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Notice of making of The East Dunbartonshire Council (Designated Disabled Persons’ Parking Places and Amendments) Order 2026

Notice

THE EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL (DESIGNATED DISABLED PERSONS’ PARKING PLACES AND AMENDMENTS)
ORDER 2026

On Tuesday, 07 July 2026 the East Dunbartonshire Council made an Order under 32(1) and 35(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the Act”) and of all other enabling powers, which Order comes into operation on Monday, 24 August 2026. 

The proposed Order was advertised in the editions of the Milngavie and Bearsden Herald, Kirkintilloch Herald, Bishopbriggs Herald and Kilsyth Chronicle published week commencing 19 January 2026. The main effect of the Order will be the introduction of designated parking places for the leaving of a vehicle displaying a disabled badge on the roads listed in Schedule 1 below and the removal of existing parking places designated for the leaving of a vehicle displaying a disabled badge on the roads listed in Schedule 2 below.

A modification has been made to Schedule 4 of the proposed Order as it was publicised. The following space has not been included in the Order as made:

‘South side of Millburn Street, West of Bencloich Road, bounded on the South kerbline, has a width of around 2.5 metres and extends from a point 77 metres from Bolton Terrace, heading West, for a distance of around 6.6 metres.’

 A copy of the Order as modified and plan detailing the lengths of road affected may be examined without payment of fee on the Traffic Regulation Orders page of the East Dunbartonshire Council website and at the following locations:

  • William Patrick Library, 2-4 West High Street, Kirkintilloch (Mon – Thu 10am to 8pm, Fri – Sat 10am – 5pm)
  • Bishopbriggs Library and Hub, 170 Kirkintilloch Road, Bishopbriggs, G64 2LX (Mon-Thu 10am to 8pm; Fri-Sat 10am to 5pm)
  • Milngavie Library, Allander Road, Milngavie, G62 8PN (Mon-Thu 10am to 8pm; Fri-Sat 10am to 5pm)
  • Lennoxtown Library, 46 Main Street, Lennoxtown, G66 7JJ (Mon, Wed 10am to 8pm, Tue, Thu, Fri 10am to 5pm)
  • Bearsden Library and Community Hub, 69 Drymen Rd., Bearsden, G61 3QT (Mon-Thu 10am-8pm, Fri-Sat 10am-8pm).

Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or any provision therein on grounds that the Order is not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984, or on the grounds that any requirement of that Act or of any relevant Regulation made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order may, within 6 weeks from 7 July 2026, make an application to the Court of Session for this purpose.

East Dunbartonshire Council
East Dunbartonshire Council Headquarters
12 Strathkelvin Place 
Kirkintilloch
G66 ITJ

Order

THE EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL (DESIGNATED DISABLED PERSONS’ PARKING PLACES AND AMENDMENTS) ORDER 2026

The East Dunbartonshire Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by Sections 32(1) and 35(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the Act”) and of all other enabling powers and after consultation with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act hereby make the following Order:

