To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking approval and adoption of a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) setting out new parking standards for the city outside of the City Centre Area.
The purpose of this SPD is to provide more detail on implementing specific policies in the council’s Core Strategy, particularly Policy CS19 (Car and Cycle Parking), during the determination of planning applications for residential and non-residential developments
The document’s key content includes:
The parking standards in this document supersede those set out in the Local Plan Review (2006) for the city outside the City Centre Area.
Whilst parking standards for non-residential developments are largely unchanged, residential development parking standards are significantly changed from the previous standards. The design requirements and recommendations are also mostly new and have been updated to reflect recent developments and national guidance.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward or a significant community;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Decision due: 26 Sep 2011 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport
Lead director: Paul Nichols
Department: Environment and Transport Portfolio
Contact: Richard Pemberton Tel: 023 8083 4912 / Email: Richard.pemberton@southampton.gov.uk Richard.Pemberton@southampton.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Circulation of draft Parking Standards SPD document to key stakeholders:
-Executive member for Travel and Transport
-Agents forum
-Major developers (via LDF Consultation list)
-Highway and transport engineering consultancies with current and/or recent projects in the city
-Chamber of commerce
-Transport alliance
-Key SCC officer stakeholders
And request for SEA screening/scoping option to 3 statutory environmental stakeholders
(comments to be received during 2 week period)
Followed by:
Circulation of revised draft Parking standards for download by general public, etc, and to key stakeholders as above. (comments to be received during 6 week consultation period)
The above consultation process is compliant with SCC’s statement of Community Involvement (SCI) for SPD documents.
Consultees
· Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport
· Consultation with other members via Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport
· SCC required consultees (Democratic Services, Legal, Finance Services and Property Services departments)
· Key SCC Officers in Highways & Parking Services, Public Realm, Transport Policy, Planning Policy and Development Control
· Statutory environment consultees ( Environment Agency, English Heritage, Natural England, Hampshire Wildlife Trust)
· Key external development stakeholders operating in or with interests in the city, including:
-Agents forum
-Major developers (via LDF Consultation list)
-Highway and transport engineering consultancies with current and/or recent projects in the city
-Chamber of commerce
-Transport alliance
· The general public via the required six week consultation process.
Public Comments may be sent to: Richard Pemberton by Friday 12th August 2011.