If you are a Blue Badge holder, own a car and have difficulty parking near your home, you may be able to have a disabled parking bay installed. Please be aware however that disabled bays are designated for the use of anyone holding a valid badge.
Applying for a disabled parking bay
The following criteria applies to applications for disabled parking bays:
- The applicant must hold a valid blue badge and be a driver of a car registered to them and their property. In some cases a live in carer (partner or parent) can be the driver.
- An application will be unsuccessful if the applicant has an existing off-street parking facility, or one that can be provided at or near to their property, i.e. drive or garage or any other off street parking.
- A disabled bay cannot be installed in locations where there is a high demand for parking, e.g. near a high street.
- The vehicle registration document must be provided and must confirm that the vehicle is registered to the address in the application.
- Applicants must be on the enhanced rate scoring 12 points for the Moving Around activity part of PIP. Children under the age of 16 must be on the higher rate of the DLA mobility component.
- An engineer will visit the site and a decision will be made on whether a disabled bay can be installed.
- There is no guarantee that a disabled bay will be granted to applicants who hold a valid Blue Badge.
Request or remove a disabled bay
What happens next
Once the administrative process is complete, we are required to inform Councillors and local residents to ensure there are no issues. A Traffic Order is also required to allow enforcement of the bay. The time taken from a successful application to installation therefore can be several months.
Removing a disabled bay
If the disabled bay is no longer required, please inform us as soon as possible, so that we can make arrangements to remove it.