Parking wars blight lives of furious residents on new build estate
Residents have been left fuming over not being able to park on their own driveways.
Matthew Brown and Gemma Hunt live in new build homes and both say it's been a nightmare.
Matthew says he can't park on this drive because "morons" are blocking access.
His mum uses a wheelchair which forces him to push her from a further distance in cold weather.
For Gemma, she says people have to reverse onto her front garden, knocking over her plants because someone has blocked the turning circle.
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Matthew wrote to the council but says nothing has happened.
And developers of Cyden Homes state that the area in question is a no-parking zone and urged residents of Becklands Estate in New Waltham, North East Lincolnshire to be more considerate.
Matthew Brown and Gemma Hunt live in new build homes and both say it's been a nightmare (GrimsbyLive/Donna Clifford)Matthew told LincolnshireLive : "People just seem to park their cars where they want and block driveways as well as the ability to turn your vehicle in the close. We've asked for double yellow lines, but have been told we can't have them.
"I worry because it feels like it's not okay to get this problem fixed, but it is okay for my mum, who's in a wheelchair, to be pushed in the cold weather because I don't have any access to my drive."
He added: "This has been going on since the development was created, but I thought the roads would have been sorted by now with double yellow lines, I don't see why this can't be sorted really.
Matthew says he wrote to the council but says nothing has happened (GrimsbyLive/Donna Clifford)"I want it sorted for my mum more than anything though. She suffers from severe COPD and dementia, meaning she is at serious risk of catching a chest infection and possibly dying if I keep having to wheeling her home in cold weather.
"We've paid a significant amount of money for a well built house and it's just been ongoing frustration since we moved in and I feel totally let down by the council for not helping out."
Matthew says people are parking like 'morons' and believes there should have been more thought put into the development before it was built.
Matthew says people are parking like 'morons' (GrimsbyLive/Donna Clifford)Other residents in the close find parking to be a major problem in their day to day life too.
Gemma, Matthew's neighbour, said: "People are parking in the reversing bays, but what they don't realise is it's also a turning point and they're leaving their vehicles there day in day out.
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"It's so hard to get cars on our drive because of this and looking out at all these vehicles is not something we want to be doing."
Gemma has also suffered damage to her property because of the issues with parking.
She added: "It's so frustrating, when people are reversing, they struggle for space and end up hitting our plant pots.
"With people not knowing where they're going with their cars, it's not safe for our children to play in the court anymore either. I think the best way to deal with it would be double yellow lines, but we don't seem to be able to get them, we all just want it fixed now."
In response to the claims, a North East Lincolnshire Council spokesperson told the Mirror: “We have been made aware of parking issues on the Becklands and would urge drivers to be considerate when choosing where to park their vehicle.
"There are many factors that the council must take into account when considering legal restrictions on the highway, therefore, there are no immediate plans to implement formal parking restrictions in this area.
"However, we will continue to work with residents and our delivery partner Equans will continue to monitor the situation.”
A spokesperson for Cyden Homes confirmed that they built the Bergen Close development a number of years ago for Acis Housing Association, and that it was an issue residents need to take up with them.
The Mirror contacted Cyden Homes and Acis Housing Association for a comment.
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