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Parking and Accessibility Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) (stage 3)

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Durham County Council want your views on the final draft of the SPD following the two rounds of consultation in 2021 and 2022. The SPD provides guidance to ensure an appropriate level of parking for a variety of modes of transport on all new developments.

It sets out what types and amounts of parking a developer should provide at new developments (including residential, retail, employment, and leisure). This includes:

  • general parking
  • electric vehicles
  • cycle parking
  • disabled parking
  • motorcycle parking

To find out more or sign up to a consultation event go to:

Parking and Accessibility Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) consultation (stage 3)

The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Sunday 9 July 2023.