Findings and recommendations
The introduction
This research study has been commissioned by the Scottish Executive to investigate
the impact of maximum parking standards, including the potential impact on inward
investment. In particular, two main issues have been investigated as follows.
- An assessment of how the application of maximum parking standards has affected
developer confidence.
- An assessment of the attitudes of inward investment interests towards the
role of maximum car parking standards in location decision making.
With the above issues in mind the anticipated impact of the implementation of
maximum car parking standards can be categorised into three main responses as
follows:
Developer/Investor accepts the maximum parking standards, and where
appropriate enters into planning agreements to enhance sustainable transport
provision to the site;
- The parking standards become an issue for negotiation, and compromises
are reached that may result in departures from the standards; or
- Developers/Investors do not proceed with the development, and seek to locate
in areas with less restrictive parking standards.
- The following sections will outline the findings distilled from the various
case studies and literature reviewed as part of this study.
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