Contact: Kevin Travers, tel: 01962 857438 email: [email protected]

1. Summary

1.1 The following decision is sought:

That the County Council's Residential Parking Standards are withdrawn with immediate effect.

2. Reason

2.1 Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 3 has provided a new policy context for residential car parking, placing a requirement on district councils to set the parking standards at new residential developments. The County Council's parking policy will now focus on parking at journey destinations. In addition the demise of the County Structure Plan makes it more appropriate that residential parking standards are incorporated into individual district council local development frameworks. This does not link directly to the Corporate Strategy but shows the County Council as being proactive in relation to changes in the planning system and the advice it gives to district councils.

3. Other Options Considered and Rejected

3.1 To retain or amend the existing residential parking standards in each District pending their replacement through a formally adopted Local Development document. District Councils can pass a resolution adopting the old County standards if they wish to.

4. Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Decision Maker or Other Executive Member Consulted - None.

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - None.

6. Reason(s) for the Matter being dealt with if Urgent - None.

Approved by: Date:

Councillor M J Kendal

Executive Member for Environment

1545Decn/KT