Apply for a disabled parking bay

You may be eligible for a disabled parking bay if you are a Blue Badge holder who regularly has difficulty parking close to your home.

To apply, you need to:

  • be a Hounslow borough resident
  • have a Blue Badge with at least nine months remaining before its expiry date
  • live at the address where you are applying to put the bay
  • be unable to park within a reasonable distance of the property where the bay is being requested and have no off-street parking available
  • have a permanent or substantial mobility impairment, which means being unable to walk or having considerable difficulty walking
  • have a vehicle registered to and kept at the same address where you are applying to put the bay

If you are the passenger of the vehicle, you must also:

  • require physical assistance and constant supervision from the driver when entering and leaving the vehicle
  • live at the same address as the driver.

A bay is unlikely to be granted where an able driver can temporarily stop a vehicle to allow a disabled passenger out, before driving to find a suitable parking space.

Road suitability

Some roads and streets are not suitable for a disabled parking bay. We consider road safety, road width, parking levels and other traffic issues.

A bay will also not be granted if:

  • there is evidence of off-street parking available
  • there are parking restrictions (such as double or single yellow lines) at the location of the proposed bay
  • you live on a private road (we can only add a disabled parking bay to a public road)

Requests for bays within Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) are unlikely to be approved unless you provide evidence of a proven need. You can check a map to see if your road is in a CPZ.

How to apply

To apply, you will need to provide copies of:

  • the front and back of your Blue Badge
  • proof of your entitlement to either: 
    • Disability Living Allowance
    • Personal Independence Payment
    • Attendance Allowance
  • proof of vehicle registration at the address in the application with either a:
    • Vehicle Registration Document (V5C)
    • Motability Operations Hire Agreement

Apply for a disabled parking bay

Other ways to apply

If you prefer, you can also apply by:

You need to send a completed print application form and all supporting documents.

London Borough of Hounslow
Traffic, Transport and Parking
Environment, Culture and Customer Services
3rd Floor, Hounslow House
7 Bath Road
TW3 3EB

You must immediately notify us in writing if your circumstances have changed since making the application.

After you apply

When we receive your application, we will contact you to discuss the best parking solution for your road.

A Traffic Regulation Order will be:

  • advertised in the local press
  • published on this website
  • displayed adjacent to the location of the proposed bay

If we receive objections, this may delay the process or require further investigation.

If your application is successful, the Notice of Making of the Traffic Regulation Order will be advertised in the local press and published on this website. We will instruct contractors to implement markings and respective signs if required.

The process of providing a disabled parking bay usually takes: 

  • six to nine months on an unrestricted road
  • 12 months in a CPZ

The new parking bay will be:

  • positioned as close to your property as possible
  • enforceable, so your Blue Badge must be clearly displayed in the parked vehicle to avoid a Penalty Charge Notice
  • available to any vehicle displaying a valid Blue Badge

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