Garage and Car Parking Courts

9.68 Car ownership in Calderdale is growing, a trend that is expected to continue throughout the Plan period and beyond. However, many dwellings in Calderdale do not have off-street car parking facilities, leading to problems of on-street car parking, congestion and problems for pedestrians, private vehicles and for public transport alike. This problem is particularly acute in the areas of older housing and in outlying villages. There is also a large number of garage courts serving these areas but developers are seeking alternative uses for many of them. Whilst redevelopment of these sites would be supported as brownfield development it is important that they are retained wherever necessary, in order to provide a parking facility for local residents and to reduce on-street parking.

9.69 However, not all garage courts are required for their original purpose as they are unused or derelict and alternative uses for them would assist in bringing the land back into productive use. As a result the following Policy will apply:-

Policy T 22

Development of Garage Courts

Proposals involving the loss or partial loss of garage courts will be permitted:-
  1. where there is clearly no need for the garages;
  2. their loss will not lead to congestion or a road safety hazard;
  3. the development creates no unacceptable environmental, amenity, traffic, safety, or other problems; and
  4. the development complies with the requirements of other relevant UDP policies.

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