Councils will request you, the developer to submit a Parking Demand Assessment also known as a Parking Report, Parking Study or Car Parking Assessment for most Planning Permit applications when the development is expected to require moderate to high number of parking spaces. Larger the development, higher the chance of your Council requesting a Parking Demand Assessment.
Parking demand assessments are often requested for developments starting from as little as 3 or more townhouses/units to larger developments such mixed-use facilities, retail facilities, multi-unit residential developments, large commercial or even industrial developments. Typical developments that require Parking Reports include: Food and drink premises (bars, cafes, restaurants and taverns), Education facilities (childcare, kindergarten, primary school, high school. tuition classes and music & art studios), Mixed-use developments (retail and offices combination, retail and apartment combinations), Medical centre facilities, Gymnasiums or other sports facilities.
If you are handling your Planning Permit application through an Architect, a Town Planner or a Builder Designer, this may also be requested through a document called Request For Information (RFI) after your Planning Permit application is lodged, This will stipulate the requirements you must adhere to, in order to get your Planning Permit application approved, which will mention whether a Parking Demand Assessment is required. You can also submit your Parking Demand Assessment with your Planning Permit application during early stages which can help save you time. But a professional must make an assessment first regarding whether this is required. We can help with that. Give us a call.
For larger developments, Parking Demand Assessment is included in a broader assessment report called a Traffic Impact Assessment. So if you are asked for a Traffic Report, Traffic Study, Traffic Assessment, Traffic and Parking Report, be aware that on most occasions this includes a Car Parking Demand Assessment too. The aim of a Parking Report is to assess whether the proposed development provides sufficient car and other parking spaces for residents, customers and visitors.
The general idea is to capture the demand for car parking spaces generated from your development. For residential developments, this includes car parking spaces for your residents and visitors. For retail developments, this is the demand generated for parking spaces from customers. For mixed-use facilities, this is a combination of residents, visitors and customers of your shops. Traffic engineers of RedSquare Traffic look at Planning Schemes applicable to your local Council to accurately determine the car parking space requirement applicable to your development. Our traffic engineer then works with your designer and/or planner to understand how many spaces your development can provide without sacrificing the building size. If we run into issues, we can also think about out of the box options such as Basement Car Parks. They are not as complex as you think and we can even do the design for you.
Often due to limited available space, providing car parking spaces to comply with regulations is not feasible. We understand you want to maximise the value of your development and that parking can erode the value by taking up too much space on your land. You can rely on a RedSquare Traffic Engineer to come up with various solutions to overcome this barrier. One such solution is to make an assessment of the existing transport network surrounding your development. Our traffic engineer's assessment will assess and conclude your development can be access via other modes of transport such as buses or bicycles, not just cars. This reduces the demand for car parking spaces. Another manner is to make an assessment of street parking available in the vicinity. This would also help reduce the demand. We conduct Parking Surveys as a complementary service to facilitate this process.
Once everything is analysed and understood, a RedSquare Traffic Engineer will prepare a Car Parking Demand Assessment Report which will include;
Key Output(s): Parking Demand Assessments, Parking Surveys
Parking demand assessments are often requested for developments starting from as little as 3 or more townhouses/units to larger developments such mixed-use facilities, retail facilities, multi-unit residential developments, large commercial or even industrial developments. Typical developments that require Parking Reports include: Food and drink premises (bars, cafes, restaurants and taverns), Education facilities (childcare, kindergarten, primary school, high school. tuition classes and music & art studios), Mixed-use developments (retail and offices combination, retail and apartment combinations), Medical centre facilities, Gymnasiums or other sports facilities.
If you are handling your Planning Permit application through an Architect, a Town Planner or a Builder Designer, this may also be requested through a document called Request For Information (RFI) after your Planning Permit application is lodged, This will stipulate the requirements you must adhere to, in order to get your Planning Permit application approved, which will mention whether a Parking Demand Assessment is required. You can also submit your Parking Demand Assessment with your Planning Permit application during early stages which can help save you time. But a professional must make an assessment first regarding whether this is required. We can help with that. Give us a call.
For larger developments, Parking Demand Assessment is included in a broader assessment report called a Traffic Impact Assessment. So if you are asked for a Traffic Report, Traffic Study, Traffic Assessment, Traffic and Parking Report, be aware that on most occasions this includes a Car Parking Demand Assessment too. The aim of a Parking Report is to assess whether the proposed development provides sufficient car and other parking spaces for residents, customers and visitors.
The general idea is to capture the demand for car parking spaces generated from your development. For residential developments, this includes car parking spaces for your residents and visitors. For retail developments, this is the demand generated for parking spaces from customers. For mixed-use facilities, this is a combination of residents, visitors and customers of your shops. Traffic engineers of RedSquare Traffic look at Planning Schemes applicable to your local Council to accurately determine the car parking space requirement applicable to your development. Our traffic engineer then works with your designer and/or planner to understand how many spaces your development can provide without sacrificing the building size. If we run into issues, we can also think about out of the box options such as Basement Car Parks. They are not as complex as you think and we can even do the design for you.
Often due to limited available space, providing car parking spaces to comply with regulations is not feasible. We understand you want to maximise the value of your development and that parking can erode the value by taking up too much space on your land. You can rely on a RedSquare Traffic Engineer to come up with various solutions to overcome this barrier. One such solution is to make an assessment of the existing transport network surrounding your development. Our traffic engineer's assessment will assess and conclude your development can be access via other modes of transport such as buses or bicycles, not just cars. This reduces the demand for car parking spaces. Another manner is to make an assessment of street parking available in the vicinity. This would also help reduce the demand. We conduct Parking Surveys as a complementary service to facilitate this process.
Once everything is analysed and understood, a RedSquare Traffic Engineer will prepare a Car Parking Demand Assessment Report which will include;
- Description of existing conditions of the surrounding road network;
- Description of the proposed development;
- Review of applicable Planning Scheme clauses and Australian Standards;
- Car parking assessment against Planning Scheme clauses and Australian Standards;
- Parking surveys;
- Parking calculations i.e. Demand vs Available;
- Justifications for any reduction in car parking spaces; and
- A traffic engineer's expert opinion on whether your development can handle the parking demand without adverse impacts.
Key Output(s): Parking Demand Assessments, Parking Surveys