Policy TRA2: Public Parking for Non-Residential Use
Policy TRA2: Public Parking for Non-Residential Use
- Schemes to improve public parking for cars and bicycles within the village that allows safe and easy pedestrian access to village services will be supported providing they comply with design, and other relevant, policies.
- Provision must be made for sufficient off-road parking for non-residential uses, including adjacent to schools, community facilities, amenities, shops and industrial units.
- Community parking is an important consideration in the development of a well functioning place, in particular for easy access to shops, schools and community facilities, particularly for those who are unable to walk or cycle and for easy access for emergency vehicles. Whilst the Neighbourhood Plan encourages sustainable transport options, it is also a reality that private cars will be used within Horsford. If local shops are to be supported, there needs to be adequate community parking for cars and bicycles.
- The majority of those who responded to this project’s consultations felt strongly that there continued to be parking issues at both Primary School sites, Fairview Nursery and at the Medical Practice in the village. The policy therefore retains this policy from the made Neighbourhood Plan (previously Policy TRA4) and supports any schemes that are brought forward to improve parking for either cars, or bicycles, and seeks to ensure that sufficient off-road provision is made for non-residential uses. The policy also now recognises that there are specific provisions within the Horsford Design Guidance and Code, the GNLP, and the Parking Guidelines for New Developments in Norfolk, 2022, which seeks to guide the design of such schemes, as well as private parking provision.