On-street parking around the University of Birmingham and Birmingham hospitals - Disabled Parking Bays

Overview

Recent expansions at the University of Birmingham and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site mean that more people are now travelling to this area. Together with new homes and an increase in car ownership, there are now significant pressures on parking in local streets.  This can have a negative impact on access for deliveries, buses and waste vehicles, and on the safety of all road users. Many properties do not have private off-street parking, and so there are increasing demands on the limited supply of public on-street parking spaces.  We are therefore proposing measures that prioritise parking provision for local residents in local streets, and improve access and safety of local roads.

Why your views matter

You should by now have received, or will soon be receiving, a letter regarding proposals to help change the parking arrangements near to your property, asking you to give us your views at www.birminghambeheard.org.uk

We note that there is currently an advisory disabled parking bay outside your property. We would like to get an understanding of the current status of this disabled bay and would be grateful if you could answer the question below.

We are unable to maintain any of the existing, or add new advisory bays within the proposed parking scheme, but consideration will be given to providing an enforceable Blue Badge Bay where possible. This will be subject to the Blue Badge details you provide being verified. If there is no longer a requirement for a disabled person’s parking place, then it shall be removed from outside of your property during the construction phase of the scheme and be available for permit parking as designated by the adjacent signs.

Please respond by 31 May 2019, to enable us to incorporate your requirements for disabled Blue Badge spaces into the scheme.

For information on the full scheme visit: www.birmingham.gov.uk/HospUniParking

Click here to download the overview map

What happens next

This consultation is the first stage of this parking review and no decision has been made about whether changing the parking controls is right for the area. We are considering the 13 proposals as separate schemes, and may go ahead with some and not others, depending on the feedback from local residents.

The views and information from this consultation will help us understand whether a parking scheme is something the community supports. This is why we encourage everybody to comment and give their views.

If responses are largely positive, further work will be taken forward and more information will be circulated once this has been completed. The delivery of the schemes may need to be prioritised based on budget, demand, and location to the university and hospital.