Scottish Ministers’ reporting duties
The following information is reported as a requirement of section 12 of the Act. The following information should be read in conjunction with the Schedule to the Act.
- Schedule, Part 2, paragraph 3 (a): ‘details of the action that each local authority took in fulfilment of its duty under section 1’.
Local authorities reported the following information under paragraph 3 (a) in respect of the reporting period:-
Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeen City Council continues to process applications for disabled persons’ parking places where criteria are met. Advisory disabled persons’ parking places are provided until the statutory process is completed. Aberdeen City Council also removes any disabled persons’ parking place that is no longer required.
Blue Badge holders, when requesting a disabled parking facility are fully advised of the regulations, that they are open to any Blue Badge holder and that the badge requires to be displayed at all time.
Aberdeen City Council enforces all disabled persons’ parking places governed by a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) and has officers in place to investigate fraudulent use of Blue Badges.
Aberdeen City Council has information regarding Blue Badge spaces on our website.
Aberdeenshire Council
Aberdeenshire Council promotes the proper use of parking spaces for disabled persons’ vehicles by routinely issuing excess charge notices to those using such spaces improperly in car parks covered by the Aberdeenshire Council (Off-Street Parking) orders. The number of such notices issued during the reporting period (2025-26) was 135 of which 54 were subsequently written off or cancelled following successful appeals. 17 are currently outstanding having not been paid.
Angus Council
Angus Council are continuing to process applications for new street disabled bays where criteria are met. Advisory bays are provided until the statutory process is completed. Disabled person parking places which are no longer required are removed.
Argyll & Bute Council
The Authority has continued to review disabled bay applications. We have also carried out a review of existing bays where these have been identified as potentially no longer needed. This has been done using a street notice and, where appropriate, letter drops. This information will feed into the next TRO exercise.
City of Edinburgh Council
Staff within Parking Controls provide advice and the relevant application form to customers who wish to apply for a DPPP outside their home. Customers also have access to information and can apply online for a DPPP using the CEC website.
For new developments, procedures are in place to inform the developer of the local authorities' duty to promote the proper use of parking places designated for use only by vehicles of Blue Badge Holders. As Part of the planning process, the developer is asked if they wish CEC to enforce disabled persons’ parking places.
Clackmannanshire Council
Due to staffing vacants in the department both disabled parking applications and TROs are taking longer to complete.
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Applications are considered for suitability with the condition of existing bays monitored and maintained.
Dumfries & Galloway Council
Processing the applications as and when received.
Review of TTRO’s periodically.
Dundee City Council
Applications have been received and eligibility checked, this has become more onerous this year as our IT department advise that the Department of Transport has restricted personal information provided by the blue badge API when checking a badge number, resulting in us having to request images of the applicant’s blue badge to check manually.
Site visits have been undertaken to assess network considerations including the councils policy threshold of a maximum of 30% of available curb space being available for disabled persons parking places, this threshold has been more regularly reached when assessing applications.
On street disabled persons parking bays have been provided generally within eight weeks of application
Citywide survey of disabled persons parking places was completed, providing reliable asset information including accurate locations and assisted in identifying redundant bays
A new map-based TRO was produced but has faced internal legal difficulties due to lack of guidance on map-based TROs and is still pending
East Ayrshire Council
Consultation is yet to commence on the promotion of the East Ayrshire Council (Various Roads within East Ayrshire) (Disabled Person Designated Parking Places) Revocation order 2026.
East Dunbartonshire Council
East Dunbartonshire Council continue to promote the proper use of parking places designated for the leaving of a vehicle displaying Blue Badges as require through the Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009.
During the reporting period, a total of 273 Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) were issued for the offence of being parked in a designated disabled parking bay without a valid Blue Badge.
On-street – parked in a disabled bay without a valid badge – 187
Off-street – parking in a disabled bay without a valid badge – 86
East Lothian Council
Advertising literature “Don’t park in my space” has been displayed in all Council offices.
East Renfrewshire Council
Records of locations of all enforceable disabled bays continue to be updated and maintained.
Falkirk Council
Falkirk Council considered all requests for disabled persons parking places by qualifying persons and has where possible commenced the statutory process to make Orders for those applicants.
