Object

Representation ID: 6391

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Ms Carol Brys

I believe these parking standards are too low and will lead to congestion and roads taken up by parked cars. Many of the local residents not only have private cars, but they also have commercial vehicles for their small businesses based in their homes. I would urge the council to give greater consideration to the unique nature of our rural area and give greater consideration to the reality of its residents.

Noted. However, the proposed parking standards are similar to or above many other authorities. Whilst it is acknowledged that odd homes may have a work vehicle, which may be in addition to their personal car, it would be unreasonable to require an additional space for every home for this purpose. These are minimum standards, so there would be no objection for additional spaces to be provided should they be sort.

Object

Representation ID: 6779

Received: 05/01/2024

Respondent: Barrowden Parish Council

We would ask that parking requirements for 6 room houses be increased to 3 allocated spaces and 8 room houses be increased to 4 spaces both excluding garages if no other external storage is provided for cycles, mowers, etc.

Noted. The minimum size for garages has been set to allow for the storage of bicycles, etc. The increase for 6 roomed houses to 3 parking spaces and for 8 roomed houses to 4 parking spaces can be considered further, following another review and comparison exercise with other authorities requirements.

Object

Representation ID: 7229

Received: 07/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Harold Dermott

EV chargepoint ratios apply in Appendix 5, Parking Standards.

Please note that for A Uses and D uses the requirement shown in the draft Local Plan is one charger per 25 spaces, which is 4%: this is the number of EVs on the road NOW. So by 2024/2025, when this plan becomes active, this level of chargers will not even meet the
requirements of the EV fleet at that time (forecast to be 7 to 8% of cars on the road).

Why do the EV charging requirements in the RCC draft Local Plan only apply to Land Use Groups A B and D? Surely they must apply to all Land Use Groups?

Not applying to hotels, Category C1, in particular is madness: EV owners seek out hotels with onsite chargers so their car can charge whilst they are asleep. It would be a great sales feature for Rutland’s hotels in the tourism drive, since an increasing number of hotel/holiday cottage
websites include ‘EV charging’ as a filter on property searches on their websites. It is also essential to make sure all new employment locations have at least 7% of car park spaces equipped with 7 kW AC charging from 2025, as these can act as a substitute for home charging for those that don’t have it, easing the burden on RCC to provide home charging to those without off-street parking.

The Evidence Base for Climate Change makes a good case for ‘Solar Car Ports’, which are a simple frame clad with solar panels over car parking spaces.

There can be no good reason why they are not a requirement on all new commercial and industrial developments (and indeed council car parks) with, say, over 50 car parking spaces.

Comment noted and have been referred to the Local highway Authority for consideration