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Professional or trade parking permits

Medical or health worker

If you are a healthcare worker who visits patients in a charged parking area, you are eligible for a professional parking permit. This includes the following groups:

  • doctors
  • midwives
  • health workers
  • district nurses

Annual permits cost £60 and entitle the holder to a two hour exemption from charges. Permits must be used with the time clock supplied.
 

Please note, these permits are not to be used for parking at or near your place of work or for shopping or leisure activities.

Misuse of permits could lead to cancellation. Parking attendants may ask to see your patient's proof of address. They will not ask for any of their private or confidential medical information.

How to apply

Please fill out the application form and submit this, along with payment, to our Parking Services team.

Parking Services

Development and Environment - North Somerset Council

Town Hall

Weston-super-Mare

BS23 1UJ

Trade

For contractors working on properties in a charging zone, we recommend using pay and display or parking in a nearby car park.

Some trade permits are available for contractors that need to park outside a property for longer than the allowed three hours.

We will only approve these applications if you can show

  • there is no other reasonable option available
  • evidence that you are working at a specific property
  • your vehicle needs to be close to the property for a specific reason

These permits are not for general use by businesses or commuters within the zone.

Fees and charges

Trade permits

  • £10 per day per vehicle

How to apply for a trade permit

To apply, please email the following to our Parking Services team:

  • the address of property to be attended (must be in eligible streets within charge and enforcement area)
  • work being carried out
  • the duration required from and to (and if weekends are included)
  • vehicle registration(s) or company name (if vehicle's used for business purposes)

For skips and scaffolding requirements, see our Licence to place objects or structures on highway page

Parking Services

Development and Environment - North Somerset Council

Town Hall

Weston-super-Mare

BS23 1UJ

A trade permit does not guarantee a space in the Pay & Display area of the road required.

The permit can be used in an adjacent street’s Pay & Display areas until a space becomes available, or a suspension or dispensation can be arranged.

Processing time

Please arrange for a permit at least three working days before it is needed, as a physical permit may need to be posted out to display in the vehicle.