Fife Council
The twenty-first of the 6 monthly updates to the on-street traffic order schedules was made on the 10th of December 2024 and the twentysecond amendment was made on the 22nd of January 2026. The TRO was amended to add the new bays and to remove bays which have since become redundant.
Glasgow City Council
The council continued to receive and grant applications for the provision and repaint of disabled parking bays by qualifying persons. All new developments have been checked and where necessary developers will be contacted and invited to participate.
Highland Council
The Highland Council are consistently introducing new townships into decriminalised parking enforcement. With this the parking enforcement team are recognising more disabled parking spaces throughout the highland area that have not yet been recorded on the traffic regulation order. The Parking enforcement team have been assisting in the installation of new disabled bays when area roads do not have the resources or the funding, allowing applicants a quicker service. A new online application for disabled bays is underway to help the end user apply for a disabled bay in a quicker more user-friendly way.
Inverclyde Council
Inverclyde Council promotes the creation of parking places for disabled persons through an on-line application process on the Council’s website.
With the introduction of Decriminalised Parking Enforcement throughout Inverclyde, Orders were created to regulate Off-Street car parks and include Disabled Persons’ Parking Places. The consultation and publicity processes served to highlight the provision of Disabled Persons’ Parking Places within the car parks.
Midlothian Council
All on-street bays for which Midlothian Council is responsible have been identified, assessed and made enforceable by inclusion in a Traffic Regulation Order. Enforcement is carried out by Parking Attendants. New applications are processed as quickly as resources permit.
The Council is proactive in checking that ‘Disabled’ bays are still in use by a Blue Badge holder and removes bays which are no longer required. We do this through different mechanisms including social media campaigns to encourage residents to report unused bays and using Tell Us Once data.
Moray Council
Following the process undertaken previously, to identify all historic advisory disabled parking spaces, the council has been assessing all new applications over the most recent reporting period (01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026) in accordance with the Act and supporting advice. The Traffic and the Blue Badge Teams continue to provide adhoc advice on the use of Blue Badge Spaces.
North Ayrshire Council
North Ayrshire Council now enforces disabled parking bays. We continue to utilise the CRM system to ensure all issues raised by residents are forwarded on to our Enforcement Team and our Enforcement Officers will attend as resources allow.
North Lanarkshire Council
North Lanarkshire Council has continued to assess requests for disabled persons’ parking places and promoted a number of Traffic Regulation Orders to allow the use of parking spaces to be enforced by the Council’s parking attendants.
Advisory markings have been placed at requested locations initially and will remain in place until procedures to promote Traffic Regulation Orders are complete.
Orkney Islands Council
The Council continues to identify both on-street and off-street parking places when applications are received.
Perth & Kinross Council
Parking Attendants regularly inspect and enforce the bays to ensure the proper use of the parking places for disabled persons’ vehicles.
Renfrewshire Council
DPPP report for 01-04-2025 to 31-03-2026. DPPP Order Number 8 was made on 5th September 2025 and contained 162 new Bays.
The order process was commenced for DPPP Order Number 9 with- an additional 130 bays that went to consultation between 4th March – 1st April 2026, however, it missed the cut off date for this report.
It was presented to the Council Board 27th May 2026, given approval to make.
Off street proposal for 3 bays was held back due to landowner redesigning their parking layout which has now been completed and new design for order now being drafted.
Scottish Borders Council
We have not actively promoted proper use of disabled persons parking places. If we receive a complaint regarding the use of a bay we will follow this up in writing.
Shetland Islands Council
The Council provides information through various sources in order to reach as many in the community as possible.
- The Council web page highlights eligibility, the statutory process and all relevant information.
- Local weekly newspaper (The Shetland Times) to highlight all stages of the statutory process.
- All new developments are encouraged to participate in the provision of disabled parking bay(s).
- Council also removes any disabled persons’ parking place that is no longer required.
South Ayrshire Council
Installation of advisory disabled bay markings
South Lanarkshire Council
South Lanarkshire Council enforces the regulated disabled persons’ parking bays in line with its policies and procedures.
Stirling Council
Continue to assess all applications received for a disabled person’s parking space under the Council’s current criteria which was amended following the introduction of the Disabled Person’s Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009 within 15 working days whenever possible.
Where the applicant meets the criteria for a disabled person’s parking space outside their property, we aim to arrange for the marking of an advisory space within 10 working days of receiving their agreement on its location.
