Parking Standards for New Developments Draft (Nov 2022)
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Parking Standards for New Developments Draft (Nov 2022)
Parking Standards for New Developments Draft (Nov 2022)
Representation ID: 16046
Received: 30/12/2022
Respondent: Bedfordshire Police
Good afternoon,
Thank you for your below consultation email dated the 7th November 2022 containing the draft Parking Standards for New Developments document, details have been shared with various departments in Bedfordshire police inviting comments or observations. The inappropriate or inconsiderate parking of vehicles frequently creates demands made of our authorities, many of the issues encountered appear to be covered in the draft guidance document.
Our force Design out Crime officer, Leslie Johnson, has compiled the response attached above in which recommendations from her office are offered for your further consideration.
In addition, policing challenges have been experienced in some recently introduced developments where available parking is insufficient / inconvenient and the highway design appears to be in the style of ‘Shared space’, the road being constructed with an absence of kerbing, or with kerbing recessed into the road surface and the footpath of the same material. (Wilson Close, Shillington).
With the move to alternative sustainable transport being slow, private vehicles are likely to remain the preferred mode of transport for many more years consequently there is high demand for street parking. In the absence of footways being segregated, a single level highway is often viewed as a free for all, with parking dominating available space and on occasions pedestrians having to resort to the carriageway. The inability to confidently identify pedestrian footway or differentiate between parking facility can create difficulties for police officers when dealing with alleged incidents of obstruction or should matters proceed to prosecution cases may be costly when challenged in court.
Offered for your information and further consideration,
Best regards,
Good afternoon,
Thank you for your below consultation email dated the 7th November 2022 containing the draft Parking Standards for New Developments document, details have been shared with various departments in Bedfordshire police inviting comments or observations. The inappropriate or inconsiderate parking of vehicles frequently creates demands made of our authorities, many of the issues encountered appear to be covered in the draft guidance document.
Our force Design out Crime officer, Leslie Johnson, has compiled the response attached above in which recommendations from her office are offered for your further consideration.
In addition, policing challenges have been experienced in some recently introduced developments where available parking is insufficient / inconvenient and the highway design appears to be in the style of ‘Shared space’, the road being constructed with an absence of kerbing, or with kerbing recessed into the road surface and the footpath of the same material. (Wilson Close, Shillington).
With the move to alternative sustainable transport being slow, private vehicles are likely to remain the preferred mode of transport for many more years consequently there is high demand for street parking. In the absence of footways being segregated, a single level highway is often viewed as a free for all, with parking dominating available space and on occasions pedestrians having to resort to the carriageway. The inability to confidently identify pedestrian footway or differentiate between parking facility can create difficulties for police officers when dealing with alleged incidents of obstruction or should matters proceed to prosecution cases may be costly when challenged in court.
Offered for your information and further consideration,
Best regards,
