Browning Road Bridge, Healthy School Streets and West Ham Park LTN Blue Badge Access Permits

If you live, own a business or run a registered charity at an address that has restricted access and is enforced by CCTV cameras, you can apply for a virtual access permit. An access permit only allows access through the restricted street/zone and is not a parking permit that will allow you to park in a permit/shared use bay or on yellow lines in a Resident or Industrial Parking Zone.

Resident, business and charity business parking permit holders (where the permit is registered to an address within the access zone) will automatically have access granted through their permits. It is however the parking permit holders responsibility to ensure they renew their resident, business or charity business permit or update the details in the event of a change of vehicle. If your business or charity is registered to an address outside the access zone and you hold a business parking permit or charity business parking permit that only allows you to park in all zones (Resident Parking Zones) you are not granted automatic access to a restricted access zone.

Access permits are only required for residents, businesses and charities who have off-street parking in the Browning Road Bridge or Healthy School Streets areas.

Resident, business and charity business parking permits issued to those that are not registered within the access zone are not valid to enter the zone during its hours of prohibition. 

Register for an access permit 

Types of Access Permits

Browning Road Bridge Access Restriction

Access to Browning Road bridge (southbound) is restricted to buses, emergency service vehicles, refuse vehicles, cyclists and black taxis.

Local residents who live at the addresses included in this list are permitted through the closure in the southbound direction only with a valid permit.

Business and charity business parking permit holders do not have an exemption to enter Browning Bridge Road (southbound).

If you already hold a resident parking permit or resident disabled parking permit you do not need to do anything, as your number plates will automatically be added to the ‘approved’ list.

If you are on the Approved List you will not receive a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) for crossing the Browning Road Bridge.

If you park off-street and do not have a RPZ permit or you are riding a motorcycle, you will need to apply for your vehicle to be added to the ‘approved list’ and you will automatically be issued with a virtual permit.

Healthy School Streets restrictions

Newham has a series of timed road access restrictions operating around some schools in the borough. The restrictions help to make the roads near a school safer for children to walk and cycle and restrict through traffic at drop-off and pick-up times.

If you live within a Healthy School Street (HSS) zone and you already hold a resident parking permit, disabled parking permit, business permit or charity business permit registered to your address within that zone, you can access that HSS zone during prohibited hours and do not need to do anything as you will automatically have access granted through these permits. The vehicle registration number for which the permit has been issued will automatically be added to the approved list. Any access granted with a residents permit, disabled residents permit, business permit or charity business permit is only valid for the Healthy School Street zone in which you live or where your business or charity is located

During the hours of prohibition business permit holders and charity business permit holders only have an exemption to enter the Healthy School Street zone where their premises are located and for which a permit has been issued.

West Ham Park Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) Blue Badge Access Permit

The council is trialling a Disability Exemption process to support the objectives of the West Ham Park LTN. Its aim is to support those residents who may not be able to switch to walking / wheeling or cycling due to disabilities.  Subject to the outcomes of the trial, the Disabilities Exemption Policy could be expanded to existing LTNs.

To find our more information about West Ham Park LTN please visit: https://www.newham.gov.uk/transport-streets/low-traffic-neighbourhood/8

This exemption is currently applicable to the West Ham Park Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) only and only Blue Badge holders who reside within this zone will be eligible for an Exemption permit, all applications must be submitted via a Mipermit account registered to an address within the zone.

Schedule – Blue Badge Holder Addresses Eligible for Virtual Access Permits

West Ham Park Low Traffic Neighbourhood (WHP01)

Any Blue Badge holder or carer of a Blue Badge holder that lives within the catchment area of the West Ham Park LTN is eligible to apply for a WHP01 Blue Badge Access Permit. The following must be provided via the MiPermit application.

• Copy of the relevant Blue Badge (back of badge showing badge holder details) 
• Proof of address of the Blue Badge Holder, if you are not the badge holder please also include proof that you are providing care for the BB holder.
• Vehicle registration – must be registered in Newham

Once logged into your Mipermit account, select Blue Badge Access Permit and select “Disabled Badge Holder Access Permit - WHP01 – West Ham Park LTN”

The exemption will allow the nominated vehicle to continue through the West Ham Park LTN where the below signs are present but will not provide exemption in any other LTN or moving traffic scheme.