Disabled persons’ parking place marking

Service is current under review

Please note that this service is under review. Applications for the following services are not currently being taken:

  • Disabled parking bays
  • H-bars/keep clears
  • Highway mirrors
  • Tourism signing

This website will be updated once these services resume.

Carriageway disabled persons’ parking place markings are advisory markings to assist with the provision of parking facilities for blue badge holders who don't have suitable off-street parking facilities.

Please note that these are advisory markings only and can't be enforced by either us or the police.

The following general conditions apply:

Eligibility to submit an application
  • Applicants must be the holder of a current and valid blue badge.
  • They must also have regular use of and drive a car, or another member of the household who lives permanently at the address owns and drives a car on their behalf.

Eligibility doesn't mean entitlement and it may be found after survey that a bay can't be marked due to existing parking restrictions, road safety or traffic management issues.

Existing parking restrictions

Disabled persons’ parking place markings aren't permitted where waiting restrictions exist, either at the proposed location or in close proximity. If you're in doubt as to whether this condition may affect your application please contact us for further clarification prior to submission.

Off-street parking

Applications won't normally be considered if there are existing off-street parking facilities or space for such facilities at the address.

Enforcement

Applicants accept that disabled persons’ parking place markings are provided as advisory only markings which can be used by any other blue badge holders, and that neither us or the police can take action against those parking vehicles on the markings, whether a blue badge holder or not.

Extent of marking

Disabled persons’ parking place markings are placed along the length of the carriageway, and typically measure 5mx1.8m.

Shared frontage

If the requested bay overlaps the frontage of your neighbour(s) you must submit their letter(s) of written consent along with the application.

Payment of application fee

A payment of £75 must be enclosed with your application form in order for it to be processed. This fee is to cover the cost of processing and investigating your request, and is non-refundable. Payment of this application fee doesn't guarantee that your application will be approved.

Photographs

Photographs submitted with your application may expedite the application process. Photographs facing the frontage of your property, together with photographs from either side of your property, showing the proposed location of the parking place on the highway, would be most appropriate.

Cost of provision of marking

The cost of providing a disabled persons’ marking is currently £275 including VAT. This is inclusive of the £75 application fee described above. Subject to approval of your application and on payment of the £200 fee balance, we'll arrange for our contractors to undertake the work.

Timescales

On approval of a disabled persons’ parking place application, the work will be booked in. We're unable to quote a specific timeframe. However, other planned works in the area will be reviewed and the markings would be scheduled in around this, which unfortunately could take up to six months. 

Removal of disabled persons’ parking place markings

We retain the right to remove the markings, and we're under no obligation to maintain or replace the markings should they fade, deteriorate in the event of any works in the highway or traffic schemes.

We reserve the right to alter, amend or revoke these conditions at any time.