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Appendix V
Policy T10: Car and Motorcycle Parking Standards
   
  The standards set out below form an integral part of policy T10. They are expressed as maximum standards unless stated otherwise.
   
 
Use Parking Standard
Class A1
Non-food retail units One parking space for every 20 m2 gross floorspace
Food retail units One parking space for every 14m2 gross floorspace
Class A2
Financial and professional services One parking space for every 20 m2 gross floorspace
Class A3
Public houses and licensed clubs One parking space for every 15 m2 gross floorspace
Restaurants One parking space for every 5 m2 of dining area
Class B1
Business One parking space for every 30 m2 gross floorspace
Class B2
General industrial Two parking spaces per unit plus one parking space for every 50 m2 gross floorspace
Class B8
Storage or distribution Three parking spaces per unit plus one parking space for every 300 m2 gross floorspace
Class C1
Hotels without restaurants open to the public One parking space per bedroom (guest and staff)
Hotels with restaurants open to the public One parking space per bedroom (guest and staff) plus one parking space per 10 m2 of dining area
Hostels One parking space per member of staff
Class C3
One and two bedroom dwellings A maximum of one parking space per dwelling
Three or more bedroom dwellings A maximum of two parking spaces per dwelling
CLASS D1
Places of worship One parking space for every 10 m2
Health centres, surgeries and clinics One parking space per two members of staff plus two parking spaces per consulting room
Day-care centres for people with physical disabilities One parking space for every two members of staff plus one space for every four persons attending
Day centres for the elderly One parking space for every two members of staff plus one parking space for every eight persons attending the centre
Other day-care centres One parking space for every two members of staff
Nurseries, infant, primary and secondary schools One parking space for every full-time member of staff
Colleges of further and higher education One parking space for every two full-time members of staff plus one per fifteen students
Day nurseries One parking space for every full-time member of staff or equivalent
Art galleries, museums and libraries etc One parking space for every 30 m2 of public floorspace
Class D2
Cinemas, theatres, bingo halls, concert halls etc. One parking space for every 5 seats
Indoor sports centres, swimming baths and leisure centres One parking space for every 22 m2 of public area, plus space for the parking of two coaches or buses
Uses Not Within a Use Class
Petrol filling stations One parking space per member of staff
Service garages Three spaces per service bay
Car showrooms One space for every 45 m2 of area used for the display or storage of vehicles for sale
   
   
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