Non-residential parking standards Sui Generis

Table 29(e): Non-residential parking standards Sui Generis
Land Use Class 
Sui Generis
Threshold for applying the standard Minimum Number of parking Spaces Minimum Number of Operational / Lorry Spaces

Cinema and Conference

 

 

 

No threshold 1 per 5 seats.  Some facilities will require at least one coach space, more depending on demand.

Where necessary, available space off-highway should be provided for servicing / delivery vehicles.  This could be undertaken in a coach space depending on the operational nature of the facility.    

Pre-application discussion recommended. 
Stadia No threshold Pre-application discussion required.  Pre-application discussion required. 
Public houses, wine bars, licensed clubs, drinking establishments.  No threshold 1 customer space per 3sqm pubic area plus 1 staff space for each residential member of staff plus 1 staff space per 40sqm for non-residential staff.   

If extended food provision, then pre-application discussion recommended, as additional parking may be required. 
Available space off-highway for servicing / delivery vehicles.  

If extended food provision, then pre-application discussion recommended, as additional facilities may be required. 
Hot food takeaways No threshold 1/25sqm Requirements for servicing / delivery / operational vehicles to be considered based on need.   Pre-application discussion recommended. 
Drive through restaurant or coffee shop No threshold 1 customer space per 3sqm pubic area plus 1 staff space per 10 tables or per 40sqm.  Available space off-highway for servicing / delivery vehicles.    Pre-application discussion recommended. 
Theatres; amusement arcades/centres or funfairs; launderettes; fuel stations; hiring, selling and/or displaying motor vehicles; taxi businesses; scrap yards, or a yard for the storage/distribution of minerals and/or the breaking of motor vehicles; ‘Alkali work’ (any work registerable under the Alkali, etc. Works Regulation Act 1906 (as amended)); hostels (providing no significant element of care); waste disposal installations for the incineration, chemical treatment or landfill of hazardous waste; retail warehouse clubs; nightclubs; casinos; betting offices/shops; pay day loan shops; venues for live music performance – newly defined as ‘Sui Generis’ use from 1 September 2020; concert halls – from 1 September 2020, previously Class D2(b); bingo halls – from 1 September 2020, previously Class D2(c); dance halls – from 1 September 2020, previously Class D2(d)   Pre-application discussion required.  Pre-application discussion required. 
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