Once the TRO process has been completed, arrange for the necessary signage to be erected.
On completion of the TRO the applicant’s details are entered into a database to ensure a complete record is maintained.
Stirling Councils Traffic Regulation Orders and parking policy continue to allow vehicles displaying a Blue Badge to park free of charge and without time limit within any “on-street” or “off-Street” pay and display parking area, in addition to any designated disabled parking spaces.
14 disabled persons’ parking spaces were revoked as they were no longer required (2 of which had been proposed in 2024/25 and made in 2025-26 and 1 was proposed in 2025-26 but made in 2026-27).
West Dunbartonshire Council
West Dunbartonshire has an up-to-date database for all on-street disabled parking bays; this identifies those already legally enforceable and those which are currently advisory only. This is constantly updated to include all new on-street parking bays. Each time a new TRO amendment order is implemented, the bays marked as advisory are automatically included in this schedule
West Lothian Council
West Lothian Council has provided information through various sources in order to reach as much of the community as possible. The following methods have been used to convey information.
Information on the council web page at all times
- Schedule, Part 2, paragraph 3 (b):
‘The total number of parking places designated by the local authorities as being for use only by a disabled persons’ vehicle by virtue of the provisions of this Act (except section 9)’
Table 1 below sets out the total number of parking places (excluding temporary places) designated by individual local authorities as being for use only by a disabled person’s vehicle, as reported. The table reports only new disabled parking places made enforceable by an order in the reporting year 2025/26 and does not take account of those removed.
| Local Authorities | Places |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 305 |
| Aberdeenshire | 0 |
| Angus | 151 |
| Argyll & Bute | 0 |
| City of Edinburgh | 4 |
| Clackmannanshire | 18 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 0 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 15 |
| Dundee | 0 |
| East Ayrshire | 0 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 1 |
| East Lothian | 131 |
| East Renfrewshire | 26 |
| Falkirk | 0 |
| Fife | 409 |
| Glasgow | 0 |
| Highland | 0 |
| Inverclyde | 52 |
| Midlothian | 108 |
| Moray | 400 |
| North Ayrshire | 54 |
| North Lanarkshire | 259 |
| Orkney Islands | 4 |
| Perth & Kinross | 61 |
| Renfrewshire | 162 |
| Scottish Borders | 0 |
| Shetland Islands | 12 |
| South Ayrshire | 41 |
| South Lanarkshire | 260 |
| Stirling | 44 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 98 |
| West Lothian | 103 |
- Schedule, Part 2, paragraph 3(c): The Scottish Ministers are required to report: ‘for each category of information under paragraph 1 that requires the reporting of a number or a date, a table setting out the number reported by each local authority.’
Local authorities reported the following information:
Table key:
Part 1(1)(d)(i): The number of requests received under section 5(1)
Part 1(1)(d)(ii): The number of parking places identified under section 5(2)(b)
Part 1(1)(d)(iv): The number of parking places for which the statutory procedure under section 5(3)(b) was started
Part 1(1)(f)(i): The number of relevant developments for which planning permission mentioned in section 7(1) was granted
Part 1(1)(f)(iii): The number of premises that include a parking place for the provision of which it sought to make arrangements under section 7(5)
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(d)(i) | PART 1(1)(d)(ii): | PART 1(1)(d)(iv): | PART 1(1)(f)(i): | PART 1(1)(f)(iii): |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 161 | 135 | 120 | 45 | 0 |
| Aberdeenshire | 71 | 66 | 0 | 130 spaces in 39 developments | 0 |
| Angus | 115 | 115 | 151 | 0 | 0 |
| Argyll & Bute | 65 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Edinburgh | 269 | 137 | 132 | Unknown | 0 |
| Clackmannanshire | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 75 | 67 | 15 | Unknown | 0 |
| Dundee | 180 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Ayrshire | 103 | 41 | 0 | Unknown | 0 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 70 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| East Lothian | 102 | 37 | 131 | Unknown | 0 |
| East Renfrewshire | 25 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Falkirk | 124 | 94 | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| Fife | 448 | 148 | 409 | 0 | 0 |
| Glasgow | 613 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Highland | 45 | 45 | 35 | 130 | 0 |
| Inverclyde | 92 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Midlothian | 171 | 148 | 0 | Not known | 0 |
| Moray | 87 | 47 | 400 | 11 | 0 |
| North Ayrshire | 116 | 68 | 68 | Unknown | 0 |
| North Lanarkshire | 339 | 219 | 121 | This data is not held. | 0 |
| Orkney Islands | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth & Kinross | 62 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| Renfrewshire | 180 | 180 | 130 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Borders | 179 | 174 | 164 | 7 | 0 |
| Shetland Islands | 14 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| South Ayrshire | 85 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Lanarkshire | 320 | 260 | 260 | 0 | 0 |
| Stirling | 63 | 44 | 44 | Unknown | 0 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 107 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Lothian | 145 | 103 | 103 | 5 | 0 |
