Belfast·SPG012 Sensitive Uses·Page 20·3.6.17
Car Parking Provision for Hot Food Takeaways and Similar Uses
Adequate car parking must be provided to prevent obstructing traffic flow on main roads and creating parking problems in adjacent streets. The council will consider kerbside spaces, off-street parking provision, and the noise impacts of parking activity on neighbouring amenity.
Inadequate car parking provision may also lead to an increase in parking in adjacent streets where parking problems may already exist, causing inconvenience to residents. Hot food takeaways cause most parking problems in the evenings and at weekends, when the demand for on-street parking spaces by residents is heaviest. The council will have regard to the availability of kerbside spaces and any off-street parking provision. It should also be noted that the noise generated from the parking of cars and the movement of people to and from their cars, can affect neighbouring amenity.
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