British Standard 8300 gives guidance on size, location and number of spaces.
Regards
Mary Gwynne
Policy Development Officer(Access)
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> From: Ian Webb[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 07:53
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ACCESSIBUILT] cost of parking spaces
>
> This question was raised on another forum and I felt that if anyone
> would know you lot would<g> Of course as you might expect there is a
> whole load of issues but I was wondering if the costs were high that it
> may be better in some cases to provide alternative travel.
>
> To change tack a bit, I did read an article in a magazine recently which
> was arguing that there were too spaces being reserved and that made
> me think; is there a set rule on how many spaces should be provided?
>
> Ian
>
> Quoting Marcus Ormerod <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > Hi Ian
> >
> > Doesn't look as though anyone has replied to you so thought I would
> have a
> > go at sharing my thoughts on the matter.
> >
> > The Building Cost Information Service BCIS provide cost information on
> > works
> > related to the DDA. They give figures for the cost of car park surfaces
> in
> > a
> > variety of finishes, vertical signs, cold line marking and hot line
> > marking.
> > An accessible parking bay will require more space than a standard
> parking
> > bay so there is extra cost of structure if multi-storey and car park
> finish
> > (finish only if on the ground); there is the vertical sign to fix either
> on
> > the wall or on a post; the cost of marking it out which caries
> considerably
> > between cold and hot applied; the extra maintenance and monitoring
> surely
> > depends on whether the car park already has security in place and if
> the
> > accessible bay is a matter of one extra to watch. It would also depend
> on
> > its location to the security services and how they "watch" it - via
> camera,
> > foot patrols. I would have hoped that as extra cost element an
> accessible
> > parking bay was marginally different to a standard bay - but could
> > appreciate that if you had no parking bays and then had to provide one
> it
> > would be a cost element.
> >
> > So Ian what are your thoughts on this and what scenario are you trying
> to
> > put it into?
> >
> > Marcus
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Accessibuilt list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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> > Ian Webb
> > Sent: 22 October 2004 10:38
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [ACCESSIBUILT] cost of parking spaces
> >
> >
> > Could anyone give a ball park figure on the cost of a parking space for
> > disabled drivers over the cost of a standard parking space. I don't just
> > wish for the physical cost in the extra room but the extra cost of
> > maintenance and monitoring as well.
> >
> > --
> > Ian Webb
> > Disability Adviser
> > MNADO
> >
> > "We lack wings to fly, but we always have strength enough to fall" Paul
> > Claudel
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>
> --
> Ian Webb
> Disability Adviser
> MNADO
>
> "We lack wings to fly, but we always have strength enough to fall"
> Paul Claudel
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