Table key:
Part 1(1)(f)(v): The number of parking places in relation to which it started the statutory procedure under section 7(6)
Part 1(1)(g)(ii): The number of premises that include a parking place for the provision of which it sought to make arrangements under section 8(4)
Part 1(1)(g)(iv): The number of parking places in relation to which it started the statutory procedure under section 8(5)
Part 1(1)(h)(i): The number of such orders for the making of which it started the statutory procedure in accordance with this Act
Part 1(1)(h)(ii): The number of parking places designated as being for use only by a disabled persons' vehicle under such an order
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(f)(v) | PART 1(1)(g)(ii) | PART 1(1)(g)(iv) | PART 1(1)(h)(i) | PART 1(1)(h)(ii) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 0 | 47 | 42 | 3 | 86 |
| Aberdeenshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 97 |
| Argyll & Bute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clackmannanshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,177 |
| Dundee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| East Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Lothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 131 |
| East Renfrewshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Falkirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Fife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 409 |
| Glasgow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Highland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| Inverclyde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 73 |
| Midlothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 |
| Moray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 400 |
| North Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 709 |
| North Lanarkshire | 0 | 0 | This data is not held. | 0 | Not applicable |
| Orkney Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Perth & Kinross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86 |
| Renfrewshire | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Scottish Borders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 802 |
| Shetland Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 |
| South Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Lanarkshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 260 |
| Stirling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Lothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 103 |
- Schedule Part 2, paragraph 3(d): The Scottish Ministers are required to report: ‘for each category of information under paragraph 1 that requires the reporting of a period, a table setting out the period reported by each local authority.’
Local authorities reported the following information:
Table key:
Part 1(1)(d)(v): The period, in each case, between the identification of a parking place under section 5(2)(b) and the starting of the related statutory procedure under section 5(3)(b)
Part 1(1)(h)(iii): In relation to each such order, the period between the start of the statutory procedure and the making of the order
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(d)(v): | PART 1(1)(h)(iii): |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 8 months | 3 months, 2 months and 2 months |
| Aberdeenshire | Nil | Not Applicable |
| Angus | Angus Council intends to promote Traffic Orders, generally on an annual basis, to vary the current parent Disabled Street Order to add and delete bays as appropriate. | 3 months |
| Argyll & Bute | Currently more than 2 years | Not Applicable |
| City of Edinburgh | 10 months | Not Applicable |
| Clackmannanshire | 18-24 months | Not Applicable |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| Dumfries & Galloway | TRO was made 16 December 2025 and planned to be amended annually, again in December 2026. | 2018 - 2025 |
| Dundee | Unknown, no order approved in 6 years | Not Applicable |
| East Ayrshire | 1 year | No orders made within the reporting period |
| East Dunbartonshire | The Council expects to promote an order every year. 12-18 Months | 12-18 Month (Average) |
| East Lothian | Up to 12 months | 3 - 4 months |
| East Renfrewshire | Between 1 and 12 Months | 12 months |
| Falkirk | Appendix A | Appendix A |
| Fife | Between 3 and 6 months | Between 3 and 6 months |
| Glasgow | Procedure for order not yet commenced | Not Applicable |
| Highland | 6 months | 6 months |
| Inverclyde | Appendix B | Appendix B |
| Midlothian | 6 months | 2 months |
| Moray | Up to 16 months | 4 months |
| North Ayrshire | 6 months | 6 months |
| North Lanarkshire | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| Orkney Islands | Between 6 and 18 months due to the low number of requests and committee cycles. | 12 weeks |
| Perth & Kinross | 6 months | 3 weeks |
| Renfrewshire | 2-4 weeks | Not Applicable |
| Scottish Borders | 4-16 months | 12 - 24 months |
| Shetland Islands | No more that 2 weeks. | 40-50 days normally |
| South Ayrshire | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| South Lanarkshire | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| Stirling | 103 days approx | 30 days approx |
| West Dunbartonshire | 12 months | Not Applicable |
| West Lothian | 200 days | Awaiting confirmation from Legal Services. |
- Schedule, Part 2, paragraph 3(e): The Scottish Ministers are required to report: ‘for each category of information under paragraph 1 that requires the reporting of reasons, a summary of the reasons reported by each local authority.’
