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The Gables
by DK Architects for FP Homes The development strikes a balance between achieving a higher density of dwellings with a sense of openness in the
Residential parking solutions can be provided in a variety of ways. In well-designed places, vehicle parking does not dominate the streetsceneAll spaces and features which form the street environment, including buildings, street furniture, fittings and finishes and green infrastructure and open spaces.. Applicants must consider the provision of car parking and should design it in conjunction with the code and guidance set out in the Landscaping and Nature Chapter of this Code.
Garages can provide valuable storage space to a dwelling and help conceal cars from view, however they offer little to the animation of buildings or the spaces around them. Their impact on the street sceneAll spaces and features which form the street environment, including buildings, street furniture, fittings and finishes and green infrastructure and open spaces. should be carefully thought through, ensuring that they appear secondary to the dwelling house and avoid placement on direct sight lines and vistas or on prominent corners.
Front and side parking areas should be sensitively designed with plenty of landscaping to ensure the provision of visually attractive streets and avoid car dominated housing layouts and streetscapes.
Applicants should demonstrate in their submission how this element of the code has been complied with.
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Vehicle parking to the front of dwellings must ensure that sufficient space is provided to accommodate landscaping, vehicle parking, a pedestrian pathway and boundary treatment.
Where cars cross the pavement, there should be no change in level and cross fall gradient should not exceed 2%
Well designed garages help to provide visually attractive streets and avoid car dominated housing layouts and streetscapes. Garages must be of sufficient size to accommodate a parked car, a minimum size of 6m x 3m must be provided to count as a parking space. Garage doors should be set back a minimum of 1m from the front facade of the building and 5.5m from the back of the footpath, well detailed and constructed of high quality materials. Garages and carports must be constructed from high quality and natural materials.
Applicants should demonstrate in their submission how this element of the code has been complied with.
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Locate garages and car ports behind the principal building line.
The minimum internal dimensions of a single garage or car port should be 6m x 3m. A garage created below these sizes will count as storage space only.
Courtyard parking must be well designed with high quality hard and soft landscaping. Boundary treatments to rear gardens backing on to courtyards must comprise brick walls and soft landscaping, including tree planting. Parking spaces should be sufficiently wide to allow easy access in and out of cars and located in close proximity to the rear access of dwellings. Courtyard parking areas must benefit from natural surveillance and be designed to prevent indiscriminate car parking such as parking on verges and pavements.
Applicants should demonstrate in their submission how this element of the code has been complied with.
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Provide electrical charging points on rear boundaries when cars parked behind houses.
There must be a clear, firm and stable route between rear car parking and an accessible entrance to house
Use permeable paving for car parking surfaces whenever possible
On-street parking must be well-designed. The inclusion of designated on-street parking spaces that are well landscaped will soften the visual impact of vehicular parking on the street. Applicants should incorporate trees and soft landscaping into the design.
Applicants should demonstrate in their submission how this element of the code has been complied with.
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Where there is change of level between pavement and parking spaces, dropped kerbs should be provided.
Landscape including trees and hedgerow should be used where 4 or more street parking bays in row.
Undercroft parking will only be considered acceptable where other solutions cannot physically be accommodated on site. The design of these parking solutions must be integral to the overall architecture of the dwelling with retaining walls and pillars kept to a minimum.
Applicants should demonstrate in their submission how this element of the code has been complied with. Retaining walls should be clearly shown on floorplans, elevations and sections.
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Basement parking will only be considered acceptable where other parking solutions cannot physically be accommodated on site. The design of basement parking areas must be integral to the overall architecture of the dwelling with retaining walls kept to a minimum.
Applicants should demonstrate in their submission how this element of the code has been complied with. Retaining walls should be clearly shown on floorplans, elevations and sections.
Documents required:
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