residential parking area and disabled bay application!

[francis1306]

Hi, hope this is the most relevant forum, if not please move. Try as might, attempted to find out answer to my query but my LA does not give any details on this subject. Nor does there appear to be any legal website giving law surrounding!

 

However,as the title says, due to parking problems some years ago, our road/close/avenue, is a residential parking permit area. In addition, each resident is allowed to apply for upto 2 visitor passes. Parking, even with permits, now seems to becoming a problem again.

 

My question is quite simply, is it possible to apply for residential disabled parking bay within a residential permit parking area? Different LA seem to have different approaches to this, but as previously mentioned nothing on my LA website, merely blue badge information.

 

I am in possession of blue badge, as are a couple of other residents, but the added difficulty is our next door neighbour who, if the opportunity arises, parks his vehicle over 2 spaces (there are no marked parking spaces), causing us to seek at times a parking space 2 or 3 times distance from where we are normally able to park as close to our flat, although still within residential parking area.

 

Wondering if any readers had/have similiar problems ways or resolving. Grateful for any responses and advice.

[Michael Browne]

Rather than just relying on their website, you need to phone the council to find out their policy on BB bays.

 

Involving one of your ward councillors may help.

[Jamberson]

It's safe to say yes, you can have a disabled bay in a residential area. For no other reason than DDA, this should be viable. Of course anyone with a BB can use it, it's not just for you, but I assume the problem neighbour doesn't hold one.