Public consultation on the City Centre Car Parking Strategy Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) took place from 6th December 2010 - 21st January 2011 and the document was formally adopted following approval by cabinet on 7th March 2011.
24 Representations were received. Summaries of these and the City Council response to them are included in Appendix 1 below (Summary of Representations) .
Copies of the full representations and the full City Council's responses are available upon request by emailling Planning.Policy@leicester.gov.uk or calling 0116 252 7271. Please specify which representation you to see in full.
Appendix 2 below (Table of Changes) shows the changes that have been made to the consultation draft version as a result of the representations. These have been incorporated in the final version of the document downloadable below.
What is the City Centre Car Parking Strategy SPD?
It aims to:-
- Understand what the current patterns of parking are in the City Centre;
- Provide a basis for taking decisions on future car parking, based on current and future demand;
- Encourage economic regeneration by balancing the needs of visitors, shoppers, residents and businesses with the development of sustainable transport, CO2 and nitrogen dioxide reduction objectives and air quality improvements;
- Ensure quality parking provision that is well designed, located and managed;
- Provide a basis for decision making on the progressive removal of temporary and unsightly or outdated parking provision, to improve the city-scape;
- Be integrated with the wider City Centre strategies for planning, transport, CO2 reduction and City Centre management
It will form part of the future broader City Wide Parking Strategy that will be prepared in line with National Planning Guidance and Core Strategy CS15. This will review both residential and non residential parking standards.
The documents, along with the associated Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Statement of Determination, SPD Matters and Statement of Fact and the Consultation Statement can all be downloaded below.
If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us either via the email or postal addresses above or by telephoning 0116 252 7271
