Frustration continues to grow for people living around the St Peter’s Community Centre in Manor Farm over inability to park outside their own houses. They argue that spaces are being taken up by non-residents such as those parking for the hospital and community centre.
Complaints raised on social media blame lack of adequate staff parking at the hospital so employees have to park in local streets instead, the apparent scrapping of a proposed RPZ due to lack of funding/density of housing, poor parking on pavements or over driveways, and spaces occupied by groups of people coming to use the community centre.
There is also confusion over to what extent spaces are allocated for residents and tenants to use outside their own houses versus spaces being free for public use.
Those frustrated by the lack of space to park include mothers forced to unload young children and shopping at a distance from their houses and elderly residents.
A councillor surgery held on March 12 at the community centre and attended by local councillors, as well as a member of the council housing department, was an opportunity for residents to highlight the issue.
Details from this meeting and any progress or plans made to remedy the situation are yet to be announced.