Appendix 3 Parking Maxima

The table below supplements policy T11 and provides maximum levels of car parking for main types of development. The proceeding table provides guidance on minimum cycle parking standards. Further guidance for other forms of parking such as motorbike and disabled car parking can be found in the Council’s Supplementary Planning Guidance ‘Parking Guidelines for Poole’, Adopted February 2004.

Car Parking Maxima

Land Use	PPG13 Threshold	Parking Zone	Maxima (spaces)
Food Retail	1000m²	ALL	71 Per 1000 m²
Non-food Retail DIY	1000m²	ALL	45 Per 1000 m²
Cinemas/Conference	1000m²	ALL	20 Per 100 Seats
D2 Including Leisure	1000m²	ALL	45 Per 1000 m²
B1 Including Offices	2500m²	1	12 Per 1000 m²
B1 Including Offices	2500m²	2	18 Per 1000 m²
B1 Including Offices	2500m²	3	33 Per 1000 m²
B2 Employment	#	1	12 Per 1000 m²
B2 Employment	#	2	15 Per 1000 m²
B2 Employment	#	3	20 Per 1000 m²
B8 Warehousing	#	ALL	5 Per 1000 m²
Higher/Further Education	2500m²	1	20 Per 100 Full time staff plus 6 Per 100 Full time students
		2	30 Per 100 Full time staff plus 6 Per 100 Full time students
		3	50 Per 100 Full time staff plus 6 Per 100 Full time students
Stadia	1500 \seats	ALL	6 Per 100 Seats
Residential	#	1	2 Spaces/Unit
	#	2	2.5 Spaces/Unit
	#	3	3 Spaces/Unit

Note: (I) # These land uses are not included in Annex D to PPG13. Further guidance on thresholds for car parking maxima is given in the Council’s SPG on Parking Guidelines.

Minimum Cycle Parking Standards

The following table provides guidance on the minimum levels of cycle provision that will be required by the Council for different development types:

Use	Type	Unit (per m² in GFA)	Parking Zone	Cycles
A1 Shops	Food	1000m²	ALL	10
	Non-Food	1000m²	ALL	6
	DIY Store	1000m²	ALL	6
A2 Financial & Professional	Banks, Betting Office, Estate Agent etc.	1000m²	ALL	8
A3 Food & Drink	Restaurants, Pubs	1000m²	1 & 2	20
			3	20
B1 Business	Offices, R&D, Light Industrial	1000m²	1	12
			2	9
			3	6
B2 General Industrial	General Industrial	1000m²	1	14
			2	12
			3	10
B8 Storage & Distribution	Warehouses & Storage (B8)	1000m²	ALL	4
C1 Hotels	Hotels & Guest Houses	100 Bedrooms	ALL	10
C2 Residential Institutions	Residential Schools, Colleges	Staff/Students	ALL	20
		100 Bedrooms
	Hospitals, Nursing Homes	100 Bedrooms	ALL	10
C3 Dwelling Houses	Includes houses, flats and communal	Dwelling	1	1
			2	1
			3	1
D1 Non Residential Institutions	Public Halls, Libraries	100 seats or 500m²	ALL	6
	Clinics, Health Centres, Schools	Consulting room	ALL	0.5
D2 Assembly & Leisure (inc Theatres)	Theatres, Cinemas, Dance & Sports Halls	100 seats or 500m²	ALL	6
	Stadia	100 seats	ALL	6
Sui Generis	Wholesalers	1000m²	ALL	6
	Garage showrooms	1000m²	ALL	2
	Garage workshops	1000m²	ALL	6