Parking space sizes (FOI)

​​Request

A.

What is the size (width & length) of the parking spaces in Minden Place car park?

B.

What is the size of the smallest space and the largest space and also the size of the spaces next to pillars in the car park?

C.

What is the size of the spaces in Sand Street and Patriotic Street car park?

D.

How many tickets in Minden Place, Sand Street & Patriotic Street (separately) in the last 12 months have been issued to cars that have not parked fully within a marked bay?

Response

A.

On average the parking bays range between 2.2 and 2.4 metres wide and next to a pillar between 2.17 and 2.4 metres. Average length is 4.9 metres.

B.

On average the parking bays range between 2.2 and 2.4 metres wide and next to a pillar between 2.17 and 2.4 metres. Average length is 4.9 metres.

Minden Place was the first public multi-storey car park built in 1969 and due to the structural design, ie the position of structural columns, the size of bay provided on the outside perimeter is restricted. The inside perimeter and bays on the roof tend to be 0.1 metres wider.

C.

Sand Street parking spaces are on average 2.4 metres wide and next to the pillars 2.25 metres wide. Average length is 4.9 metres.

Patriotic Street parking spaces are on average between 2.2 and 2.3 metres wide and next to the pillars 2.25 metres wide. Average length is 4.9 metres.

D.

Minden Place: 135

Sand Street: 19

Patriotic Street: 24