After you apply for a Blue Badge
It can take up to 12 weeks to process an application. Apply as soon as possible before your current badge expires.
How your application is assessed
All applications are assessed using the guidance issued to us by the Department for Transport.
Go to Blue Badge scheme local authority guidance (England) – GOV.UK.
If your application is refused
If your application for a Blue Badge is refused, you'll receive information explaining why that decision has been made.
You'll then have the right to request a review of that decision in two stages.
If your application remains refused after the second review stage, you may contact the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) to request a review of our handling of your application.