What proportion of parking spaces is currently required to be designated for holders of blue badge parking permits.

The proportion ofparking spaces designated for Blue Badge parking permits are set out in Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 17 and in the Scottish Building Standards(Scotland) Regulations 1990. SPP 17 sets out the minimum carparking provision for disabled people to be provided in new retail, recreation andleisure developments. Planning Advice Note 75: Planning for Transport (PAN75) gives further guidance on deriving local parking standards. SPP 17 alsonotes that the Building Standards as amended also set requirements for parking spacesfor disabled people. The following table sets out the minimum car parking standardsfor disabled people as set out in SPP 17.

| Car Park Maximum Standard Size up to 200 Spaces
| Car Park Maximum Standard Size Over 200 Spaces

Employment Uses
| 1 space per disabled employee plus 2 spaces or 5% of maximum standard size whichever is greater.
| 6 spaces plus 2% of maximum standard size.

Retail, Leisure and Recreational Uses
| 3 spaces or 6% of maximum standard size whichever is greater.
| 4 spaces plus 4% of maximum standard size.


The Building StandardsRegulations 1990 state that a ratio of 1 in 20 spaces should be designated fordisabled parking, but these regulations have different purposes and adopt differentapproaches to SPP17 and where their requirements for parking for disabledpeople are different, SPP 17 advises that whichever is the higher standardshould be used.