New build - Parking woes

PasturesNew

As said above, you might think it works "between you", but the spots aren't "for just you" - they are visitor spots - and others might feel aggrieved that they are not getting what they paid for - in short, a space for their visitors.

It is annoying if you've relied on "it works for us" until now, but you bought one parking space .... and one must always expect things to be enforced if you know you're bending the rules technically.

PasturesNew

gycraig wrote: »

I'd question why someone with 2 cars bought a house with 1 space to be honest

Happens all the time. They view, they see other spaces and assume they can park there..... trouble is, everybody else with one space and 2-3 cars thought the same ....

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

AJ84 wrote: »

Unforuntely with parking, we were naive in accepting the developers word that despite being visitor bays in front of us, we would be able to use them for day-2-day parking as there are more than enough spaces + visitor spaces around...clearly not it now seems

Then the lesson is never take anyone's word on a matter which they have no control over whatsoever.

keith969

The real issue is that these houses are getting planning permission with inadequate parking facilities in the first place.

I seem to recall the Kennet Island development to the south of Reading had similar issues, they only planned for 1 parking space per dwelling. Then draconian rules with clamping made life impossible for residents.

stator

Council's require new developments to only have a certain amount of parking. If you have too many parking spaces it encourages people to own too many cars.
To the OP: Sell one of your cars and get a moped, or move to somewhere with two parking spaces.

bob_bank_spanker

keith969 wrote: »

The real issue is that these houses are getting planning permission with inadequate parking facilities in the first place.

I seem to recall the Kennet Island development to the south of Reading had similar issues, they only planned for 1 parking space per dwelling. Then draconian rules with clamping made life impossible for residents.

Why is that a failure of the planning system? A development near me (Paintworks, Bristol) has about 0.4 parking spaces per dwelling, which seems fine to me.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

bob_bank_spanker wrote: »

Why is that a failure of the planning system? A development near me (Paintworks, Bristol) has about 0.4 parking spaces per dwelling, which seems fine to me.

It should be fine as long as only people who understand that buy them, and the prices remain correspondingly lower. Instead what seems to happen is people for whom they are not suitable buy them because they are a bit cheaper (pushing the prices up through increased competition) and then complain when they don't suit their needs.

DoaM

AJ84 wrote: »

Unforuntely with parking, we were naive in accepting the developers word that despite being visitor bays in front of us, we would be able to use them for day-2-day parking as there are more than enough spaces + visitor spaces around

Do you have that in any form of writing that can be traced back to the developers?

Is the communal land still owned and managed by the developers?
Is it the developers that are proposing the new parking scheme?

Neo187

This is why I detest new build estates.They try and ram in as much housing as possible, with no driveways/limited parking. Causes so many arguments. Everyone I know that lives on a new build, is having a nightmare with parking. Unfortunately, thanks to helptobuy, new build will be the only option for me to get onto the ladder, so will be joining this nightmare in the coming years

aneary

tykesi wrote: »

There's a story on the BBC news site today about a couple who bought a house with a drive so narrow they can't open their car doors. Why would you if parking is a requirement?
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I've read the story what you have implied is incorrect. Everytime the property was viewed there were skips or building materials in the driveway so it would have been hard to tell it was narrow until you actually put a car in it. Taylor Wimpey has admitted it is a fault and will be doing something to recitfy the situation.