B6.6.1 Cycle parking

Employment developments must accord with District-Wide Cycle and Other Parking Standards (Appendix 7). All cycle parking proposals must be designed with the Local Transport Note 1/20 (LNT 1/20) principles (Department for Transport)

Employment developments must incorporate integrated facilities for cyclists including showers, changing rooms, drying areas and lockers

Proposed developments must incorporate secure (including CCTV), covered cycle parking in prominent locations, which are clearly signed. This must be located within 50 metres of primary building entrances to encourage sustainable commuting.

Exception: For minor applications, this standard applies as guidance only and is not mandatory

Proposed communal cycle parking provision should include:

• a minimum 30% of spaces should be Sheffield-type stands with integral lock plates tested and certified to Sold Secure Gold standard, allowing the cycle frame and wheel to be locked securely

• a minimum of 5% of spaces should be Sheffield-type stands at 1.2 metre spacing to accommodate non-standard and adapted cycles, such as access bikes and cargo bikes

• up to a maximum 70% (of the total provision) may be two-tiered racking where space is constrained

• well-overlooked and lit cycle parking to maintain passive surveillance and user safety.

• installation of a floor- or wall-mounted public bike pump (which is gas powered), where more than 40 cycle spaces are provided

• installation of a public bike pump and repair tool station, where more than 80 cycle spaces are provided

• provision for e-bike

Proposals should seek to provide greater cycle parking provision than the minimum (20-30% uplift) wherever possible.

Cycle storage must not be accessed through, form part of, or be directly adjacent to any waste storage areas

Access to cycle storage areas should be at least 3 metres wide to allow cyclists to pass each other safely