Certain properties are not eligible to apply for resident permits or visitor books. This may be due to:
- the property not being listed in the Traffic Regulation Order as eligible for a permit
- the property being part of a designated car-free or low-car development
The list of excluded properties is not exhaustive, and there may be other properties that do not qualify.
A car-free development is a property or residential scheme where no on-site parking spaces are provided.
Before signing a tenancy or lease agreement, or purchasing a property within a resident or resident concessionary parking scheme area, it is essential to check with us whether the property qualifies for resident or visitor parking permits.
You can:
- check if your address is within a parking scheme area
- use the links on this page to view properties by zone that are classified as car-free or low-car developments
Why are developments car-free or low-car?
Car-free and low-car developments help to:
- manage limited on-street parking availability
- support environmental initiatives by reducing car ownership and mitigating climate change
- minimise traffic congestion in local areas
- encourage sustainable transport options such as walking, cycling, and public transport
- improve traffic flow across the city, reducing congestion, air pollution, and noise
Excluded and car free development properties by zone
- Beresford Resident Parking Scheme (Zone D)
- Cliffs Pavilion Area Extension Resident Permit Parking Scheme (Zone CP-1)
- Cliffs Pavilion Area Resident Parking Scheme (Zone CP)
- Colchester Road Residents Parking Scheme (Zone C)
- Eastwoodbury Crescent Service Road RPS (Zone EC)
- Greenways Residents Permit Parking Scheme (Zone G)
- Hartington Road Area Permit Parking Scheme (Zone HR)
- Heygate Avenue Area Residents Parking Scheme (Zone HY)
- High Street Shoeburyness Resident Permit Parking Scheme (Zone SH)
- Hospital Area Resident Parking Scheme (Zone H)
- Milton Resident Parking Scheme (Zone M)
- Milton West Resident Parking Scheme (Zone MW)
- Queensway East Area Residents Parking Scheme (Zone QE)
- Rochford Road Service Roads (Zone RR)
- Roots Hall Avenue Area Residents Parking Scheme (Zone RHA)
- Town Centre Parking Scheme (TC), Seafront Parking Zone (SF), Clifftown Parking Zone (CT)
- Victoria Station Residents Parking Scheme (Zone V)
- Wells Avenue Residents Permit Parking Scheme (Zone WA)