Blue Badge Parking Permits (Since August 2019) - Find a freedom of information request

Description of information sought:

1. How many regular car parking bays are there in all of the council-owned car parks across the council area?

2. How many disabled car parking bays are there in all of the council-owned car parks across the council area?

3. How many people held a blue badge disabled parking permit issued by the council as at 30 August 2019?

4. How many applications for blue badge disabled parking permits has the council received since 30 August 2019?

5. How many of these applications for blue badge disabled parking permits received since 30 August 2019 has the council:

a. Approved.

b. Directly refused.

c. Refused due to an incomplete request.

6. How many applications for blue badge disabled parking permits has the council received from applicants with hidden/non-visible disabilities (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/people-with-hidden-disabilities-can-access-blue-badges-for-the-first-time-from-today) since 30 August 2019?

7. How many of these applications for blue badge disabled parking permits received from applicants with hidden/non-visible disabilities (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/people-with-hidden-disabilities-can-access-blue-badges-for-the-first-time-from-today) since 30 August 2019 has the council:

a. Approved.

b. Directly refused

c. Refused due to an incomplete request.

1. Zero, Lincolnshire County Council does not manage any on or off street car parks. All Council ran car parks in Lincolnshire are managed by the District Councils.

The information you have requested may be held by District Councils, so please can you contact them directly. Their contact details are found below:

• foi@boston.gov.uk
• customerservices@e-lindsey.gov.uk
• foi@n-kesteven.gov.uk
• info@sholland.gov.uk
• foi@southkesteven.gov.uk
• customer.services@west-lindsey.gov.uk
• legal@lincoln.gov.uk

2. As above.

3. 42,121.

4. As at 31 July 2020: 17,941.

5.

a. 16,035.

b. 313.

c. 1593.

6. 853.

7.

a. 560.

b. Lincolnshire County Council does not hold this information, however a total of 293 hidden disability applications have been refused due to either not meeting criteria or an incomplete request.

c. Lincolnshire County Council does not hold this information, please see the previous answer (Question 7b).