Northern Ireland - Various Locations - Parking Places – Disabled Persons’ Vehicles

Department for Infrastructure

Parking Places – Disabled
Persons’ Vehicles

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) proposes to make an Order entitled The Parking Places
(Disabled Persons’ Vehicles) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025.
The Order will create parking places with unlimited waiting in Ardglass: Isabella Way to
the rear of No. 33 The Ward; Belfast: Cavendish Square in front of Nos. 5 and 6 (2 bays),
Colinmill in a lay-by to the rear of No. 74, Eliza Street Close in a parking area in front of No. 21,
Joanmount Park in front of No. 81, Ligoniel Road in front of No. 108, North Parade in front of
No. 65, Oldpark Road in front of No. 594 and Thorndale Avenue in front of No. 5; Ballymoney:
Henry Street in front of No. 14; Derry/Londonderry: Claremont Street in front of No. 2, Lone
Moor Road in front of No. 49 Elmwood Terrace (Re-advertisement), Marianus Park in front
of No. 44, Tutor Court in a parking area to the rear of No. 9 Park Avenue and Westway in a
parking area in front of Nos. 116/118; Donaghadee: Victoria Crescent in a lay-by to the side
of No. 1; Dungannon: Lisnagowan Road in front of St Mary’s Primary School; Magherafelt:
Highfield Road in front of No. 95; Omagh: Clonmore Gardens in a parking area in front of No.
18; Newtownards: Lenamore Park in a parking area to the side of No. 27 and Moyne Gardens
beside an existing bay adjacent to No. 25; Portaferry: Shore Road in front of No. 52.
All parking places are for the use of disabled persons’ vehicles only.
The Order will also remove parking places with unlimited waiting in Belfast: Reid Street in front
of No. 28 and remove old legislation for 5 parking places in High Street, Omagh which were
relocated during an environmental improvement scheme.
Full details are contained in the draft Order which, together with maps showing the roads
involved, may be inspected free of charge during office hours within the period below at-
• Network Traffic, DfI Roads Eastern Division, Hydebank House, 4a Hospital Road,
Ballydollaghan, Belfast, BT8 8JL

Traffic.Eastern@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

• DfI Roads Northern Division Traffic Management Section, County Hall, Castlerock Road,
Coleraine BT51 3HS

Traffic.Northern@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

• Network Development, DfI Roads Southern Division, Rathkeltair House, Market Street,
Downpatrick, BT30 6AJ

tninddownpatrick@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

• Network Development, DfI Roads Western Division, County Hall, Drumragh Avenue,
Omagh BT74 7AF

trafficwestern@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

• Network Development, DfI Roads Western Division, 1 Crescent Road, Derry/Londonderry,
BT47 2NQ

trafficwestern@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

Inspection of the draft Order is by appointment only which can be arranged either by e-mail
using the relevant office e-mail address above or by telephone during office hours (Mon to
Fri 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.) on 0300 200 7899. Details may also be viewed online at www.
infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/consultations.
Any person may object or make other representations, specifying the grounds on which they
are made, by writing to or emailing the Department at the DfI Roads addresses above within a
period of 22 days from the date of publication of this Notice. The information you provide in your
response to this consultation, excluding personal information, may be published or disclosed in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) or the Environmental Information
Regulations (EIR). If you want the information that you provide to be treated as confidential,
please tell us why, but be aware that, under the FOIA/EIR, we cannot guarantee confidentiality.
For information regarding the Departmental Privacy Notice following the introduction of GDPR
please go to the following link

https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/dfi-privacy

or phone the Data
Protection Office on 028 90540540. For further details on confidentiality, the FOIA and EIR
please refer to www.ico.org.uk
Parking & Waiting Restrictions – Belfast
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Parking and
Waiting Restrictions (Belfast) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025” (S.R. 2025 No.15)
which comes into operation on 26 February 2025.
The Rule will authorise lengths of Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast for use as parking
places and prescribe the conditions under which they may be used. Between 8.00 a.m. and
6.00 p.m. Monday to Saturday inclusive, parking will be limited to 1 hour with return to a parking
place prohibited for 1 hour. Vehicles are excepted from the prohibition in certain circumstances.
A copy of the Rule may be viewed at DfI offices during office hours (Monday to Friday 9.00
am to 5.00 pm) by appointment only. Appointments can be arranged either by email to traffic.

eastern@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

or by telephone on 0300 200 7899. The Rule may also be
viewed online at: www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/publications