residential parking parking standards where public transport, town centres and standards the central activities zone are more accessible as well as the need to design in sustainable travel in Opportunity Areas. We are concerned that the proposed residential car parking maxima for Outer London PTAL 2, O 1 are above the – current average levels of car ownership in these areas and would therefore enable an increase in ownership and use against the background existing rates of ownership. T6.2 We welcome the approach set out in T6.2. – Office Parking B - We are concerned the language is too weak regarding well connected office developments and those in opportunity areas, where developments are encouraged to be “office We particularly support clauses: D - recognising the major negative impacts that would accompany more generous standards in Outer London and the requirement for suitable justification; and E Requiring a more nuanced approach to more generous – standards by boroughs than simple borough-wide, which would fail to reflect the varying accessibility, density and trip generating characteristics of areas within the borough. T6.3 We welcome the approach to assessing existing parking – provision for retail development. Assessments of similar existing public provision should take account of the charging
residential parking standards parking standards where public transport, town centres and the central activities zone are more accessible as well as the need to design in sustainable travel in Opportunity Areas. We are concerned that the proposed residential car parking maxima for Outer London PTAL 2, O – 1 are above the current average levels of car ownership in these areas and would therefore enable an increase in ownership and use against the background existing rates of ownership. T6.2 – Office Parking We welcome the approach set out in T6.2. B - We are concerned the language is too weak regarding well connected office developments and those in opportunity areas, where “office developments are encouraged to be We particularly support clauses: D - recognising the major negative impacts that would accompany more generous standards in Outer London and the requirement for suitable justification; and E – Requiring a more nuanced approach to more generous standards by boroughs than simple borough-wide, which would fail to reflect the varying accessibility, density and trip generating characteristics of areas within the borough. T6.3 – We welcome the approach to assessing existing parking provision for retail development. Assessments of similar existing public provision should take account of the charging
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