Housing

Big reduction in car parking spaces on the way in new housing schemes

New government guidelines include a cut in separation distances between houses and a reduction in the amount of car parking spaces allowed

Darragh O’Brien, minister for housing, released new guidelines for local authorities on compact residential development. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Car parking spaces in new housing developments will be “minimised, substantially reduced or wholly eliminated” under newly published government plans.

Darragh O’Brien, the minister for housing, has today released new guidelines for local authorities on compact residential development. The guidelines include a cut in separation distances between houses and a reduction in the amount of car parking spaces allowed in new residential developments.

Details in the Sustainable Residential Development and Compact Settlements Guidelines document said ...