I strongly object to any reduction or restriction of residential car parking that is based on assumed future public transport provision.
Seven Mills currently has no dedicated bus service serving the neighbourhood. While future improvements to the wider public transport network are planned, residents cannot be expected to surrender adequate parking now on the assumption that these services will eventually materialise.
This is particularly concerning given the importance of the DART+ South West project to the transport strategy for the area. The NTA's current information confirms that DART+ South West is a future project rather than an operational service available to residents today.
The principle should be straightforward: parking provision should reflect the transport options that residents actually have, not those they may have years into the future.
I therefore object to Amendments 8–11 insofar as they reduce, constrain or otherwise future-proof parking provision on the basis of public transport that is not yet operational.
Accessible parking must also remain protected and conveniently located for residents with mobility needs.
Residents should not be left with inadequate parking, nor should additional parking, EV charging or mobility-management costs arising from these amendments be transferred to individual residents or Owners' Management Companies.