Who qualifies for a resident parking permit

Only people who live in the Royal Borough can hold a resident parking permit. Each person is entitled to one permit for a car and one permit for a motorcycle (or both).

You can only get a permit if your main home is in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and meets this definition:

  • you have no other residence where you live and sleep more regularly
  • the specified residence does not consist of a bed or makeshift bedroom in the back of an office or shop
  • the specified vehicle is registered to the specified address
  • you have surrendered and no longer hold any other valid parking permit granted in respect of residence in any other local authority

To qualify for a permit you must also meet all of the following conditions:

a) the relevant Council Tax is paid at your address in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and

b) the address is your sole or main home, and

c) you reside at the address for more than 4 days and nights a week for 13 weeks in row, and

d) you hold a valid Driving Licence, and

e) you do not already hold a resident parking permit for another car or for another motorcycle in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea or in any other local authority, and

f) your address is in the resident parking permit scheme and is not part of a permit free development

You will not qualify for a resident parking permit if:

  • you own a property in the borough but live elsewhere, or own a second (but not main) home in the borough
  • you work in the borough but live elsewhere
  • you are a tourist
  • you are a member of staff, or a guest, in a hotel
  • you are domestic staff (for example a nanny), but live outside the borough
  • you want to supervise builders in a property you plan to move into
  • the vehicle is not registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
  • you borrow or share a vehicle
  • you have three or more unpaid PCNs (parking tickets) issued by us or on our behalf
  • the vehicle is designed for more than 12 passengers (not including the driver), and is longer than 548.6 centimetres (18 feet) and higher than 208.3 centimetres (6 feet 10 inches) or
  • you own or occupy property in a permit free development or
  • you own or occupy property in a private road, for example “The Billings”