Responsibility for introducing a disabled parking bay
Dorset Council is responsible for on-street disabled parking bays in Dorset, not including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Apply for a disabled parking bay
Apply for a disabled on-street parking bay in Dorset
Criteria for introducing a disabled parking bay
Applications will only be considered from, or on behalf of, disabled persons living in a vehicle owning household (you will be required to provide a copy of the vehicle registration document), who receive one of the following qualifying allowances:
- higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance
- enhanced rate of the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment
- War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement (WPMS) or Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP)
Applicants can be of any age and do not have to be a driver.
Applicants should not have any parking provision available within the curtilage of their own property, nor the opportunity to make such provision, nor have readily available 'on or off-street' parking provision within 25 metres of their property. In these situations, it is not possible to provide restrictive parking on the public highway.
Charge for a disabled parking bay
The charge for a disabled parking bay is £241.50 on confirmation of an approved application.
We accept payment by:
- cheque
- secure telephone payment via credit or debit card
Other useful information about getting a disabled parking bay
What you need to know about getting a disabled parking bay:
- the applicant will not have exclusive use of the bay. Please note this is an advisory disabled parking bay. It will not be enforceable by law
- it is available for use by anyone with or without a valid Blue Badge, at any time. The applicant therefore does not have exclusive use of the bay
If you would like a paper application, please contact us by email using the details below: