Object

Representation ID: 4836

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: South Staffordshire College

Agent: Carter Jonas

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

At South Staffordshire College, due to the campus' location, 1 space per 5 staff and 1 space per 3 students would be excessive and lead to a significant amount of cycle storage remaining unused, detracting from the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.

We request an additional sentence is added into Draft Policy HC16: South Staffordshire College (Rodbaston) to confirm the parking requirements set out in Appendix I are not applicable to our client’s site. This would ensure the Development Plan is justified by creating an appropriate strategy based on proportionate evidence.

The Parking Standards also require colleges to provide 20% of available car parking spaces to be fitted with a fast charge socket and a further 20% of available spaces to be provided with power supply to provide additional fast charge sockets. We strongly support the principle of providing the infrastructure to enable the transition towards electric vehicles. However, South Staffordshire College have power limitations which will restrict the infrastructure which can be brought forward without the provision of an additional power line which would be a significant financial expense. To ensure the Publication Plan is deliverable over the plan period and therefore meets the test of ‘soundness’ in respect of effectiveness, the wording should be amended to caveat that it will be assessed on a case by case basis, taking into account viability and existing infrastructure provision.