Disabled Persons Parking Places (On-Street) Order No.2 2025
INVERCLYDE COUNCIL
PROPOSED TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER
DISABLED PERSONS’ PARKING PLACES (ON-STREET) ORDER NO.2 2025
The Council proposes to make the above Order to provide parking places for vehicles lawfully displaying disabled persons’ badges held under the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 as amended. Full details, together with plans and a Statement of Reasons for proposing to make this Order can be viewed at www.inverclyde.gov.uk/tro and are available for inspection during normal office hours Mon – Fri at:-
1. The Inverclyde Council, Customer Service Centre, Municipal Buildings, Clyde Sq, Greenock, PA15 1LX Tel: (01475) 717171;
2. The Head of Physical Assets, 8 Pottery St, Greenock, PA15 2UH Tel: (01475) 714800; and
3. Central Library, Wallace Pl, Greenock PA15 1JB; and South West Library, Barr’s Cottage, Greenock PA16 9HG; (Please check www.inverclyde.gov.uk/libraries for opening times).
Objectors must state their reasons in writing including their name and address to the Head of Legal, Democratic, Digital & Customer Services, Inverclyde Council, Municipal Buildings, Greenock PA15 1LY or via email to roads.consultation@inverclyde.gov.uk by 8 May 2025.
DRAFT ORDER
THE INVERCLYDE COUNCIL
DISABLED PERSONS’ PARKING PLACES (ON-STREET)
ORDER NO.2 2025
The Inverclyde Council in exercise of the powers conferred on them by Section 32(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ("the Act") and of all other enabling powers and after consultation with the Chief Constable of Police Scotland in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act hereby make the following Order.
1. This Order may be cited as "The Inverclyde Council Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (On-Street) Order No.2 2025” and shall come into operation on #########.
2. In this Order the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:-
"Council" means The Inverclyde Council or its successors as Roads Authority;
"disabled person's badge" means:
(a) a badge issued under Section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (as amended);
(b) a badge issued under a provision of the law of Northern Ireland corresponding to that section; or
- a badge issued by any member State other than the United Kingdom for purposes corresponding to the purposes for which badges under that section are issued;
and which has not ceased to be in force;
"disabled person's vehicle" means a vehicle lawfully displaying a disabled person’s badge;
"parking attendant" means a person employed in accordance with Section 63A of the Act to carry out the functions therein;
"parking place" means an area of land specified by number and name in Columns 1 and 2 in the Schedule to this Order;
“traffic sign” means a sign prescribed or authorised under Section 64 of the Act; and
“vehicle" unless the context otherwise requires, means a vehicle of any description and includes a machine or implement of any kind drawn or propelled along roads whether or not by mechanical power.
3. The Schedule titled “Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (On Street) Order No.2 2025” forms the Schedule to this Order.
4. Each area of road which is described in the Schedule to this Order and the plans relative to this Order is hereby designated as a parking place.
5. The parking places shall only be used for the leaving of disabled persons’ vehicles displaying a valid disabled person's badge.
6. The limits of each parking place shall be indicated on the carriageway as prescribed by The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, as amended.
7. Every vehicle left in any parking place shall stand such that no parking place is occupied by more than one vehicle and that every part of the vehicle is within the limits of the parking place provided that, where the length of a vehicle precludes compliance with this paragraph, such vehicle shall be deemed to be within the limits of a parking place if:-
the extreme front portion or, as the case may be, the extreme rear portion of the vehicle is within 300mm of an indication on the carriageway provided under this Order in relation to the parking place; and
the vehicle, or any part thereof, is not within the limits of any adjoining parking place.
8. Any person duly authorised by the Council or a police officer in uniform or a traffic warden or parking attendant may move or cause to be moved in case of any emergency, to any place they think fit, vehicles left in a parking place.
9. Any person duly authorised by the Council may suspend the use of a parking place or any part thereof whenever such suspension is considered reasonably necessary:-
for the purpose of facilitating the movement of traffic or promoting its safety;
for the purpose of any building operation, demolition, or excavation in or adjacent to the parking place or the laying, erection, alteration, removal or repair in or adjacent to the parking place of any sewer or of any main, pipe, apparatus for the supply of gas, water electricity or of any telecommunications apparatus, traffic sign or parking meter;
for the convenience of occupiers of premises adjacent to the parking place on any occasion of the removal of furniture from one office or dwellinghouse to another or the removal of furniture from such premises to a depository or to such premises from a depository;
on any occasion on which it is likely by reason of some special attraction that any street will be thronged or obstructed; or
for the convenience of occupiers of premises adjacent to the parking place at times of weddings or funerals or on other special occasions.
10. A police officer in uniform may suspend for not longer than twenty four hours the use of a parking place or part thereof whenever such suspension is considered reasonably necessary for the purpose of facilitating the movement of traffic or promoting its safety.
Sealed with the Common Seal of The Inverclyde Council and subscribed for them and on their behalf by ######, Proper Officer, on the ###### day of ######, Two Thousand and Twenty Five.
INVERCLYDE COUNCIL
DISABLED PERSONS’ PARKING PLACES (ON-STREET)
ORDER No.2 2025
SCHEDULE (Part 1)
All and whole that area of ground as described in Column 2 in the table below:
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
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Ref No. |
Address of Disabled Person’s Parking Place to be created “ex-adverso” |
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24104 |
10/12 Gordon Street, GREENOCK |
|
24109 |
46 Balloch Road, GREENOCK |
SCHEDULE (Part 2)
All and whole that area of ground as described in Column 2 in the table below:
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
|
Ref No. |
Address of Disabled Person’s Parking Place to be revoked ® “ex-adverso” |
TRO |
|
2172 |
2 East Shaw Street, GREENOCK |
03/2021 |
Statement of Reasons for Proposing to make
the above Order
It is considered necessary, in order to comply with Section 5 of The Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009 and having regard to the Council’s duty under Section 122 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, to make the above Order to provide assistance for disabled persons who hold a badge under the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 as amended.
Should you have any difficulty in accessing the attached plans, please contact Elaine Provan of the Council’s Roads Department (Tel: 01475 714800 Email: roads@inverclyde.gov.uk) who will make arrangements to provide accessible plans for your perusa