Comment

Representation ID: 21295

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Owl Homes

Agent: Barton Willmore

Draft Policy TRAN 7 – Parking Management

Draft Policy TRAN7 sets out a number of criteria to ensure the sustainable delivery and management of parking. It advises that maximum parking standards will be utilised so that “a consistent approach to maximum parking standards is enforced in new developments and as set out in supplementary planning documents” (part c). In this regard, it is worthy to note that the most recent car parking standards for Walsall are those set out in Policy T13 of the Saved Unitary Development Plan (UDP, 2005). Given the age of these standards, we would like clarification as to whether these standards will be updated, in order to remain consistent with National Policy and the increasing emphasis on providing / encouraging alternative, more sustainable modes of transport.