholds (TSTAPA and TPS)

Threshold (TA and TP)

Food Retail (Class E(a))

250 to 799sqm

800sqm and above

Non-food Retail (Class E(a))

800 to 1,499sqm

1,500sqm and above

Financial and Professional Services (Class E(c))

1,000 to 2,499sqm

2,500sqm and above

Restaurants, cafés and transport cafés (Class E(b))

300 to 2,499sqm

2,500sqm and above

Public Houses (Sui Generis)

300 to 599sqm

600sqm and above

Hot Food Take-aways (Sui Generis)

250 to 499sqm

500sqm and above

Business/Offices (Class E(g))

1,500 to 2,499sqm

2,500sqm and above

General Industry (Class B2)

2,500 to 3,999sqm

4,000sqm and above

Warehousing (Class B8)

3,000 to 4,999sqm

5,000sqm and above

Hotels (Class C1)

75 to 99 bedrooms

100 bedrooms and above

Residential Institutions (ClassC2)

30 to 49 beds

50 beds and above

Secure Institutions (Class C2a)

250 to 399 residents

400 residents and above

Dwelling Houses (Class C3)

50 to 79 dwellings

80 dwellings and above

Houses in multiple Occupation (Class C4)

Discuss with Highways Authority

Discuss with Highways Authority

Non-Residential Institutions, Medical facilities, Schools, Further education, places of worship, Museums, galleries and libraries (Classes E(e) or F1, F2))

500 to 999sqm

1,000sqm and above

Assembly and Leisure (Class E(g) or F2)

500 to 1,499sqm

1,500sqm and above

Others

Discuss with Highways Authority

Discuss with Highways Authority
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