FOI Request - Blue Badge Parking

Request 101003739662

1.  How many designated disabled parking bays are currently available within your council area?

2.  How many active Blue Badge holders are currently registered within your council area?

3.  How many Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) have been issued for the misuse of disabled parking bays in each of the last 3 calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024)?

4.  What is the total revenue generated from fines related to Blue Badge misuse in each of the last 3 calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024)? These offences might include but are not limited to using a fake blue badge, using an out-of-date one etc.

5.  What is the total revenue generated from fines related to drivers parking in a bay without a blue badge in each of the last 3 calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024)?

If time allows, please also provide.

6.  Please share the total number of Blue Badge permit (a) renewal applications and (b) new applications in each of the last 3 calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024). Please specify how many of these were rejected and, if possible, for what reason.

7.  Of all the Blue Badge parking permits that are currently valid within your area, how many are for (a) visible and (b) non-visible disabilities.

Response 02-04-2025

1. There are 139 disabled spaces in the off-street car parks governed by car park order.

There are approximately 380 disabled parking space at this current time. These are spaces that have been requested by applicants who meet the criteria. This number fluctuates from day to day due to new requests and requests for removal.

2. 1424; please note, this varies daily as applications cease/cancel and new ones are registered. 

3. Excess Charge Notices issued: 

2022 36
2023 32
2024 25

4. Income generated from ECNs 

2022 £1,200
2023 £1,100
2024 £   940

5. As above.

6. Information not recorded in a way to allow this information to be easily extracted. To find this information we would have to look at each individual application. This would cost the Council in excess of £600. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, excessive cost, we are therefore unable to comply with your request. 

7. as per 6 - Section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (excessive cost)