AUTHORITY | WHAT STANDARDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING APPLIED? | FROM | MAX | MIN | HOW ARE THEY BEING APPLIED? |
Aberdeen City Council | Grampian Region Standards (city areas) | Jan-95 | | | Strictly applied and Under Review |
Aberdeenshire Council | Grampian Region Standards | Jan-95 | | | As maximum standards but commuted payments can be made in lieu of non-operational parking bays |
Angus Council | Angus Control Road Standards | 1996 | | | Strictly Applied |
Argyll and Bute Council | Strathclyde Regional Standards | 1996 | | | As minimums but are under review and will be updated within a year, encourages developers to stay near minimum |
City of Edinburgh Council | | Sep-99 | | | Range of Standards, implementing maximum standards in many cases |
Glasgow City Council | City Plan (Draft) | | | | Most applications use maximum parking standards. Mostly by a case-by-case basis. |
Clackmannanshire Council | Development Road Guidelines | Jun-01 | | | Minimum values are applied |
Western Isles Council | Strathclyde Regional Standards | 1995 | | | May give bands in some cases. No commuted payment or green travel schemes. Would like to revise standards |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | Previous Regional Standards | 1986 | | | Now mostly done on a case by case basis |
Dundee City Council | Road Standards Document | 1992 | | | Applied as minimum. Plans to revise the numbers although not necessarily change to maximum |
East Ayrshire Council | Strathclyde Regional Standards | 1996 | | | Considering the rural nature of the area, applied as minima. However, exceptionally a few examples of maxima. |
East Dunbartonshire Council | Strathclyde Regional Standards | 1996 | | | Applied as a minimum |
East Lothian Council | Loosely based on Strathclyde Regional Standards | Jan-99 | | | Kept to as minimum |
East Renfrewshire Council | Strathclyde Regional Standards | 1986 | | | Degree of flexibility in residential developments. Currently in the process of revising the standards. |
Falkirk Council | Design guidelines and Construction standards for Roads in Falkirk council Area | Reviewed in Jan 2000 | | | Case by case basis. Looking at having maximum but there is concern about inward investment |
Fife Council | Roads and Transportation Development guidelines (Largely Based on SRC 96) | 2000 | | | Applied flexibly depending on land use location and close proximity to good public transport/cycling or walking alternatives. |
Highland Council | Road Guidelines for new Developments | | | | Standards can be relaxed if planning application has supporting evidence |
Inverclyde Council | SRC 96 | 1996 | | | |
Midlothain Council | Loosely based on Strathclyde Regional Standards | Jan-99 | | | Case by case basis |
Moray Council | Grampian Region Standards | 1995 | | | Reduced the minimum standards Much is done on a case by case basis. |
North Ayrshire Council | Strathclyde Regional Standards | 1996 | | | Min values are considered maximum and are used flexibly, especially in town centres and housing association |
North Lanarkshire Council | Strathclyde Regional Standards | 1996 | | | Slight variations in residential areas. Currently working towards maximum standards |
Orkney Islands | Orkney Development Plan | 2000 | | | Due to the "Orkney Factor" much is done on a case-by-case basis. |
Perth and Kinross Council | Based on Glasgow guidelines | Late 99 | | | Case by case basis - flexible. "Appropriate levels" given |
Renfrewshire Council | Strathclyde Regional Standards | 1996 | | | They are in the middle of revising the guidelines but they are strictly applied |
Scottish Borders Council | Loosely based on Strathclyde Regional Standards | Jan-99 | | | In town centres standards are relaxed. Worked with Midlothian and East Lothian in Guidelines. |
Shetland Islands Council | Rural Commercial Development Guidelines | Jun-98 | | | Implemented in the car dependent, rural areas but rarely implemented in Lerwick |
South Ayrshire Council | Strathclyde Regional Standards | 1996 | | | Developers seek to meet the standards in full. There is flexibility with location and previous land use |
South Lanarkshire Council | South Lanarkshire "Guidelines for Development of Roads | 2001 | | | Typical requirements are treated as minimum but a development would not be refused unless other supporting evidence was available |
Stirling Council | Development Roads Guidelines and Specifications | 1989 | | | Guidelines are about to be updated probably to include maximum standards. |
West Dunbartonshire Council | Strathclyde Regional Standards | 1996 | | | More flexible than they would like to be due to influence from councillors, are being adjusted informally |
West Lothian Council | Previous Regional Standards | 1996 | | | Strictly enforced |