Resident parking permits

If you live in Newham, you can apply for resident visitor parking permits which will allow your visitors to park near your home. 

Visitor permits allow visitors to park in a permit holder only bay, or a shared use bay during controlled hours. Any vehicle parked in a controlled parking area without a valid permit may receive a penalty charge notice.

Each household can purchase up to 240 resident visitor permits within a 12-month period. To access this allocation, a Visitor Access Permit must first be applied for through the MiPermit system. Once approved, the household will be able to purchase up to 240 visitor permits during the 12-month cycle.

The Visitor Access Permit must be renewed annually. For example, if the permit is applied for on 1 October 2023, access to 240 visitor permits will be granted from that date. The permit must be renewed by 30 September 2024 to gain access to another 240 visitor permits starting 1 October 2024.

Please note, a valid Visitor Access Permit is required to access the annual allocation of visitor permits.

Resident visitor permits are not valid for vehicles which exceed 2.3m in height and/or 5.3m in length. It is solely the responsibility of the visitor permit applicant to ensure that the vehicle for which they are applying for a permit does not exceed these dimensions. If any vehicle is found to be in breach of these dimensions the permit which has been applied for will be invalid and subject to cancellation which will mean that the vehicle can be enforced against.

To apply for visitor permits you need to register on MiPermit Newham.

You will need to provide:

• A proof of address - Council Tax bill valid for the current Council Tax year. You can also provide a utility bill or bank statement but these must be dated within last three months, or
• If you are unable to provide a current  Council Tax bill or utility bill/bank statement then a tenancy agreement covering the current financial year will be accepted. If the property has been recently purchased a mortgage offer letter or completion of sale letter, on headed stationery, from a solicitor dated within the last 6mths. 
• Hand written documents will not be accepted

Once registered you can book visitor parking requests online to start immediately or up to 7 days in advance. Select visitor parking, the duration needed and then pay.

It is the vehicle owner/keeper’s sole responsibility to ensure that their vehicle is fully covered by a valid permit, active virtual permit or blue badge before leaving it parked on the public highway during the resident parking zone (RPZ) restricted hours. The RPZ restricted hours are displayed on the entry signs at the start of a zone or you can find details on the following Resident parking zones (RPZ) page.

Failure to display a valid permit or have an active virtual permit or blue badge will be subject to a penalty charge notice being issued and possible further enforcement action being taken such as removal of the vehicle to the Councils car pound.

It is the applicants sole responsibility to ensure that they are applying for visitor permits which they intend to use and in turn have input the correct date, time and vehicle registration number when applying for the permit. Incorrectly applied for visitor permits cannot be refunded or replaced. Once applied for unused or cancelled visitor permits cannot be refunded or replaced. Residential Parking Zone times of operation can be found at Resident Parking Zones – Newham Council.      

Visitor permit charges

Every Newham household can pay for visitor parking in periods of 6hrs, 12hrs or 24hrs.

Visitor permit charges are linked to the CO2 emissions of the vehicle for which the permit is required. The CO2 emission data used will be that stated on the vehicles V5C document (log book) however, if that data is not stated on the V5C then charging will be based on engine size.

If the vehicle registration number for which a visitor permit is being applied for cannot be identified by the UK DVLA they will not be able to advise on the vehicles emissions or engine size. If this is the case and so as to ensure we are able to issue a permit, the charge will be based on the highest Tier 5 charge. If you accept this and apply for a permit then the permit charge will be linked to the Tier 5 charge. Newham uses the UK DVLA information stated on a vehicles  V5C to obtain emissions and engine size data and if that information is not stated on the V5C or the vehicle is not registered with the UK DVLA then the Tier 5 charge will apply in all cases.

The table below sets out the visitor permit charges based on duration of permit and the vehicle CO2 emissions

Apply for Visitor Parking permits