Local authorities reported the following information:
Table key
Part 1(1)(d)(iii): It’s reasons for any decision under section 5(3)(a)
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(d)(iii): |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | The application was made in error, as the applicant believed they were applying for a blue badge. Applicant withdrew or paused application. No proof of residency in Aberdeen was provided. Applicant has access to private, off-street parking facility. Applicant did not provide blue badge details. Applicant did not provide valid vehicle documentation to prove vehicle ownership or that there was a vehicle registered at the applicant's address (i.e. provided no documents, provided expired documents, or provided documents that did not match address associated with parking space). The request was made for a bay to be installed on a privately-owned or unadopted road. The request was for a bay to be installed in a turning head, but the Council does not condone this parking pattern; the applicant declined the alternative location offered. A request was made for an additional disabled parking bay associated with an address due to misuse of the original one (enforcement by City Wardens was the appropriate measure, rather than creating a second bay). The location applied for is a rented Council space, which the applicant does not currently rent and for which there is a waiting list. The parking areas at the desired location are informal and not surfaced; the applicant declined the alternative location offered. |
| Aberdeenshire | Five requests were not progressed. In two cases, a suitable parking place could not be identified: one because the road was too narrow, and one because there was no available space directly outside the applicant's property and a neighbouring resident objected to the proposed location. In three further cases, two applicants did not meet the criteria to be eligible for a parking place and for the remaining case a suitable space could not be identified. |
| Angus | 23 requests were refused as follows: 17 applicants did not return the required documents. 1 application where no V5 for the corresponding address. 2 applicants passed away before a bay was installed. 1 applicant changed their mind on requesting a bay. 2 applications related to locations on private land. |
| Argyll & Bute | Not Applicable |
| City of Edinburgh | Suitable parking available, street not adopted, included in other projects. |
| Clackmannanshire | Clackmannanshire Councils reasons for decisions where it was determined that it did not have the power to make a disabled street parking order under section 5. - not the driver/no vehicle at address, applicant passed away after submitting application, applicant doesn't have blue badge, private land, more evidence required but never returned, refused by housing |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Existing Access Provision - 1; Private Land - 2 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | Have off-street parking available, address on V5 not at this address, Private Carpark area which needs permission granted. Private land. |
| Dundee | Not Applicable |
| East Ayrshire | Applicant had driveway - 12. Request for bay in private ground - 6. Applicant was a passenger that could be dropped off - 6. No proof of vehicle registered at applicant's address - 2. Applicant had garden ground to create a driveway/parking place - 31. Had access to Lock ups / Garages - 0. Less than 2 years remaining on Blue Badge - 4. No suitable road space to install bay - 1. |
| East Dunbartonshire | 13 applications refused. Refusals reasons were: 9 had driveways, 4 had less than 1 year to run on badge. In addition 6 applications were cancelled. |
| East Lothian | Has an existing driveway / garage or no vehicle registered at the address |
| East Renfrewshire | Included one request for an on street disabled persons parking place close to a resident's property which could not be accommodated as no suitable and safe on-street location was available. The property benefits from a private off-street parking area adjacent to the dwelling where such a parking place could be provided by the landowner. |
| Falkirk | 8 applicants withdrew their application. |
| Fife | Applicant cancelled request or died. Applicant has a garage or driveway or no vehicle. Parking area on private land. |
| Glasgow | 43 applicants refused due to alternative parking places available qualifying persons e.g street parking such as driveways or private parking areas. |
| Highland | 3 refused by housing due to parking issues. 3 declined by housing. 1 Application withdrawn. 3 unsuitable locations. |
| Inverclyde | Not Applicable |
