School Street scheme

Permits are unique for each scheme and the road signs show which permit is required to be allowed into the School Street scheme when it is in operation.

Residents living on a School Street will be able to apply for a permit, which will allow them to drive to and from their home during the restriction times. Permits will also be available to visitors and businesses working on or at a property within a school street.

From 2 September 2024 the Council will operate a paperless permit system, which will mean it will no longer be necessary for residents living within a school street area to display a permit. Your vehicle number plate will be used virtually as the permit.

If you have already applied for a permit, there is no need to apply again, we will move you over to a paperless permit automatically.

If you have changed your car or got a new vehicle, you will need to register this, even if you have applied previously.

You can update your vehicle details or register for visitor permits at any time via the permit portal, or by calling 024 7683 3400 during Monday to Friday (between 10am – 4pm).

Schools will also be able to apply for paperless permits which they can allocate to staff and visitors who park on-site and need to access the school during the restriction periods.

Permit eligibility

The following, on submission of the required evidence, will be granted a School Streets Permit which will give a legal right to enter during the restricted times:

• all residents within the School Street scheme
• all businesses within the School Street scheme
• Blue Badge holders visiting a property or school within the School Street
• all school staff (coordinated via the Headteacher)
• Council operated home to school transport, including minibuses (coordinated with Transport Service)

If the above criteria does not apply to you, you may still be able apply for a short duration School Streets Permit if you are:

• Private Hire Taxis serving a property within the School Street
• healthcare workers including but not limited to Doctors, Nurses, Social Workers, midwives, personal carers, and support workers
• delivery vehicles
• carrying out emergency structural repairs
• building and utility related works which cannot avoid the restricted times
• visitors to a residential property or business who visit during the restricted time and can’t park elsewhere

Exemption Permits are issued at the discretion of Coventry City Council Parking Services Team.

Applications should be made in advance and authorisation confirmed before accessing the School Street scheme area during the restricted times via the permit portal.

Visitors to School Streets

Visitors are generally asked to arrive outside the time the restriction is operating or to park outside the zone (and move once the restriction ends).

We ask that anyone living or working within a School Street to tell their visitors about the restrictions when visits are being planned. Visitors can then park on surrounding roads outside the School Street, or they can apply for exemption in advance or be provided with a visitor permit.

We know this is not always possible and so from September 2024 we intend to introduce an option to apply for a retrospective visitor permit up to 48 hours after a visit via the permit portal.

Amending or updating a permit

Permits are linked to vehicle registration numbers. Therefore, if you change your car you will need to update your permit.

All amendment requests should be submitted online via the permit portal.