Parking Standards Review - Initial Consultation

The City of Edinburgh Council has recently commenced a review of its existing Parking Standards document, which was published in 1999, with the intention of updating it.  Halcrow Group Ltd is providing assistance to the Council.

In order to help inform the review, the Council would like an initial stage of consultation to be undertaken, which involves writing to all Community Councils to request comments on the existing Parking Standards document.  At this time, the Council is interested in finding out what your Community Council considers are the main issues that the review should be assessing, with a particular emphasis on the following questions:-

1. Should the levels of parking required for new developments be adjusted?
2. Consideration is being given to a system which relates the amount of parking required/permitted for residential developments to the size of dwellings and their accessibility to public transport and local services. Do you have any initial views on this proposal?
3. Do you have any comments on the existing zone system?
4. Do you have any comments on the requirements for cycle parking, motorcycle parking or parking for disabled people?

The Parking Standards document can be viewed on-line and down-loaded from the Council’s website.  The link is:-

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/environment/planning_buildings_i_i_/planning/development_quality/CEC_development_quality_handbook and the document is highlighted in the Transport Guidelines section.

The Community Council will be very happy to hear your views and to have them to hand for our response.