When applying or reapplying for a Blue Badge, you must provide medical evidence to support your application which should include:

• evidence demonstrating that the condition impacting your mobility is likely to last for at least the next 3 years
• evidence to confirm the impact to your mobility is regular and significant
• evidence of any coping strategies you are using and how effective they are

Medical evidence we will consider

Some examples of evidence that we will consider include:

• patient summary or summary care records
• letter confirming ongoing treatments, clinics or referrals
• evidence of any medications you take for your disability
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decision letters
• education, health and care plans
• social housing letters or assessments from another team at the council
• care plans
• evidence that your condition has progressed or advanced over time
• evidence of any benefits you receive
• letters from professionals involved in your care

When you do not need to provide evidence

We do not need the above evidence if you are applying for a Blue Badge because you:

• are severely sight impaired
• receive 8 or more points for Moving Around within your PIP award
• receive exactly 10 points for Planning and Following Journeys within your PIP award
• receive the highest rate of DLA for help with getting around
• have been awarded a lump sum benefit at tariffs 1-8 of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and have a certification of having a permanent and substantial difficulty which causes inability to walk, or very considerable difficulty in walking
• receive a War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement paid with a War Disability Pension