SINGLE mother Claire Clottey is struggling to obtain parking permission near her home in Ealing after years of trying.

Ms Clottey, whose outreach support work with vulnerable children in Ealing requires her to drive, moved into a shared ownership property, managed by A2Dominion, in 2007.

In her contract, she was made aware there was no parking on the premises, which she accepted as there was free residential parking in surrounding roads.

Once restrictions were put in place, she applied for a permit, which was turned down by the council, though she was able to buy visitor vouchers. “I often struggle to find parking, dragging my daughter around after parking away from home,” she said.

“Sometimes, I have to park in places that make me feel unsafe, especially having my daughter with me.”

She feels she is being penalised for not owning all of her home as other owners and social housing tenants in the area are eligible for permits.

Ms Clottey said: “I understand that parking across cities in the UK is challenging, especially in London.

“However, I feel like I’m being forced to decide whether to continue to struggle or move out of the community I have lived in and contributed to for the past 30 years.”

Ealing Council says the housing block is a low-car development, meaning residents are not eligible for residential parking permits.

Conditions have not changed, it points out, as it was a condition of planning permission for the block.