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Disabled Persons Parking Bay

Disabled Persons Parking bays can be legally provided on the public highway for disabled persons who have serious difficulties in walking. (Road Traffic Act 1984, Sections 32 and 35.)

Criteria for a Successful Application

In order for your application to be successful you must fulfil all the criteria as follows:

1. You must hold a valid disabled Badge (Blue Badge)
2. If under 65 you must be in receipt of entitlement to the higher rate Disability Living Allowance - Mobility Component.
   If over 65 you must be in receipt of entitlement to the higher rate Disability Living Allowance - Mobility Component, Attendance Allowance and/or other Mobility Allowance.
3. The vehicle must be owned by you.
4. You must be a driver of the vehicle.
5. There must be no space available for parking your vehicle within the boundary of your property, such as a garage or driveway.
6. There are parking problems within the road.
7. There must be no existing parking restrictions in place.
8. The proximity is not close to a junction.
9. The bay is not required within the turning head of a cul-de-sac.
10. The width of the carriageway must be 3.6m or wider.
11. Existing disabled parking bays must account for less than 5% of the available on street parking.
12. The bay is not required at a location which may compromise highway safety i.e. On a bend or the brow of a hill.

Failure to meet any one of these criteria will normally result in a refusal. If you believe that you have exceptional circumstances we do have a process to appeal against a refusal.

If the above criteria are met, the Head of Regeneration will assess the highway conditions and carry out informed local consultations before proceeding. Should any objections be received the application will be considered by the Transport and Project Manager along with selected local councillors.

Once approved, an interim bay will be put down. Within 12 months the Head of Regeneration will promote a formal Traffic Regulation Order to control the way the bay is used. This will involve an advertisement in the local press. Any objections received at this stage will need to be considered and, if upheld, there is a possibility that the bay will be removed.

Once a Traffic Regulation Order is in place, the use of the bay will be restricted to Blue Badge holders only. Parking Attendants may issue penalty charge notices to vehicles not displaying a valid Blue Badge whilst parked in the bay.

Please note:

• The applicant will not have exclusive rights to the parking bay. Anyone holding a valid Blue Badge may park in the bay.
• Review of the bay may occur every 1 to 3 years, which may result in removal of the bay if the criteria are no longer met.
• The administrative charge of £30 is non-refundable.
• A successful application will take a minimum of approximately 8 weeks.

How Do I Apply?

To apply for a disabled bay please download our application pack (below). The pack contains an introductory letter, guidelines, criteria for refusal and application form. Please ensure that you read all documents, and note that the application fee is non-refundable. Please return the completed application form, along with requested documentation and the application fee to the address stated.

Disabled Persons Parking Bay Application Pack (PDF format)

Alternatively, use the contact details below to arrange for the documents to be posted to you.

If you have any queries, or for further information, please contact:

Disabled Parking Bays and Access Highlight Markings
Telephone: (01304) 872442
E-mail: disabledbays@dover.gov.uk