Emerging supplementary planning documents (SPDs)

Parking Supplementary Planning Document

The Royal Borough is preparing 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.

We have reached the stage where a draft SPD has been prepared and we are keen to get your views on it. The draft SPD provides guidance on parking provision for all types of new development within the Borough.  It sets out how parking standards will be divided into four zones, reflecting:

  • accessibility
  • connectedness to the strategic transport network
  • availability of public transport.

The standards are not expressed as minimum or maximum standards and would be applied flexibly in order to consider local circumstances. The SPD also provides guidance on matters such as cycle parking, motorcycle parking, visitor parking and disabled parking.

You can view the draft SPD via the link in the consultation documents below.

How to comment on the draft SPD

The best way to comment is by completing our online response form on the Parking SPD Consultation Portal, which includes a short questionnaire.

You can also comment by completing the response form in the document list below and return it to us either:

  • by email to planning.consultation@rbwm.gov.uk
  • by post to Planning Policy Consultations, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, SL6 1RF.

All comments must be received by the Council by Sunday 30 November 2025, 11.59pm.

Documents:

Parking SPD
Appendix D: Evidence Base supporting document
Response Form
Consultation Statement
SEA Screening report
Public Notice

Please note that responses must be attributable to named individuals or organisations. They will be available for public inspection on our Portal and website and cannot be treated as confidential. For further information on Data Protection, please view our Privacy Notice.

Consultation events

You can get involved and find out more by attending one of the following consultation events:

Next steps

Following the consultation, all comments received will be reviewed and a final version of the Parking SPD will be prepared.