Preferential Parking

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Preferential Parking Team

Tel: (01509) 634589

Leicestershire County Council is responsible for the implementation of all residents parking schemes. Charnwood Borough Council administer the six Residents Preferential Parking schemes in the Loughborough town centre area on behalf of Leicestershire County Council.

Residents Preferential Parking Schemes are designed to help residents and permit holders within the scheme areas (zones) to park close to their homes or premises (within the appropriate on-street parking bays) without restriction. The schemes are provided to deter vehicles from outside the area from parking and causing congestion. These schemes do not reserve places exclusively for each permit holder, but permit holders can park in any of the streets within their designated zone in the residential parking bays provided.

Preferential Parking Fees

SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT 2009 APPLICATIONS & CHANGES TO FEES FOR ZONES 1,2,4 & 5

Leicestershire County Council have announced that the charge for an Annual Residents Preferential Parking permit for 2008/09 will increase from £10 to £20 for the first permit. The fee for a second permit will remain the same at £20. The full fee is payable for both full year permits and those applied for part-way through the year.

Fees for permits allocated to Zone 6 & Shakespeare Street will not be revised until the current permits expire on the 31st October 2008.

If you have any queries or require further information regarding the revised fees please contact Leicestershire County Council's Notice Processing Centre or e-mail residentparking@leics.gov.uk

Please note:

  • Payments for permits purchased in person at the Council offices can now be made by cash, cheque, debit or credit card (chip & pin). Postal applications should be cheque only please.
  • New applications forms for 2009 full yearly permits are now available to download from the website however issue of these permits will not commence until 21st July 2008.

Please note that the period August to October is a particularly busy period for both renewals and new issues of Preferential Parking permits. Customers visiting the Council offices during this period may experience queues and are therefore advised to use the postal service where possible.

Occupants with a postal address within a zone are entitled to apply for permits.

For details of the Zones please see the Area Map.

  • For 2008/09 the first and second Preferential Parking Permit for each postal address will each cost £20 per annum. (Please see revised charges for 2009 above)
  • All Permanent Residents and Business Permits are valid until August 31st 2009 (Zone 6 until 31st October 2008).
  • All Temporary Residents Permits are valid for a maximum of 12 months or until August 31st 2009, whichever is sooner.
  • Residents registered within the scheme are entitled to apply for visitors permits. These enable bona fide visitors to park within that zone’s parking bays for one day only. Visitor permits are available in books of ten at a cost of £5 per book. Usually only two books can be purchased per month.
  • The scheme no longer provides permits for Carers, and permits for Essential Visitors are only available under special circumstances (e.g. a relative or family member who attends to a resident on a daily basis). All applications for Essential Visitor permits should be made in writing to Leicestershire County Council outlining the circumstances why a permit is required and will only be issued at the discretion of the Director of Highways, Transportation and Waste Management at Leicestershire County Council.
  • There is an adminstration charge of £5 for any changes to existing permit vehicle details, such as a change of vehicle.
  • A £20 charge is made for replacing of a lost, stolen or spoilt permits (this includes change of vehicle details where the old permit is not returned).

Further details of the existing preferential parking schemes and application forms are available on our Frequently Asked Questions Page which also includes the Application Forms.

If you have any queries/require further information on Residents Preferential Parking please contact the Pref Parking team who will be happy to offer advice and assistance.

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