Issue - meetings

The Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) sets out a consolidated approach across BCP to supersede earlier legacy council Parking SPDs and establish new local parking standards for residential and non-residential development schemes. On adoption the SPD will be a material consideration which will apply when determining future planning applications. Cabinet is requested to endorse the current draft Parking Standards SPD and agree its release for a four-week consultation commencing 7 September 2020.

RESOLVED that:-

(a)          Approve the draft Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for a four-week public consultation period from 14 September 2020.

(b)          Note the urgency to implement appropriate on-street parking controls to support the reduced car parking levels set out in the SPD.

(c)          Agree that any necessary minor amendments, including spelling or other changes where they do not alter the intent of the draft SPD are delegated to the Director for Growth & Infrastructure in liaison with the Portfolio Holder for Strategic Planning.

(d)          Note that post-consultation, a final SPD shall return to Cabinet on 16 December 2020, and subject to Member agreement for formal adoption by Council on 5 January 2021.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder(s): Strategic Planning

                               Transport and Infrastructure

Reason

To ensure the Council has a single, up-to-date and consistent framework for parking standards for new developments across the BCP area. Having an updated set of parking standards will ensure that the Council’s approach to parking requirements assists with the delivery of viable development aligns with BCP Corporate Strategy objectives of contributing to carbon reduction and promotes modal shift to more sustainable travel to recognise the council’s commitment to respond to the climate and ecological emergency.

The Portfolio Holder for Strategic Planning presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'E' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet were informed that the Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) set out a consolidated approach across BCP to supersede earlier legacy council Parking SPDs and sought to establish new local parking standards for residential and non-residential development schemes.

In relation to this Cabinet were informed that on adoption the SPD will be a material consideration which will apply when determining future planning applications.

Cabinet were requested to endorse the current draft Parking Standards SPD and agree its release for a four-week consultation commencing 14 September 2020. Further to this Cabinet were advised that following the consultation a report would be brought back to Cabinet on the 16 December and if approved would be forwarded on to Council on the 5 January for Council approval.

RESOLVED that:-

(a)          Approve the draft Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for a four-week public consultation period from 14 September 2020.

(b)          Note the urgency to implement appropriate on-street parking controls to support the reduced car parking levels set out in the SPD.

(c)          Agree that any necessary minor amendments, including spelling or other changes where they do not alter the intent of the draft SPD are delegated to the Director for Growth & Infrastructure in liaison with the Portfolio Holder for Strategic Planning.

(d)          Note that post-consultation, a final SPD shall return to Cabinet on 16 December 2020, and subject to Member agreement for formal adoption by Council on 5 January 2021.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder(s): Strategic Planning

                               Transport and Infrastructure

To consider the following planning related reports scheduled for Cabinet consideration on 9 September 2020:

-        Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document

The O&S Board is asked to scrutinise the reports and make recommendations to Cabinet as appropriate.

Cabinet member invited to attend for this item: Councillor Margaret Phipps, Portfolio Holder for Strategic Planning.

The Portfolio Holder for Strategic Planning presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'D' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cllr M Greene had been a part of the working group that was referred to in the report and made a representation to the board, details included:

• This was a well-balanced document that set out requirements for parking that was appropriate for the location and type of property that developers could refer to.
• There should no longer be a requirement to ensure that there were parking facilities for residential developments within the town centre.
• Roads in the area were heavily congested with on-street parking and there was a strong desire to avoid the displacement of parking issues.
• The document contained a section that would only be applicable once changes were made to the Traffic Regulation Order process.
• It was hoped that the proposed zoned approach would be welcomed and that during consultation if the public raised queries into the proposed zones needing adjusting, then these views would be taken into account and the appropriate adjustments made.

A number of issues were raised by the Board in the subsequent discussion, including:

• A Board member commented that he was impressed with the proposed document, although the overriding issue would be the management of parking displacement throughout the zoning and that he hoped the consultation period would assist. He added that he felt it should be mandatory, rather than at the discretion of officers, for developers to provide a full parking assessment where developments did not conform to the document. The Portfolio Holder stated that there was a whole raft of solutions to counter parking issues in the proposed zones, which would ensure that the system would work.
• A board member felt the document to be comprehensive, but did have concerns about the recent changes to planning laws and how this might affect the requirements of the document. He also queried the wording around Paragraph 30 of the document. The Portfolio Holder stated the wording referred to in Paragraph 30 was an error and would be corrected. She also explained that parking issues would be considered under highway matters and this would also be applicable to prior approvals.
• The Portfolio Holder for Transport and Infrastructure stated that one of the mechanisms built into this document was encouraging the use of car clubs to reduce the number of vehicles on the road.

The Chairman thanked the Portfolio Holders and Board Members for their input.