Delivering design and Placemaking - Rhondda Cynon Taf

Delivering Design and Placemaking:Access, Circulation & Parking RequirementsZone 1 – Town CentresThis relates to the principal town centres of Pontypridd and Aberdare,which are destinations for most activities not met within localcommunities. The town centres have a full range of retail activity andmany commercial businesses, all within walking distance. The townsare the focus of the local bus network and main stations on the railnetwork. The built up density is high with little private car parking.There are significant parking restrictions and sufficient public off-streetcar parking provision.Zone 2 – UrbanThe zone includes the centres of Key Settlements (as defined in the LDP)which contain the range of basic local facilities generally within 400mwalking distance, as well as Llantrisant /Talbot Green. The settlementshave regular and frequent bus services to a range of destinations offeringpractical access to most but not all essential facilities. The curtilage ofsites in these centres restricts, to an extent, what car parking can beprovided. There are likely to be some restrictions on on-street parkingand may be some available off-street parking.The Key Settlements are:• Tonypandy • Tonyrefail • Treorchy• Mountain Ash • Porth • Ferndale• Llanharan • HirwaunZone 3 – Suburban or Near UrbanZone 3 comprises all of the remaining urban areas outside of thePrincipal Towns and the Key Settlements, as contained within thesettlement boundaries of the LDP. These areas contain the smallersettlements and local centres offering a range of local facilities. Thereis generally a regular bus service to the town centres and in some cases,there are local railway stations. The Strategic Sites of the LDP are alsoincluded in this zone for the purposes of the parking guidelines.Zone 4 – CountrysideThe zone comprises the remainder of the County Borough, which isthe small villages with limited local facilities and countryside, and isdefined by those areas falling outside of the settlement boundary or aStrategic Site.4.4.4 In assessing the parking requirements for a particular development,the Council will take into account a number of factors in relation tothe development where relevant and its location. These are listedbelow. However it should be noted that some of these factors areoutside direct planning control:(a) accessibility to and the service provided by the public transportsystem;(b) the availability of private buses or the extent of car pooling;(c) the relative proportions of full time / part time / local catchmentof labour;(d) shift patterns;Local Development Plan 2006 - 2021 • 13