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WHEN WE CHOSE OUR HOME IN CAMBOURNE, WE WERE AWARE THAT PARKING ON NEW HOUSING
AREAS WAS PROBLEMATIC (WHEN WE VISITED FRIENDS WITH NEW HOMES), FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO CHOOSE A HOUSE WITH A DOUBLE WIDTH GARAGE.
THIS NORMALLY PROVIDES PLENTY OF PARKING. AND WE USE BOTH GARAGES I FREQUENTLY GET CALLS FROM RESIDENTS WHO ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NEIGHBOURS OVER PARKING. (ON A PAR WITH BIN BAGS LITTERING THE STREET). I DON'T THINK THAT THE PLANNERS REALISE THAT THESE ISSUES CAUSE SO MUCH CONFLICT, TO BE FAIR THEY ARE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT POLICY. GOVERNMENT POLICY FOR 1.3 PARKING SPACES PER PROPERTY WHERE PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS EFFICIENT IS ONE THING, HERE WE ARE "OUT IN THE STICKS" AND MORE LIKELY TO NEED AT LEAST 2 CARS PER HOUSEHOLD. IN CAMBOURNE THE NORMAL COMPLAINT IS THAT RESIDENTS USE THE GARAGE FOR STORAGE AND FREQUENTLY PARK IN THE STREET. THE DESIGN OF CAMBOURNE WITH QUITE NARROW ROADS TO KEEP THE SPEED DOWN CREATES SOME PROBLEMS. IN SPINE ROADS SUCH AS MONKFIELD LANE, JEAVONS LANE AND SCHOOL LANE, IT WAS INTENDED THAT NO ON ROAD PARKING WAS NECESSARY, EACH HOME HAVING SUFFICIENT OFF STREET PARKING, AND IN FACT SOME HAVE THIS MENTIONED IN THEIR DEEDS. THE BUS FREQUENTLY HAS TROUBLE NEGOTIATING THESE SPINE ROADS AS RESIDENTS ARE CHOOSING TO IGNORE THIS THE OTHER PROBLEM IS CAUSED WHEN RESIDENTS PARK AT THE ENTRANCE (OR OPPOSITE) PRIVATE DRIVES, THIS MEANS THAT THOSE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THOSE DRIVES OFTEN FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT. THE ISSUE OF (LONG TERM) SPINE ROAD PARKING WILL, I HAVE NO DOUBT RESULT IN YELLOW LINES BEING INTRODUCED WHEN THE ROADS ARE ADOPTED. PARKING NEAR OR OPPOSITE DRIVEWAYS (IN SOME CASES) WILL PROBABLY BE A CONSTANT ISSUE OF CONFLICT AMONG NEIGHBOURS. PLEASE REMEMBER THIS WHEN PARKING. AND REMEMBER IT COULD BE AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE YOU ARE BLOCKING.
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