I recently moved in with my partner into an apartment (which they already owned) in one of the private housing blocks on Hoffman's Road (link:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/cmn1WcBhKwQRyzSU8). I have always owned a car prior to this (and never lived in any location where parking at my own residence was an issue).
However, there are only a limited number of parking spaces available for residents on the estate (not council run) - very few of the residents have their own spaces, and are usually forced to compete with each other at auction whenever one of these becomes available to purchase. My partner does not own one.
I have been on the council website (
https://www.myringgo.com/walthamforest/permitapplications/info/94157/H) to obtain a resident's permit for the streets adjacent within my zone (BL), but have been met with this statement:
Annual resident permits are only available to Waltham Forest residents who live within a controlled parking zone and are not living in part of a car free development.
I'm not entirely certain what this means, but from speaking to neighbors it seems that "car free development" applies to us. If so I'm beyond frustrated - I personally would never have bought an apartment here myself if I had known these terms, but the circumstances were unforeseen/unavoidable from my pov. We're unfortunately not in a position to move anywhere short term, but I do need access to my car which I am now unable to park where I live. Rock and hard place.
Can anyone offer me any advice (legal or otherwise) to handle this situation? I get that the council are trying to manage a borough with over crowded roads and insufficient space to handle an expanding number of car owners, but they seem to be tackling this in a very discriminatory way.