| Midlothian | 13 Applications were refused: Applicant had no vehicle at own address (3), Property had off-road parking (10). 10 Applications were withdrawn: No longer has car (1), Couldn't agree location (1), Road not adopted (1), Applicant agreed to use existing unused bay (6), Duplicate application (1). |
| Moray | Not Applicable |
| North Ayrshire | 15 had driveway/off-road parking present, 4 no suitable location found, 3 had insufficient road width and 13 had other disabled bays in close proximity. |
| North Lanarkshire | Road safety issues. Alternative off-street parking opportunities available. Area where bay located out with control of the Council. |
| Orkney Islands | One request was for a disabled parking space on an unadopted road maintained by a local housing association. |
| Perth & Kinross | Not Applicable |
| Renfrewshire | Land not adopted by Council - 8 nos. Applicants deceased - 2 nos. No vehicle registered at the address - 8 nos. |
| Scottish Borders | 2 x driveway. 1 x using existing bay. 1 x moved address. 1 x no suitable location agreed |
| Shetland Islands | One subject to an objection which is currently to be decided by the Transport Committee. The other was rejected by the said committee. |
| South Ayrshire | Approval was granted when all criteria is met. Reasons for rejection include access to off-street parking, capacity to form off street parking, no vehicle registered to the address and no suitable location to install a new bay on the public road. Private road - 4 bays. Have a driveway - 3 bays. Has ground space - 6 bays. Property has DB - 1 bay. |
| South Lanarkshire | Appendix C |
| Stirling | The requests which were refused were on the grounds: Space was being applied for for support staff; Had driveway; Parking area was private. |
| West Dunbartonshire | Not Applicable |
| West Lothian | Not Applicable |
Table key
Part 1(1)(f)(ii): It’s reasons for any decision under section 7(3) that it would not have power to make a disabled off-street parking order
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(f)(ii): |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | Not Applicable |
| Aberdeenshire | Nil |
| Angus | Not Applicable |
| Argyll & Bute | Not Applicable |
| City of Edinburgh | Not Applicable |
| Clackmannanshire | Not Applicable |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Not interest from developers to progress with this. |
| Dumfries & Galloway | Not Applicable |
| Dundee | Not Applicable |
| East Ayrshire | Not Applicable |
| East Dunbartonshire | Not Applicable |
| East Lothian | Not Applicable |
| East Renfrewshire | Not Applicable |
| Falkirk | Falkirk Council has contacted those Developers who were granted planning permission for a development containing disabled persons' parking bays during the current reporting period to determine whether they wish traffic regulation orders to be promoted. |
| Fife | Not Applicable |
| Glasgow | Not Applicable |
| Highland | No request has been made to these developers to see if they wish to formalise bays. The hIghland Council are initially concentrating on bringing Highland council on and off-street orders into the TRO and will try harder to include private land parking enforcement, once this is completed. |
| Inverclyde | Not Applicable |
| Midlothian | Not Applicable |
| Moray | Not applicable see 7 (f)(i) |
| North Ayrshire | Not Applicable |
| North Lanarkshire | Not Applicable |
| Orkney Islands | Not Applicable |
| Perth & Kinross | Not Applicable |
| Renfrewshire | The granting of planning consent is no guarantee of the development going ahead. Developers are allowed 3 years to begin a development and its completion may be delayed any number of years thereafter. It is impractical for council officers to monitor all planning consents for the practical implementation of disabled bays. This said, no off street DPPP provision has been included in any Planning Applications received in the last reporting year |
| Scottish Borders | Not Applicable |
| Shetland Islands | Developers are not interested. |
| South Ayrshire | Not Applicable |
| South Lanarkshire | Not Applicable |
| Stirling | The developers / landowners have not yet been contacted - this is purely because the Council do not have the resources to progress this matter. |
| West Dunbartonshire | No interest from developers |
| West Lothian | Not Applicable |
Table Key
Part 1(1)(f)(iv): The reasons why it was unsuccessful in making any such arrangements
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(f)(iv): |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | Not Applicable |
| Aberdeenshire | Not Applicable |
| Angus | The private developers / landowners have not yet been contacted. Where the developer is the local authority the disabled persons' parking places will be included in an off-street Order in due course. |
