Who is eligible
You are likely to be considered eligible for help if:
- You are the driver living at the property and you have serious mobility difficulties
- You are the driver living at the property and you care for a disabled person who has serious mobility difficulties and who, because of age or condition, cannot be left alone.
By serious mobility difficulties, we mean that walking short distances presents a problem and a difficulty.
You will not be considered eligible for help if:
- None of the persons living at the address have a vehicle
- If a sign and or line is required solely for the purpose of a disabled person to be picked up or dropped off by ambulance or family.
- If it is not possible to park directly outside of your home
What do we offer
The parking space will consist of a single white line road marking, approximately 5 metres long, but will not extend beyond the boundaries of your property.
A sign will also be provided if there is a suitable fence or wall that it can be attached to. If there is not, a new metal post will need to be provided at your own expense.
The sign is shown on the front of the downloadable form below.
The sign and line are advisory only and cannot be enforced by County Council personnel or the Police. This means that the signs and line will be ineffective if not respected by your neighbours.
The sign (if provided) remains the property of the County Council. Should the line require renewing please inform us and this will be attended to as and when budgets and suitable personnel are available during routine highway maintenance operations.
It is important that you tell us if the sign is no longer required at the address for any reason. On receiving this information we will arrange for the sign to be collected for re-use.
How to apply
If you think you are eligible, download the application form below and return it to us.
Your application needs to be countersigned by a professional who knows about your mobility problems such as a doctor, health visitor, occupational therapist or similar. The applicant should be aware that some medical practices may make a charge for completing this form.
When we receive your application, the location will be inspected to make sure the request is practical, safe and justified.
You will not receive an acknowledgment of receipt of the form, but we will write to you within six to eight weeks to advise you of the outcome of your application.
If you are unsuccessful, we will inform you of the reason why. If your request is agreed, you will be required to pay £150 for the sign and or white line. We will include payment details in the acceptance letter.
If there is not an appropriate fence, wall or property wall regretfully an additional £100 would have to be charged for a new post for the sign to be fixed to.
Work will not be ordered until payment has been received, it will then be programmed to be carried out when suitable personnel are in the area.
If you are making your application during the winter months, ie October to April please bear in mind there may be a long delay in carrying out this work due to weather conditions.