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CBRE | ST GEORGE SOUTH LONDON LTD8.0 Planning Policy Assessment8.212 Car parking usage surveys included within the TRAVL database and a study recentlyproduced by WSP on behalf of the Berkeley Group entitled ‘Does Car OwnershipIncrease Car Use?’ (2011) suggests that most London residents, who have access togood public transport or live within accessible locations will walk, cycle or use publictransport for their peak period journeys such as commuting to work.8.213 Car parking usage surveys included in the TA demonstrate that those people in themarket to purchase high-end residential apartments such as those provided by theProposed Development often have a requirement for a parking space. However, thisis primarily to store a car rather than use it on a daily basis for travelling to work.8.214 In order to mitigate against any unexpected increase in car driver trips, the Applicantwould also provide a full Travel Plan to maximise the opportunities for sustainabletravel (including provision of significant cycle parking).8.215 A Car Park Management Plan is included in Appendix C of the Transport Assessmentwhich sets out how the valet and stacker car parking will be operated and managed.This Plan has been produced to ensure queue times for access to the car park onneighbouring streets is minimised and also prevent overflow of vehicles within thededicated residential and hotel drop-offs on Blackfriars Road and Upper Groundrespectively.8.216 In addition, the Applicant proposes that residents are prevented from receivingparking permits for the Controlled Parking Zone scheme which is in operation in thesurrounding area.8.217 Therefore it is considered that, on balance, the proposed parking ratio is acceptable.Disabled Parking8.218 The valet car parking system proposed for the residential element of the ProposedDevelopment would accommodate the needs of most disabled residents through theallocation of a space for each wheelchair accessible home.8.219 Three additional conventional ‘self park’ Blue Badge car parking spaces would beprovided at basement for uses by residents and employees (2 for residents and 1 forpatrons of the Proposed 152 bedroom hotel).8.220 The proposed level of Disabled Parking is compliant with London Plan and LBSouthwark standards.Page 50PLANNING POLICY ASSESSMENTElectric Vehicle Charging8.221 Electric charging spaces would be provided in accordance with the London Planstandards; a minimum of 20% of spaces within the basement would provide accessto electric charging facilities and a further passive provision of 20% for futureconversion.Servicing8.222 The majority of servicing and activities associated with the hotel, retail andresidential uses would be accommodated on-site from within the residential andhotel drop off areas. The use of these off-street servicing areas would becomplemented by the introduction of two 12 metre loading bays on Rennie Streetwhich would accommodate the low levels of HGV traffic and refuse collectionactivities generated by the Proposed Development.
CBRE | ST GEORGE SOUTH LONDON LTD8.0 Planning Policy Assessment8.223 The number of servicing trips for the Proposed Development is forecast to be over50% lower than the Implemented Permission. The TA demonstrates that all servicingactivities can be accommodated without materially affecting the operation of thesurrounding highway network or on-site drop-offs at the front of the Rennie StreetBuilding and Tower.8.224 A Delivery and Service Management Plan is included in Appendix D of the TransportAssessment submitted in support of the New Application which sets out howdeliveries and servicing will be managed to ensure there is no negative impact onthe surrounding streets and road network.Motorcycle Parking8.225 Motorcycle parking would be provided within the basement at 4% of the totalparking provision, equating to six spaces.Cycle parking8.226 Cycle parking would be provided in accordance with the standards specified withinTable 6.3 of the London Plan and Southwark Plan minimum cycle parkingstandards.8.227 A minimum of 339 cycle parking spaces would be provided for residents and theirvisitors. A valet cycle parking system would be provided for residents.8.228 Cycle parking would also be provided in accordance with standards set out in theLondon Plan. 12 employee cycle parking spaces (six Sheffield Stands) would beprovided for the hotel use which would support approximately 125 full time staff.8.229 A total of 20 Sheffield Stands (providing 40 cycle spaces) would also be providedwithin the public realm on Rennie Street and Stamford Street for use by the generalpublic and visitors to the Proposed Development.Surrounding Highway Improvements8.230 Proposals to improve the quality of public realm on Blackfriars Road betweenBlackfriars Bridge and St Georges Circus have recently been considered by TfL,resulting in the production of the Blackfriars Road baseline conditions and conceptreport, which was published in February 2010.8.231 The urban improvement scheme on Blackfriars Road aims to improve the publicrealm and facilities for both pedestrians and cyclists whilst maintaining its status as astrategic vehicular link for north-south movements and co-ordinating with existingstakeholder aspirations including future developments and competing publictransport modes.8.232 As the Proposed Development is located within the Northern Section of BlackfriarsRoad, pre-application consultation with TfL and LBS has identified an opportunity tofacilitate the delivery of a section of the Blackfriars Urban Realm Improvementscheme adjacent to the Site.8.233 The extent of the Blackfriars Urban Realm Improvement scheme which could beimplemented by the Proposed Development would include: Removal of the slip road from Stamford Street onto Blackfriars Road and thecreation of additional public realm on the street corner.Page 51PLANNING POLICY ASSESSMENT
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