Summary
PARKING PLACES – DISABLED PERSONS’ VEHICLES
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) proposes to make an Order entitled The Parking Places (Disabled Persons’ Vehicles) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026.
Documents
- The Parking Places (Disabled Persons' Vehicles) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Draft Order
- The Parking Places (Disabled Persons' Vehicles) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - NOI
Consultation description
The Order will create parking places with unlimited waiting in Belfast: Archdale Park in a lay-by in front of No. 24, Ballysillan Drive in front of No. 27, Carncaver Road in front of No. 48, Cavendish Street in front of No. 79, Cliftonville Road in a lay-by in front of No. 217 and in a lay-by in front of No. 246, Cuba Walk in a parking area adjacent to No. 5 Scotch Row, Essex Grove to the side of No. 111 Ormeau Road, Glenbank Place in front of No. 52, Lower Windsor Avenue in front of No. 35, Mount Merrion Avenue in a parking area to the side of No. 150, Mount Prospect Park in front of No. 33, Nevis Avenue in front of No. 35, Ponsonby Avenue in front of No. 49, Sydenham Drive in front of No. 13, Wheatfield Crescent in front of Nos. 21 and 79 (2 bays); Coleraine: Brook Street in a parking area to the rear of No. 35; Cookstown: Fairhill Road in front of No. 34 (Mid Ulster Victim Empowerment Project) (2 bays); Derry/Londonderry: Bards Hill in a parking area in front of No. 29, Elaghmore Park in front of No. 60, Ernest Street in front of No. 3, Grainan Drive in front of No. 77, Hollymount Park in a parking area to the rear of No. 57 and Lone Moor Road in a lay-by in front of 7 Noreen Walk; Irvinestown: Reihill Park in a lay-by in front of No. 57; and Newry: Cathedral View in a parking area in front of No. 7.
The Order will amend the description of parking places with unlimited waiting in Derry/Londonderry: Elaghmore Park to the rear of No. 53 and to the front of No. 59 (2 bays); and Irvinestown: Hudson Heights in a parking area in front of Nos. 30/32.
All parking places are for the use of disabled persons’ vehicles only.
The Order will also remove parking places with unlimited waiting in Belfast: Castlereagh Place in front of No. 10 and Donegall Avenue in front of No 173; Cookstown: Fairhill Road in front of No. 34 (Mid Ulster Victim Empowerment Project); and Derry/Londonderry: Lawrence Hill in front of No. 16 and Rosemount Gardens in a lay-by to the side of No. 50.
Inspecting the proposal
Full details are contained in the draft Order which, together with maps showing the roads involved, may be inspected free of charge during office hours within the period below at -
• DfI TRAM Eastern Division, Hydebank House, 4a Hospital Road, Ballydollaghan, Belfast, BT8 8JL Traffic.Eastern@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
• DfI TRAM Northern Division, County Hall, Castlerock Road Coleraine BT51 3HS Traffic.Coleraine@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
• DfI TRAM Southern Division, Marlborough House, Central Way, Craigavon, BT64 1AD tninddcraigavon@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
• DfI TRAM Western Division, County Hall, Drumragh Avenue, Omagh BT74 7AF trafficwestern@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
• DfI TRAM Western Division, 1 Crescent Road, Derry/Londonderry, BT47 2NQ trafficwestern@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
Inspection of the draft Order is by appointment only which can be arranged either by e-mail using the relevant office e-mail address above or by telephone during office hours (Mon to Fri 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.) on 0300 200 7899. Details may also be viewed online at www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/consultations.
Making an objection
Any person may object or make other representations, specifying the grounds on which they are made, by writing to or emailing the Department at the DfI TRAM addresses above within the stated period. The information you provide in your response to this consultation, excluding personal information, may be published or disclosed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) or the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR). If you want the information that you provide to be treated as confidential, please tell us why, but be aware that, under the FOIA/EIR, we cannot guarantee confidentiality. For information regarding the Departmental Privacy Notice following the introduction of GDPR please go to the following link https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/dfi-privacy or phone the Data Protection Office on 028 90540540. For further details on confidentiality, the FOIA and EIR please refer to www.ico.org.uk
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