| Argyll & Bute | Not Applicable |
| City of Edinburgh | No developer has expressed an interest in CEC enforcing of- street disabled persons' parking places. |
| Clackmannanshire | Not Applicable |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Not Applicable |
| Dumfries & Galloway | Not Applicable |
| Dundee | Not Applicable |
| East Ayrshire | Not Applicable |
| East Dunbartonshire | Process not yet undertaken |
| East Lothian | Not Applicable |
| East Renfrewshire | Not Applicable |
| Falkirk | Not Applicable |
| Fife | Not Applicable |
| Glasgow | Not Applicable |
| Highland | Not Applicable |
| Inverclyde | Not Applicable |
| Midlothian | Developers do not want their disabled parking places to be managed by the Council. |
| Moray | Not Applicable |
| North Ayrshire | Not Applicable |
| North Lanarkshire | Not Applicable |
| Orkney Islands | No relevant applications have been made or permission granted. |
| Perth & Kinross | Not Applicable |
| Renfrewshire | See f(ii) |
| Scottish Borders | Not Applicable |
| Shetland Islands | Not Applicable |
| South Ayrshire | Not Applicable |
| South Lanarkshire | Not Applicable |
| Stirling | Not Applicable |
| West Dunbartonshire | Land not in Council ownership and private landlord declined to participate in the process |
| West Lothian | Currently the control of the advisory disabled parking spaces lies with the owner of the private development. There has been no request for the council to promote disabled off street parking order. |
Table Key
Part 1(1)(g)(i): Its reasons for any decision under section 8(2) that it would not have power to make a disabled off-street parking order
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(g)(i): |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | Applications were not received from the owner/factor of privately-owned/unadopted land, where a resident had requested an off-street disabled parking bay to be installed. |
| Aberdeenshire | Nil - no decisions were made under section 8(2) during the reporting period that the Council would not have power to make a disabled off-street parking order. |
| Angus | Not Applicable |
| Argyll & Bute | Not Applicable |
| City of Edinburgh | Not Applicable |
| Clackmannanshire | Not Applicable |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Not undertaken due to lack of resources |
| Dumfries & Galloway | Not Applicable |
| Dundee | Not Applicable |
| East Ayrshire | No order undertaken due to resource issues |
| East Dunbartonshire | Not Applicable |
| East Lothian | Not Applicable |
| East Renfrewshire | Not Applicable |
| Falkirk | Section 8 of the 2009 Act requires local authorities to determine the locations of advisory disabled persons' parking bays in off-street car parks biennially. Falkirk Council will undertake this exercise in 2026. |
| Fife | Not Applicable |
| Glasgow | Duties under this section were not enacted on during this period. |
| Highland | Private housing authorities, retail outlets and other private landowners - Will be approached soon to discuss maintenance and enforcement of their disabled bays. We are already speaking with Inverness airport and discussing the possibility of enforcing their car park. |
| Inverclyde | Not Applicable |
| Midlothian | Not Applicable |
| Moray | Not Applicable |
| North Ayrshire | Not Applicable |
| North Lanarkshire | None although subject to consultation with any private car park operator. |
| Orkney Islands | No arrangement under Section 33(4). |
| Perth & Kinross | Not Applicable |
| Renfrewshire | Renfrewshire Council publishes a notice in the press every 2 years seeking requests for the inclusion of disabled bays in a traffic regulation order from the owners of private car parks. Renfrewshire Council routinely receives no responses to this notice. The last notice was published on 3rd September 2025 |
| Scottish Borders | Not Applicable |
| Shetland Islands | Not Applicable |
| South Ayrshire | High volume of backlog of disabled bays not included in a TRO. Last TRO update was in 2018 |
| South Lanarkshire | Not Applicable |
| Stirling | As indicated earlier in this report, no action has been taken at this stage in respect of TROs for advisory off-street disabled persons' parking places. |
| West Dunbartonshire | Land not in Council ownership |
| West Lothian | Currently the control of the advisory disabled parking spaces lies with the owner of the private development. The council does not enter into arrangements which are not in land within their ownership. |
Table Key
Part 1(1)(g)(iii): The reasons why it was unsuccessful in making any such arrangements
