Agree with all this, and you've identified the chief concern that I've heard expressed round here, and it's a legitimate one: the introduction of the parking scheme will lead to a reduced number of parking spaces. What we don't yet know is whether there's enough to go round. I suspect there will...
There are many questions there but, broadly, if the scheme is to make any sense, there should be one permit holder per household at standard rate, further permits per household should be charged at a far higher rate (and withdrawn if it is the case that there are still too many cars to parking...
Living just off Elm Grove, we desperately need a parking scheme, although there has been a range of views on this through the years, but the consensus has shifted towards a scheme -- hence the recent positive vote, overturning a negative one four or so years ago. The big question is what scheme...