HUNDREDS of new residents are expected to move into Erskineville in December when the first stage of the Ashmore Precinct development is completed and there are concerns trying to find a parking place will become a nightmare.

Friends of Erskineville president Darren Jenkins said the City of Sydney needed to introduce parking controls and criticised the council’s recent consultation on the matter .

“Residents did not properly understand the impacts of the Ashmore development,” Mr Jenkins said.

“The reason residents didn’t understand is because as far as parking goes in the local area the sums just don’t add up. There There are not enough on-site car spaces on the development to meet the expected demand and this is going to mean an overflow on to nearby streets and an intolerable fight for parking.”

media_camera An auction in Erskineville - properties in the area have become sought after and prices have skyrocketed.

But a City of Sydney spokeswoman said in developing the new neighbourhood parking policy, council staff consulted extensively with the Erskineville community on a proposal to introduce time limits on parking in the area.

“Feedback differed from street to street. The city has taken all responses on board. The policy includes time limits in streets where feedback was supportive, while limits have not been introduced in streets where there was strong opposition,” she said.

“The city is also continuing to work with the NSW Government to ­improve the provision of public transport in the area. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and make adjustments where required.”

media_camera Friends of Erskineville President Darren Jenkin in front of the Ashmore development at Erskineville. Picture: Craig Wilson

But Mr Jenkins also hit out at the State Government on the issue.

“The future residents of Erskineville are not just investing in bricks and mortar, they are investing in a community and the rocketing prices in Erskineville have produced a stamp duty windfall to the State Government,” he said.

“It is incumbent on them to make sure there is proper investment in services like public transport and childcare and schools, so that Erskineville remains a community that we all want to live in.”