Parking Provision for People with Disabilities
Policy PT7
Proposals for specific parking provision for people with physical disabilities in both on-street and off-street locations will be permitted.
4.17 To support other initiatives intended to ensure a good standard of accessibility for people with physical disabilities the Council will regularly review the need to make available reserved parking space. Where provided, such spaces will be of an appropriate size and location to ensure the best practicable level of accessibility to public facilities, shops and business premises.
Access to Buildings
Policy PT8
Through negotiation the Council will seek to ensure that all new development to which the general public have access makes provision for access by people with physical disabilities.
4.18 There is a clear need to facilitate access to public buildings, shops and business premises for people with physical disabilities. This will be especially so with the implementation of pedestrian priority areas. Provision will be made in such schemes for restricted mobility parking. This approach supports Structure Plan Policy 47 which seeks to give higher priority to the needs of people with disabilities. In assessing the adequacy of development proposals, the Council will have reference to the advisory guidance published by the Access Committee for England and the Centre for Accessible Environments.
