RBWM Parking Supplementary Planning Document

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The Royal Borough is preparing a Parking Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) in accordance with Borough Local Plan requirements.

The current Royal Borough parking standards date from 2004 and do not reflect the shift to more active and sustainable modes of travel.

The aim of the Parking SPD will be to ensure that car parking in new developments, including all new residential and non-residential (retail, employment etc.) developments, meets the needs of users, promotes safe, pleasant streets and widens travel choice. It is important to note that the SPD will not retrospectively affect parking requirements in existing developments.

Having appropriate numbers and types of parking spaces in new developments can encourage people to walk or cycle more for shorter journeys rather than using their cars. This has benefits for the environment, for people’s health and wellbeing and for the pleasantness of the area, supporting the council’s commitment to a cleaner and greener borough.


The Royal Borough is preparing a Parking Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) in accordance with Borough Local Plan requirements.

The current Royal Borough parking standards date from 2004 and do not reflect the shift to more active and sustainable modes of travel.

The aim of the Parking SPD will be to ensure that car parking in new developments, including all new residential and non-residential (retail, employment etc.) developments, meets the needs of users, promotes safe, pleasant streets and widens travel choice. It is important to note that the SPD will not retrospectively affect parking requirements in existing developments.

Having appropriate numbers and types of parking spaces in new developments can encourage people to walk or cycle more for shorter journeys rather than using their cars. This has benefits for the environment, for people’s health and wellbeing and for the pleasantness of the area, supporting the council’s commitment to a cleaner and greener borough.


  • Public Consultation

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    Have your say

    Following an early engagement survey at the beginning of the year, the community to is invited to take part in a public consultation on the draft Parking Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).

    The draft SPD provides guidance on parking provision for all types of new development within the Borough. It sets out how parking standards will be divided into four zones, reflecting:

    • Accessibility
    • Connectedness to the strategic transport network, and
    • Availability of public transport.

    The standards are not expressed as minimum or maximum standards and would be applied flexibly in order to consider local circumstances. The SPD also provides guidance on matters such as cycle parking, motorcycle parking, visitor parking and disabled parking.

    The consultation will run for six weeks from Monday 20th October 2025 until 11:59pm on Sunday 30th November 2025. 

    You can view the draft SPD and supporting documents via the links on the right-hand menu of this page. Alternatively, hard copies of these documents are available to view at:

    • Maidenhead Library,
    • Windsor Library, and
    • Ascot Durning Library

    where you can also pick up a hard copy of a response form.


    How to comment on the draft SPD

    The best way to comment is by completing our online response form on the Maidenhead Town Centre Shopfront SPD Consultation Portal, which includes a short questionnaire.

    You can also comment by completing the response form in the document list below and return it to us either:

    • By post to Planning Policy Consultations, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, SL6 1RF

    All comments must be received by the Council by 11:59pm on Sunday 30th November 2025.


    Consultation events

    You can get involved and find out more by attending one of the following consultation events: 

    • Maidenhead Town Centre Library - Thursday 6th November 2025, 11am to 3.30pm
    • Windsor Library – Tuesday 11th November 2025, 2.30pm to 6.30pm.
    • Ascot Durning Library – Thursday 13th November 2025, 2.30pm to 6.30pm.

    Next Steps

    Following the consultation, all comments received will be reviewed and a final version of the Parking SPD will be prepared.   

Page last updated: 20 Oct 2025, 01:40 PM