Notes for applicants of parking permits in Arboretum and St Stephens Permit Zones

Applications for permits must be made online. You must have your council tax reference number to apply.

If you are unable to apply online you should call 0345 520 7007

Parking & Enforcement Services
Worcester City Council
WR4 0AA

Application forms and guidance notes are available on Worcester City Council’s website, www.worcester.gov.uk

The Guildhall
High Street
Worcester
WR1 2EY

Payment by credit or debit card via the website.

1. You may apply for a resident permit if you live at a property with a postal address in one of the roads listed below. Proof of residence must be provided on the application.

• Arboretum Road
• Barry Street
• Barbourne Road even numbers 2 to 30 only
• Chestnut Street
• Chestnut Walk including Camden Place
• East Street
• Flag Meadow Walk
• Lansdowne Road odd numbers 1 to 49, even numbers 2 to 28 and Lansdowne Court only
• Lansdowne Street numbers 2 to 18 and numbers 15 to 62 only
• Lansdowne Terrace
• Little Chestnut Street
• Little Southfield Street
• Lowell Street
• Lower Chestnut Street
• Middle Street
• Northfield Street
• Sansome Walk numbers 18, 31 to 52 only and St Marys Court WR1 1NU
• Shrubbery Avenue
• Shrubbery Road
• Southfield Street
• St George’s Lane North even numbers 22 to 50 and odd numbers 59 to 105 only
• Tennis Walk
• Washington Street
• Westbury Street
• White Ladies Walk
• Wood Terrace
• Wolverton Road

2. There is an annual charge payable for each resident permit. This charge is currently £30 for the first permit, £40 for the second, and £60 for the third.
3. Each resident permit is issued for one vehicle only. Any household with more than one vehicle will need one permit for each vehicle, up to a maximum of 3 resident permits per household. Any household or house in multiple occupation ("HMO") – (HMO as defined in the Housing Act 2004) with more than one vehicle will need one permit per vehicle, up to a maximum of 3 permits per household.
4. Permits will only be issued for vehicles of the following types:

• Passenger vehicle
• Light Goods vehicle
• Motor-cycle
• Invalid carriage

5. A resident permit will you to park the vehicle for which it is issued in any of the roads/lengths of roads listed below and subject to any other restrictions which may be in place as indicated by signs and road markings. The permit does not allow you to reserve a specific parking space; it does not guarantee you will be able to park outside or near your home.

Where and when a resident permit allows you to park:

At all times on the permit holder only areas as indicated by signs and/or road markings in:

• Arboretum Road
• Barry Street
• East Street
• Flag Meadow Walk
• Lansdowne Road
• Lansdowne Street between junctions with White Ladies Walk and Lansdowne Road only
• Little Chestnut Street
• Little Southfield Street
• Lowell Street
• Lower Chestnut Street
• Middle Street
• Northfield Street
• Shrubbery Road
• Southfield Street
• St George’s Lane North
• Washington Street
• Westbury Street
• Wolverton Road

Between the hours of 5.30 pm and 8.30 am Monday to Friday and at all times on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank/Public Holidays on the single yellow lines in the following streets. If you are a user of an Essential Attendance Permit, you may park for up to two hours on single yellow lines, shared 45-minute-only bays, and permit-holder resident bays.

• Arboretum Road
• Barry Street
• East Street
• Little Chestnut Street
• Little Southfield Street
• Lowell Street
• Lower Chestnut Street
• Middle Street
• Northfield Street
• Southfield Street
• Washington Street
• Westbury Street
• Wolverton Road

At all times and for an unlimited length of time in the shared-use bays as indicated by signs and road markings in

• Flag Meadow Walk
• Little London
• St. George’s Lane North NB does not include existing 45-minute shared-use bays between junctions with Barbourne Road and St. George’s C of E Primary School
• Sansome Walk
• Shrubbery Avenue
• Tennis Walk

6. You may apply only for a resident permit for a vehicle for which you are the registered owner or keeper. The vehicle registration document must be provided on the application
7. Your resident permit will be valid for twelve months. You are responsible for renewing the permit and should apply online 14 days before the expiry date of the current permit.
8. You must notify the Council, who will then cancel the permit, if:
   1. You are no longer a resident
   2. You no longer own or use the vehicle covered by the resident permit.
9. Any household or HMO eligible for a resident's permit may also apply for visitor permits. Each visitor permit is valid for up to 6 hours and it allows visitors to park in any of the resident permit holder spaces in the scheme area. Visitor permits are issued online. A charge is payable on application, currently £10 for 80 permits, £20 for 160 permits, £30 for 240 permits and £40 for 320. 320 is the maximum number of visitor permits that can be issued to an individual household or HMO in a 12-month period.
10. The owners/operators of the following businesses or such other business as the Council may from time to time authorise at their sole discretion, Shrubbery Nursing Home of 23 Shrubbery Avenue, Shrubbery Dental Practice of 7 Shrubbery Avenue, Epworth House Dental Surgery of 15 Shrubbery Avenue, Virks Newsagent of 41 Northfield Street and the Chestnut Tree Inn of 17 Lansdowne Road, are eligible to apply for a maximum of 3 business parking permits at a current cost of £50 per annum for use by their staff. They are also eligible to apply for visitor permits as per paragraph 8.
11. In the event of a business issued with a business permit under paragraph 10 ceasing to trade, the owners/operators must notify the Council. Owners/operators of future businesses operating from these premises shall be eligible to apply for business parking permits. Any permits shall be issued at the discretion of the Council subject to consideration of relevant factors including:
    1. The nature of the business
    2. The volume and duration of the parking demand generated by the business
12. If you receive home (domiciliary) care and your permanent home address is in the list in paragraph 1, you may be eligible to apply for an Essential Attendance Permit. This type of permit is issued to residents for use by a carer who needs to park while they are carrying out care tasks for the resident. A charge is payable. This charge is currently £30 for a permit valid for 12 months and £20 for a permit valid for 6 months. A vehicle displaying an Essential Attendance Permit can park for up to 2 hours at a time in the permit holder only areas, on the single yellow lines and in the 45-minute shared-use bays in the streets listed in paragraph 5.
13. You may apply for an Essential Attendance Permit if you receive regular home care support. You will need to provide evidence of this when you apply. A copy of one of the following documents must be provided:
    1. Letter from the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) or the Pension Service confirming you receive Attendance Allowance; or
    2. Letter from the DWP confirming you receive the care element of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or the Daily Living Component of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP); or
    3. Letter from the DWP confirming your carer is in receipt of Carers Allowance for providing care for you; or
    4. Your care plan
14. Use of an Essential Attendance Permit:
    1. The permit can be used in any of the roads/lengths of roads listed in paragraph 5 above, subject to any other restrictions which may be in place as indicated by signs and markings.
    2. The permit must be clearly displayed on the windscreen or on the dashboard of a vehicle.
    3. The permit must be displayed immediately after parking the vehicle.
15. In all cases:
    1. If you no longer need a permit or if you move addresses, we ask that you inform the Council as soon as possible to enable us to cancel it. Permits are linked by address and are not transferable.
    2. You are responsible for renewing the permit and should apply online 14 days before the expiry date of the current permit
    3. If the Council believes that a permit is being misused, it reserves the right to withdraw or cancel a permit at any time.
    4. Vehicles must always park entirely inside the parking bay markings, where present. In all cases:

16. The Council may vary the terms of this guidance/registration document from time to time, depending on how the scheme is working and any changes in circumstances