Decision details
Addition disabled parking bay to the Traffic Regulation Order
Decision Maker: Chief Operating Officer
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
The resident who applied for a disabled
parking bay on Long Close Lane has reported there is consistent
abuse of the bay by non-blue badge holders and this is preventing
the resident from using the bay.
Any requests for Blue Badge parking bays in residential areas are
initially introduced as advisory bays, to provide the facility on
street in a more efficient way. The bay is not enforceable if non
blue badge holders park in them, so the bay is then not useable by
Blue Badge Holder.
It is proposed to undertake the statutory consultation for the
advertisement for the addition of the Blue badge Parking Bay into
the Traffic Regulation Order, so enforcement of non-blue badge bays
can occur.
Decision:
Advertise a traffic regulation order change to include the current
advisory disabled parking bay on the Traffic Regulation Order, if
approved non blue badge holders parking in the bay could be
enforced and help to resolve the abuse currently taking
place.
Options Considered:
1. Do not add the bay to the TRO- Not
recommended as abuse of the bay is taking place
2. Add the bay to the TRO- Recommended as the bay would then become
enforceable if non blue badge holders park in it
Options Rejected:
1. Do not add the bay to the TRO- Not
recommended as abuse of the bay is taking place.
Publication date: 12/07/2024
Date of decision: 12/07/2024
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