New Bus stop erected outside house

I dont think you have any comeback. A new bus stop was erected 50m on the same side of the road as my aunts house about 7 or 8 years ago. All of the residents lost their parking in front of their houses. There was no compensation and a few people with nothing to do but hassle the authorities all day every day were trying for months. A cycle lane was built there during covid.

This is great, your sister now can wait for the bus in the comfort of her own house!

Oh Jesus! Theres always one.

Having a house with a bus stop outside would increase the value.

That’s my point, why should they be different? Like Cork City Council rejecting a bike box in a driveway as it’s ugly, but it would be fine if it was a car

Anyway, I don’t want to drag this off thread so I’ll leave now, just wanted to make those points

Oh I know, I’m not complaining, just saying no point in us going back and forth. Have a nice Christmas :)

There's no entitlement to parking on a public road.

Not necessarily, though having a bus stop nearby certainly would make a property more attractive.

Anyone who uses buses will be familiar with the cigarette butts, half empty coffee cups and other detritus deposited at bus stops by careless passengers.

So while having the convenience of a bus stop is a bonus to the neighborhood the householder who is "hosting" said stop might think they have drawn the short straw.

Both forms of parking are on a first come first served basis.

If you have a residents permit you don't get a dedicated space but are entitled to park in a designated area subject to availability.

If you want to park in a pay and display you have to locate a vacant space before you pay and display. There is no guarantee of a space.

I think i would pay more for a house with a bus stop outside a different house 100m down the road than one without a bus stop near it.

I would avoid a house with a bus stop outside the door or garden of the house like the plague though. A friend grew up in a house like this. There were always people sitting on the wall and throwing rubbish especially butts into their garden that her father seemed to be constantly cleaning up. He tried growing a hedge at the wall but it never grew because people kept breaking it. Always seemed to be dog poo at it too.

I would like the convenience of having one near, but not at my house.

I think most people, apart from when they are virtue signalling, are Nimbys when they are being honest.

A friend of mine moved due to a bus stop outside her house (and she doesn't even drive!) for this very reason. The property was on a busy bus route and also close to a secondary school.

She underestimated the impact the bus stop would have when she moved in, and felt she had some loss of privacy, because of a constant stream of passengers either sitting on or leaning up against her front garden wall, school kids messing while waiting on the bus, etc. She ended up keeping her blinds closed day and night. Luckily she was renting and moved out at the end of the lease.

I don't know what the OP can do or who they can appeal to, if there wasn't at least resident permit parking in place.