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(g)(iii): |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | The statutory procedure did not conclude within the relevant reporting window. |
| Aberdeenshire | Not Applicable |
| Angus | Not Applicable |
| Argyll & Bute | Not Applicable |
| City of Edinburgh | Lack of interest from off-street car park owners, Costs of marking and signing the places to the TSRGD - 2016 standards |
| Clackmannanshire | Not Applicable |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Not Applicable |
| Dumfries & Galloway | Not Applicable |
| Dundee | Not Applicable |
| East Ayrshire | Not Applicable |
| East Dunbartonshire | Not Applicable |
| East Lothian | Not Applicable |
| East Renfrewshire | Not Applicable |
| Falkirk | Not Applicable |
| Fife | Not Applicable |
| Glasgow | Duties under this sections were not enacted on during this period. |
| Highland | Not Applicable |
| Inverclyde | Not Applicable |
| Midlothian | Not Applicable |
| Moray | Not Applicable |
| North Ayrshire | Not Applicable |
| North Lanarkshire | Not Applicable |
| Orkney Islands | No arrangements reached. |
| Perth & Kinross | Not Applicable |
| Renfrewshire | Not Applicable |
| Scottish Borders | Not Applicable |
| Shetland Islands | Land owners are not interested. |
| South Ayrshire | High volume of backlog of disabled bays not included in a TRO. Last TRO update was in 2018 |
| South Lanarkshire | Not Applicable |
| Stirling | Not Applicable |
| West Dunbartonshire | Landlord declined to participate in the process |
| West Lothian | Not Applicable |
Table Key
Part 1(1)(h)(iv): In respect of each case in which it started the statutory procedure for the making of such an order but did not make an order, the reasons why not
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(h)(iv): |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | Applicant informed us that the bay was no longer required, The statutory procedure did not conclude until after the relevant reporting period. |
| Aberdeenshire | Not Applicable |
| Angus | Not Applicable |
| Argyll & Bute | Not Applicable |
| City of Edinburgh | Not Applicable |
| Clackmannanshire | Not Applicable |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Not Applicable |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 0 |
| Dundee | Not Applicable |
| East Ayrshire | No Traffic Regulation Order was undertaken due to resource issues |
| East Dunbartonshire | Not Applicable |
| East Lothian | Not Applicable |
| East Renfrewshire | Not Applicable |
| Falkirk | Appendix A |
| Fife | Not Applicable |
| Glasgow | Not Applicable |
| Highland | Not Applicable |
| Inverclyde | There was 1 Order which started the statutory procedure and was not able to be completed by the end of the reporting period. |
| Midlothian | None. The only instances where approved sites are not yet included in a Made Order are those which were still being processed at the year end. |
| Moray | Not Applicable |
| North Ayrshire | Not Applicable |
| North Lanarkshire | Not Applicable |
| Orkney Islands | Not Applicable |
| Perth & Kinross | Not Applicable |
| Renfrewshire | Not Applicable |
| Scottish Borders | Not Applicable |
| Shetland Islands | Objections to both were made: One asked for an existing bay to be moved to what the applicant regarded as a more appropriate position,this was rejected. The other was on a point of need, this has still to be decided by the Transport Committee. |
| South Ayrshire | High volume of backlog of disabled bays not included in a TRO. Last TRO update was in 2018 |
| South Lanarkshire | Not Applicable |
| Stirling | 1 Objection received |
| West Dunbartonshire | Not Applicable |
| West Lothian | Not Applicable |
- Schedule, Part 1, paragraph 2: ‘A report prepared by a local authority under section 11(1)(a) may contain any other information about its performance of its functions in relation to parking places for disabled persons' vehicles during the reporting period that the authority considers appropriate.’
Whilst some local authorities did not report any additional information by reference to Part 1, paragraph 2 to the Act, those who did reported a range of information including clarifications on what activity took place in performing its duties under the Act or what activities are planned for the next reporting year.
17 out of the 32 local authorities did not report any ‘other information’ under this paragraph. Those local authorities are:
Angus Council; East Ayrshire Council; East Lothian Council; East Renfrewshire Council; Falkirk Council; Fife Council; Glasgow City Council; Midlothian Council; Moray Council; North Lanarkshire Council; Orkney Islands Council; Perth & Kinross Council; Scottish Borders Council; South Ayrshire Council; South Lanarkshire Council; West Dunbartonshire Council and West Lothian Council.