Apply for a disabled persons parking bay

If you hold a Blue Badge, you can apply for a disabled persons parking bay.

You can apply for a disabled persons parking bay close to your home. It can only be used by the holder of a Blue Badge.

How to apply

Traffic regulation officer
Email: disabledbays@luton.gov.uk

Placement of the parking bay

We will try to place the bay as near as possible to the relevant building but we have to take the following into consideration:

traffic flow
the interests of the owners and occupiers of adjoining properties
access to premises
road safety
width of road

Application criteria

Any Blue Badge holder is able to park in a disabled parking bay.

To get a new disabled parking bay as a Blue Badge holder (for use by any Blue Badge holder), you must make a successful application.

To qualify for a disabled parking bay, you must:

hold a valid Blue Badge
demonstrate a genuine need for the bay requested, such as you find it difficult to park near your home for a major portion of the day
not have access to private parking within or near the premises

After you apply

We will deal your application as quickly as possible.

However, putting in parking places involves consultation with local people and statutory bodies, as well as the production and publication of traffic management orders.

An application will take a minimum of three months to process.

Full application criteria

Disabled persons parking bays can legally be provided on the public highway for disabled persons who have serious difficulties in walking.
Any person wishing to apply for a bay should be the holder of a current disabled persons badge, be in receipt of the higher rate mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance – GOV.UK and shall usually be the driver of the vehicle needing space. Any exception to this should be stated in writing and accompanying this application.
A council officer will assess the highway conditions and carry out informed local consultations before proceeding. The application will be assessed and processed, subject to sufficient funding being available for the legally necessary traffic regulation order (TRO).
The head of engineering and transportation will promote a formal TRO to control the way the bay is used. This will involve an advertisement in the local press. Anyone objecting to the bay can put forward their views, which have to be considered by an authorised council committee.
If the committee uphold the objections then the bay will not be marked out. If the objections are overruled the TRO will be formally made and the bay will then be marked out on the road. In considering objections it may be necessary for the committee to hold a site meeting to consider any problems.
Once a TRO is in place, a regulatory sign or post will be installed and the use of the bay will be restricted to Blue Badge holders only. Parking attendants can then legally enforce these bays and may issue penalty charge notices to vehicles not displaying a valid Blue Badge whilst parked in the bay.
It should be noted that the applicant will not have exclusive rights to the parking bay. Anyone holding a valid Blue Badge may park in the bay and cannot be moved on by parking attendants.
It is the duty of the applicant to inform the head of engineering and transportation of any changes in their circumstances.
Please make sure that you've completed the whole form before sending it. Errors and/or omissions may result in delays in processing your application.