How will car parking be delivered?

Parking in Arden will be controlled by innovative new planning controls and supported by the Arden Precinct Parking Plan.

The proposed schedule to the Parking Overlay sets preferred maximum car parking rates aimed to discourage individual onsite parking, and encourage consolidated, publicly available car parking.

Car park facilities will be encouraged to provide a diverse range of parking options, including conveniently located disability parking, pick-up / drop-off spaces, car share spaces, bicycle parking, and loading bays. Car parks will also be encouraged to be equipped for electric vehicle charging.

The Arden Precinct Parking Plan will also manage the amount of on-street parking and how it is used.

This approach encourages more efficient use of car parking spaces as they can serve different uses at different times, e.g. the same parking space can serve a worker during the day and a resident at night. It also makes Arden a more inviting and people-friendly neighbourhood by reducing the amount of public space taken up by parked cars, and reducing the number of large parking structures. The plan supports sustainable transport choices while ensuring there is still parking for those who need it such as families, people with disabilities, or workers dependent on cars.

The Arden Precinct Parking Plan outlines the preferred movement network, identifies car parking rates and recommends an approach to car parking to inform the Arden Structure Plan.

Vehicle access will be directed to the edges of the precinct, and access to car parking restricted to Arden’s primary vehicle roads. This is to ensure room for people is prioritised over room for cars around Arden’s core pedestrian spaces.

If you have an existing parking permit in Arden, it will not be removed by this planning process.

For more detail on Arden’s transport and car parking strategy and the planning controls that relate to it, refer to Chapter 5 of the Arden Structure Plan, the Parking Overlay and Arden Precinct Parking Plan.