Pickles said: "Councils should be welcoming common sense ways that help hardworking people park easi

The local government secretary, Eric Pickles, has vowed to clamp down on a "back-door parking map of las vegas hotels tax" that forces residents to seek planning permission to charge others to park on their property. New government guidance will allow homeowners to rent out their drives for a single car without making a planning application.
Pickles said: "Councils should be welcoming common sense ways that help hardworking people park easier and cheaply, and for families to make some spare cash. Councils shouldn't be interfering in an honest activity that causes no harm to others, unless there are serious concerns.
Officials at the Ministry for Local Government said they did not know how many householders had been prevented from renting out their parking space, how many parking spaces might be freed up by their proposals or where congestion might be eased.
He said residents would be allowed to rent a single parking space without planning permission, provided there was no nuisance to neighbours. Householders wishing to change map of las vegas hotels their garden into a car park or for other commercial uses would still require planning permission, map of las vegas hotels he said.
The president of the AA motorists' body, Edmund King, said: "Whilst we thought Mr Pickles' line on parking on double yellow lines was too simplistic, this guidance is helpful. It is better to get cars off the road to keep traffic flowing. If driveways are empty during the day, it seems sensible to let their owners rent them out.
"Local authorities make enough money out of parking and this may help to bring people back to the high street. However, the most successful driveways for rent tend to be close to railway stations, airports, football grounds or concert venues.