{"id":6420,"date":"2023-05-05T17:27:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T16:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/?p=6420"},"modified":"2023-05-05T17:28:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T16:28:34","slug":"front-garden-parking-allows-people-to-have-more-and-bigger-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/front-garden-parking-allows-people-to-have-more-and-bigger-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Front garden parking allows people to have more and bigger cars"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6420\" class=\"elementor elementor-6420\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cec11e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cec11e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-117ba289\" data-id=\"117ba289\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58627dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58627dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2021 Census has shown a further big increase in the numbers of households with three or more vehicles in the London Borough of Ealing. This is often enabled by using the entire front garden for parking.<\/p><p>Forty years ago, there were only around 2,000 households with three or more cars or vans. By the most recent Census there were 5,749. Numbers of households with four or more vehicles are rising even faster (see chart).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28f9f61e elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28f9f61e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4488fe5c\" data-id=\"4488fe5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1930c10c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1930c10c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FrontGardensCarOwnershipTable.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6424\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FrontGardensCarOwnershipTable.jpg 756w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FrontGardensCarOwnershipTable-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-218477d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"218477d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35c72070\" data-id=\"35c72070\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c1695f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"45c1695f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-144cd08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"144cd08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b784721\" data-id=\"5b784721\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd345cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7dd345cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47e46041 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47e46041\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25b2833b\" data-id=\"25b2833b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d61444c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d61444c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 1995, when John Major\u2019s government allowed pavement crossovers to be permitted development, people have been able to turn their front gardens into car parks.<br \/>Parking in the front garden rather than the road means householders can:<\/p><ul><li>have more vehicles, all parked outside the front door (but denying that frontage to on-street parking);<\/li><li>have larger vehicles: SUVs and 4x4s are heavily marketed, and the largest of them are over five metres long;<\/li><li>avoid parking charges and charge all their electric vehicles overnight at the same time.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3106695f\" data-id=\"3106695f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b74a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b74a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FrontGarden_3Cars.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FrontGarden_3Cars.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FrontGarden_3Cars-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FrontGarden_3Cars-768x380.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5196c98b elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5196c98b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5b21f5\" data-id=\"a5b21f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dad700b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dad700b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But this comes at a massive cost to the neighbourhood and the wider environment \u2013 greater flood risk, heat island effect, biodiversity and pollinator loss, air and water pollution, loss of green space and aesthetic appeal (see <a href=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/keep-front-gardens-green-in-local-plan\">Keep front gardens green<\/a>).<\/p><p>This is a lethal cocktail for front gardens. Just about very square inch is being turned over to car parking and completely paved over, it\u2019s all entirely legal and Government is completely ignoring the problems.<\/p><p class=\"western\"><em>Ealing Front Gardens Project<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eeefada\" data-id=\"1eeefada\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7208eb6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7208eb6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1111\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FrontGarden_5Cars_1SUV.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6421\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FrontGarden_5Cars_1SUV.jpg 1111w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FrontGarden_5Cars_1SUV-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FrontGarden_5Cars_1SUV-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FrontGarden_5Cars_1SUV-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1111px) 100vw, 1111px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27883943 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27883943\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6955c00c\" data-id=\"6955c00c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24aa4db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"24aa4db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2021 Census has shown a further big increase in the numbers of households with three or more vehicles in the London Borough of Ealing. This is often enabled by using the entire front garden for parking. Forty years ago, there were only around 2,000 households with three or more cars or vans. 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