To promote the use of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and other zero emissions vehicle facilities the council will:

require all development that has on-site parking (and new and redeveloped fuel stations) to have electric vehicle charging points (including disabled access accessible charge points) which will meet expected demand and for infrastructure (e.g. electricity sub-stations, ducting and cable routes) to be installed to allow additional charging points to be provided in the future as demand increases;

require developments without on-site parking to fund the provision of public charging facilities to meet expected demand and/or fund the provision of car club vehicles; and

ensure that new developments are responsive to advancements in zero emissions vehicle technology and provide suitable and flexible infrastructure as demand grows.

The level of parking to be provided must be in line with the council's parking standards and developers must demonstrate that the level of parking will be appropriate. Developers must have regard to factors such as the site's accessibility, car ownership levels, the scale and type of the development, the availability of car club vehicles and the need to ensure spaces for charging electric vehicles. The council will set out new parking standards in separate guidance. This will include making sure there is adequate parking provision for disabled car drivers and passengers. Until such time as this is adopted, existing parking guidance will continue to apply to proposals. The council may make specific requirements for area-based development, such as Town Centre West.

Developers will need to demonstrate that developments will not result in on-street vehicle parking taking place that could adversely affect highway safety, access, the capacity of the local highway network or local residential amenity. Advice on how to review on-street parking is currently contained in the council's guidance document Parking Surveys for New Development. This may be included in updated guidance or an alternative planning document in the future. Where development proposals will result in the need to manage car parking on streets in the vicinity of a development site, developers will be required to fund, via the payment of a commuted sum, parking restrictions, a Controlled Parking Zone or a Resident Parking Scheme (or other relevant schemes), including the associated Traffic Regulation Order. Future permit costs will be agreed for a number of years. Physical measures may also be required to prevent parking on footways on streets within and around development.