Build to rent and co-living.

The parking ratio and whether residents will park on surrounding streets, deliveries and parcels, servicing and refuse, cycle parking and the Travel Plan. For co-living, the higher density of residents and the shared nature of facilities.

• A parking strategy based on comparable managed schemes and census data.
• Car club, cycle hire and parcel management proposals.
• A delivery and servicing plan.
• A Travel Plan with an operator-led action plan.

A management plan secured by condition or legal agreement can justify lower parking than a standard would suggest. We set out the measures in a way the highway authority can rely on.

• A Transport Statement or Assessment, depending on scale.
• A parking strategy with car club and accessible bays.
• A delivery and servicing plan for parcels, furniture and refuse.
• Cycle parking, including larger and accessible spaces.
• A Travel Plan with resident travel information.

A typical case is a 200-home build to rent scheme beside a railway station. The council supports low parking but asks how parcel and food deliveries will be handled, and where residents moving in will park their vans. We set out a delivery and servicing plan with a managed loading bay, a parcel room, a booking system for move-ins, and car club spaces for residents who need a car occasionally.

Build to rent and co-living are single-managed, which makes management measures easier to secure. The operator can run a booking system for the loading bay, enforce parking and provide travel information. Trip rates come from TRICS residential data or surveys of comparable rental schemes. Co-living units have very low car ownership, so the focus moves to cycle parking, deliveries and shared facilities.

Concerns usually focus on low parking and the volume of deliveries. Evidence from comparable rental schemes and a managed loading bay with booking systems are often enough to resolve them.

Because one operator manages the building, management measures can be secured by condition or legal agreement, which gives officers confidence that they will be delivered.

We work with the operator and design team to set a parking and servicing strategy that suits the location, then provide the transport evidence for the application.

The same questions arise in Scotland and Wales, where they are assessed against NPF4 and Scottish guidance or Planning Policy Wales and TAN 18 rather than the NPPF.

To get a quote, send us:

• The site address or a location plan.
• The number of homes or rooms and the amenity spaces proposed.
• The operator’s management approach, if known.
• Any pre-application advice or highways comments you already have.