Please see review decision rejection basis:
Mr XXXXXX, representing Mrs XXXXXX, applies for the review of the appeal decision, dated 7th August 2026, in the interests of justice.
An application for review is not however a further appeal or an opportunity to repeat submissions, it is a process of review; an assessment as to whether the appeal adjudicator’s decision was wholly unreasonable on the evidence submitted by the parties.
The core issue in this case was whether the motorist was adequately alerted to the requirements of the permit space in Wood Street. The adjudicator has properly addressed this at paragraphs 22-24 of the written decision. The adjudicator’s reasonable conclusion is supported by the evidence showing the marked bay and the restriction sign (at evidence tab 2, 18 and 25). The vehicle can be seen parked directly adjacent to the sign advising that the bay is reserved for permit holders only.
As explained by the adjudicator at paragraph 20 of the written decision, the badge holder is advised of requirements in the government’s booklet:
The blue badge concession does not apply in the permit bay at this location. This was also properly explained to Mr and Mrs XXXXXX by the council in its letter dated 1st May 2026 (at evidence tab 16) and in the detailed Notice of Rejection document dated 12th June 2026 (at evidence tab 24).
Mr XXXXXX explains that representations regarding his successful challenge to a moving traffic contravention caused him to believe that he was a “permit holder” for the purposes of parking in a permit bay but this mistaken belief amounts to mitigation rather than a ground of appeal. The adjudicator’s reference to the pedestrian zone at paragraph 12 has in any event no impact on the appeal outcome. The same applies to Mr XXXXXX reliance on other vehicles that he considers to have been parked in contravention.
As noted at paragraph 32 -33 of the written decision, the adjudicator had no power to take the mitigation circumstances raised by Mr XXXXXX into account. This applies at the appeal and review stages of these proceedings.
A contravention having occurred, I can identify no proper reason for revisiting the justly determined appeal.
The application for a review is rejected.
The appeal remains refused for the cogent reasons provided to the parties on 7th August 2026.