Emerging supplementary planning documents (SPDs)

The Royal Borough is in the early stages of producing a Parking Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) in accordance with Borough Local Plan requirements.
 
The current Royal Borough parking standards date from 2004 and do not reflect the shift to more active and sustainable modes of travel.
 
The aim of the Parking SPD will be to ensure that car parking in new developments including all new residential and non-residential (retail, employment etc.) developments meets the needs of users, promotes safe, pleasant streets and widens travel choice. It is important to note that the SPD will not retrospectively affect parking requirements in existing developments.
 
Having appropriate numbers and types of parking spaces in new developments can encourage people to walk or cycle more for shorter journeys rather than using their cars. This has benefits for the environment, for people’s health and wellbeing and for the pleasantness of the area, supporting the council’s commitment to a cleaner and greener borough.
 
The SPD will be a narrowly focussed document, only providing guidance on parking standards for new developments.  

A short survey was hosted on RBWM Together RBWM Parking Supplementary Planning Document - Early Engagement | RBWM Together seeking your views on the approach that propose to take with the Parking SPD.  

Thank you to everyone that responded to the survey, which closed on the Monday 13 January 2025.  We are now analysing the responses.    

 Next steps

A draft Parking SPD will be prepared for Public Consultation later in 2025.