People living in the Kelvin Gate complex in Bracknell town centre have been using nearby residential roads for extra parking spaces.

Despite all flats on the site being allocated one space each, many of the one-bed and two-bed properties have more than one car user, with many residents spilling out onto nearby roads such as Deepfield Road to park their vehicles.

However, after receiving a letter from the council on Saturday, residents will no longer be able to use any residential roads from Monday, October 20.

In the letter, the council has offered residents 50 24-hour and 50 four-hour visitor permits, which last 12 months and can be used on the roads included in the scheme.

From March 1 next year residents can also apply to the council for up to 50 of each visitor permit as an extra allocation.

However, residents are worried they will not receive enough permits to cover the whole year, forcing them to park far away from their homes.

Cheryl Parker, a resident of Kelvin Gate, said: “The fact that some of us may have to park far away is just ridiculous.

“Other residents around the town centre are entitled to two free permits so why are we not allowed one in addition to the space we have at Kelvin Gate? We have spoken to the council but it doesn’t seem like we are getting anywhere.

“My boyfriend currently rents a parking space within Kelvin Gate from another resident but as spaces will probably become more in demand we are not sure what will happen.

“Many residents see roads such as Deepfield Road as a lifeline for parking as many flats here have two drivers.” The move comes ahead of the council’s parking permit scheme launch next month, which aims to prevent shoppers from using residential roads as parking areas before walking into the town centre.

The scheme will encompass residential streets in the neighbourhoods of Wildridings, Bullbrook and Priestwood.

Vincent Paliczka, director of Environment, Culture and Communities at Bracknell Forest Council, said: “Kelvin Gate is a private residential development, managed by a private company which has provided designated parking for people who live there.

“Residents should approach their management company if they have questions or concerns about parking provision.

“However, we do understand that people visiting Kelvin Gate residents do park in nearby streets and we have offered households in the development 50 free four hour permits and 50 free 24 hour permits per year for their use.” Ian Gibbs Estate Management, which owns the Kelvin Gate estate, declined to comment.