People have been left furious after being told a parking management company will stop them from parking outside their own property.

Homeowners in the new Great Easthall Estate were sent notice of the decision by HML Andertons, which manages a portion of the development on behalf of Taylor Wimpey.

It stated the company had “received numerous complaints regarding inconsiderate parking” in the area and as a result would instruct parking wardens to patrol it.

Another letter on June 3 from private company PCM told them it would be enforcing strict new measures 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from June 22.

Homeowners are being given one parking permit for their car which corresponds to their privately owned bay.

If residents park any other vehicle they own in their bay or allow someone else to park there, they will be fined £100, which can be reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days.

The letter warns that if their space is “unavailable for any reason” they must find parking outside the development.

Fifty-nine marked visitor bays associated with the 171 Taylor Wimpey properties affected by the changes will now be subject to rules for the first time.

Each homeowner will be given 50 permits a year at a cost of £1 each to make use of them.

Visitor bays had previously been available on a first come first served basis, with residents often using them because of the general shortage of spaces.

PCM also says all commercial vehicles are banned from the estate.

More than 150 people living at Great Easthall have signed a petition opposing the rules, arguing there is already insufficient space for parking in the estate.

Helen Bailey, of Freeman Drive, said: “When we all bought our homes from Taylor Wimpey, we were told that there would be loads of additional parking.

“The property company doesn’t seem to care they are tearing the community apart by their actions, which will leave us virtually isolated as friends and family will find it very difficult to visit.”

Tina Deleslie, of Standen Grove, also alleges HML Andertons had accepted that the new rules stemmed from just three complaints.

The resident, who lives with her partner Gary and their four children in a three-car household, added: “I called HML Andertons and said I’ve got an autistic son and what if I couldn’t find a space.

“I was basically told ‘tough’ and that I’d have to park on Swale Way.”

No one from HML Andertons could be reached for comment.

A letter sent to residents from them said the company was planning new parking rules for a number of reasons.

These include: cars being parked on shared driveways and out of bays when there are marked visitor spaces empty nearby, cars parked on pavements forcing pedestrians into the road, commercial vehicles parked posing access problems, and cars travelling around the estate too quickly.

It adds all of these are not legally permitted on the development.