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PARKING PERMITS
The Residents Parking
Scheme
The scheme is applicable in three main areas
within the town, these include:
North Zone
South Zone
West Zone
Other areas outside of the town
centre included in the permit scheme are:
Old Chatham Road
Vinters Park
Bearsted
Lenham
Staplehurst
What is the Residents Parking
Scheme?
A Residents Parking Scheme is a way in which
parking within a defined area is limited to residents and employees
of businesess of that scheme area and their visitors. These areas
are clearly marked with signs to inform drivers of the restrictions
and regularly patrolled by the Civil Enforcement Officers to
protect the integrity of the scheme for its residents. Schemes are
only introduced where there is a clear need for restricting parking
in an area to residents, employees of local businesess and their
visitors and following consulation and where a majority are in
favour of a scheme.
Who can apply
for a permit?
- Residents
within a scheme area
- Employees
of local businesess within a scheme area
- A
resident or business located within a scheme area, may also apply
for a visitors parking permit
Apply for Business Permits
- Business Permit
Application
- (Please note the Business Permit
charge has been revised to £100.00 with effect from the 28th
November 2008.)
Apply for a Resident's Permit
Apply for a Season Ticket
Information
Permit Allocation
The tables below show how permits are
allocated and any fees involved.
| HOUSE |
2 Vehicle Permits + 1 Visitors Permit |
| |
Proof of residency at the property, Utility Bill, Council Tax
Bill etc. Proof that the vehicle is registered to the
property, Updated VQ5 Registration Document, or insurance Document,
with the vehicle details and the address showing. Subject to
location
|
| BEDSIT |
1 Vehicle Permit Only |
| |
Proof of residency at the property, Utility Bill, Council Tax
Bill etc. Proof that the vehicle is registered to the
property, VQ5 Registration Document, or insurance Document, with
the vehicle details and the address showing. Subject to
location |
| BUSINESS |
2 Business Permits per premises at a cost of 70.00 |
| |
Proof that a business is conducted from the premises.
Company headed paper or utility bill. |
| Carer |
Carer Organisations can apply for a maximum of 5 permits at a
cost of 20.00. |
| |
Proof that the company deals with community care and have cause
to visit properties within the residents scheme. |
| Work |
First 2 weeks are free, after that a cost of 20.00 per
month applies. Maximum of 2 per property |
| |
Proof that the person / company will be undertaking work at the
property, i.e. estimate on headed paper. |