  • This Order may be cited as “The East Dunbartonshire Council (Designated Disabled Persons’ Parking Places and Amendments) Order 2026” and shall come into operation on 24 August 2026
  • In this Order the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
    • “Vehicle” unless the context otherwise requires, means a vehicle of any description and includes a machine or implement of any kind drawn or propelled along roads whether or not by mechanical power
    • “Disabled Person’s Badge” has the same meaning as in the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 as amended
    • “Parking Place” means an area on a road which is provided for the leaving of a Vehicle and is indicated in such a manner as prescribed in the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 as amended;
    • “The Council” means the East Dunbartonshire Council, incorporated under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994
  • Each area of road which is described in Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to this Order is hereby designated as a Parking Place
  • The Parking Places designated in Article 3 of this Order shall only be used subject to the provision of this Order for the leaving, at all times, of a Vehicle displaying a valid Disabled Person’s Badge
  • The limits of each Parking Place designated in Article 3 of this Order shall be indicated on the carriageway in such a manner as provided in the Traffic Sign Regulations and General Directions 2016
  • Every Vehicle displaying a valid Disabled Person’s Badge left in a Parking Place designated in Article 3 of this Order shall so stand such that no Parking Place is occupied by more than one such Vehicle and that every part of the Vehicle is within the limits of a Parking Place provided that, where the length of a Vehicle precludes compliance with this paragraph, such Vehicle shall be deemed to be within the limits of a Parking Place if:
    • The extreme front portion, or, as the case may be, the extreme rear portion of the Vehicle is within 300mm of an indication on the carriageway provided under Article 5 of this Order in relation to the Parking Place; and
    • The Vehicle, or any part thereof, is not within the limits of any adjoining Parking Place
  • Any person duly authorised by the Council or a police constable in uniform or a community warden in uniform may move or cause to be moved in case of an emergency, to any place they think fit, Vehicles left in a Parking Place
  • (i) Any person duly authorised by the Council may suspend the use of a Parking Place or any part thereof whenever such suspension is considered reasonably necessary:
    • For the purpose of facilitating the movement of traffic or promoting its safety; or
    • For the purpose of any building operation, demolition or excavation in or adjacent to the Parking Place or the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of the Parking Place or the laying, erection, alteration, removal or repair in or adjacent to the Parking Place of any sewer or of any main, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, water or electricity or of any telecommunications apparatus, traffic sign or parking meter; or
    • For the convenience of occupiers of premises adjacent to the Parking Places on any occasion of the removal of furniture from one office or dwelling house to another or the removal of furniture from such premises to a depository or to such premises from a depository; or
    • On any occasion on which it is likely by reason of some special attraction that any street will be thronged or obstructed; or
    • For the convenience of occupiers of premises adjacent to the Parking Place at times of weddings or funerals, or on other special occasions
  • Any person duly authorised by the Council or a police constable in uniform or a community warden in uniform may suspend the use of a Parking Place or any part thereof whenever such suspensions is considered reasonably necessary for the purpose of facilitating the movement of traffic or promoting its safety
  • The Orders specified in Schedule 9 to this order shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in that Schedule 9.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF these presents consisting of this page and the Schedule and Map are executed as follows:

Subscribed for and on behalf of THE EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL By Karen Donnelly, Chief Solicitor and Monitoring Officer.

Read the full order PDF including all schedules.

Schedule 1

List of Roads within which designated parking places for the leaving of a vehicle displaying a disabled badge are to be introduced 

  • Allander Road, Aviemore Gardens, Deveron Road, Ledcameroch Road, Ledi Drive, Maxwell Avenue, Stockiemuir Avenue, and Thomson Drive within Bearsden
  • The Access Road off South Crosshill Road, Ashfield, Cargill Square, Emerson Road, Fern Avenue, Firpark Road, Larch Avenue, Lee Crescent, Springfield Road, Springfield Square, and Woodhill Road within Bishopbriggs
  • Alexandra Street, Alloway Drive, Border Way, Eastermains, Ellisland, John Street, Kingsway, Marmion Drive, Meiklehill Road, Regent Street, The Loaning, and Westergreens Avenue within Kirkintilloch
  • Church View Court, Cumroch Road, Lindsay Terrace, Main Street, Millburn Street, and North Birbiston Road within Lennoxtown
  • Haystack Place within Lenzie
  • Craigdhu Road, Dunlop Place, Southgate, and Strathblane Road within Milngavie
  • Alexander Avenue and MacDonald Crescent within Twechar
  • Alexander Place and Cairnview within Waterside. 

Schedule 2

List of Roads within which designated parking places for the leaving of a vehicle displaying a disabled badge are to be removed

  • St Germains within Bearsden
  • Buchanan Crescent, Fern Grove, Fettercairn Gardens, Martyr’s Place, Westerhill Road within Bishopbriggs
  • Armour Gardens, Glenconner Way, Kirksyde Avenue within Kirkintilloch
  • Benvue Road within Lennoxtown
  • Alexander Avenue within Twechar.