Blue Badge policy

An application can be made for a Blue Badge if a person is disabled or has a health condition that affects their mobility. The badge enables the person to park closer to the places they need to go and usually lasts for 3 years.

There will be some people who will automatically qualify for a Blue Badge, providing at least one of the following criteria is met:

• the person has a certificate of visual impairment (CVI) showing they are registered blind (severely sight impaired)
• the person receives a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and has a score of eight point or more under the 'moving around' activity of the mobility component
• the person receives the mobility component of PIP and have obtained ten points exactly under the 'planning and following a journey' activity (with a descriptor mentioning severe psychological or mental distress)
• the person receives the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and receive the higher rate of the mobility component or a War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement (WPMS)

Buckinghamshire Council will issue the badge for a maximum of 3 years but also in line with the date of the end of the Personal Independence Payment or Disability Living Allowance. For example:

• If the award is valid for 2 years, the badge will be valid for 2 years
• If the award is valid for 4 years, the badge will be valid for the maximum 3 years

View more about who is automatically eligible for a Blue Badge on GOV.UK.

If all required supporting documentation is not submitted at the time of an application, the application will be suspended pending receipt of the outstanding information.

Applicants will be given 28 days to provide the required documentation. Once the information is received, the application can be reopened and processed. However, if the requested information is not provided within 28 days, the application will remain closed and the applicant will be required to submit a new application.