RESIDENTS living in one Basingstoke street have been left frustrated by changes to their parking permits. 

People living in Kingsclere Road, alongside many others across Hampshire, will see changes to their permits from April 1 when responsibility for on-street civil parking will return to Hampshire County Council.

Currently, on-street parking is the responsibility of district and borough councils, including Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.

Neighbours living in Kingsclere Road will have to pay £200 to cover a permanent parking pass and have only 150 days of visitor parking.

The changes will also mean that once a resident's parking permit needs renewing, they will need to apply via the county council's only permit system, MiPermit. New permits will be digital, rather than paper-based, with current permits remaining valid until the date of their expiry.

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One resident, who did not want to be named, said: "The parking situation on Kingsclere Road is bad enough, now we have to pay £200 to cover a permanent parking pass and only 150 days of visitor parking. This means for most residents they cannot park both cars near their house, and will have to find other roads to park in causing issues for other roads."

They continued: "It also means my elderly neighbours cannot have as many visitors over the year. Also going digital for elderly neighbours is stressful, if they have carers come more than once a day then they do not have enough visitor permits for family or friends. It's not a fair situation for anyone in Basingstoke living within a permitted parking area."

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The county council is writing to residents who currently have permits living in residential parking zones to provide information about these changes and how to apply for their new permits.

A county council spokesperson said: “County council officers are working closely with the district and borough councils to ensure a smooth transition of these services. The aim of this move is to offer a single and more consistent countywide service and in doing so, we will be utilising technology to reduce operational costs, for example through the introduction of digital rather than paper-based parking permits.”