New planning guides aim to cut urban home parking spaces

The number of car parking spaces in new housing developments could be severely limited as part of the government’s efforts to reduce car usage, the Business Post has learned.

New planning guidelines for high-density residential developments in “central” and “accessible” urban locations, mostly cities, that are well served by public transport will require “minimising” or “wholly eliminating” parking spaces.

In other urban locations, such as suburbs, which are well served by public transport, housing schemes ...