Estate parking

Parking on estates

You must display a valid estate parking permit when parked on a council estate.

London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) enforce the parking rules on council estates. They will issue a ticket if a vehicle does not display a valid estate parking permit or causes an obstruction.

Estate parking permits

We give you an ‘estate parking’ permit when you rent a car space. Each permit is only valid for one year. estate.

Using an 'estate parking' permit

You cannot use an ‘estate parking’ permit:

• to park on the street
• to park on other private land
• to park in a different zone.

Visitor parking

Visitor’s vouchers from Tower Hamlets Council are NOT valid on council estates in line with our terms and conditions. 

For TMO estates you can purchase visitor scratch cards if you are a:

1. Resident or their non- dependants living in council-managed estate/block
2. Sub tenant – living in council estate/block
3. Non-resident leaseholder – carrying out maintenance to their property

You must provide a document which shows proof of residence (must have name and address). This could be: 

1. Driving licence
2. Utility bills – gas or electric (dated within three months of application – includes online printed bills)
3. Council tax bill – (current financial year)
4. Tenancy agreement (current years for sub-tenants or start date within 3 months for tenants)
5. Service charge bill/statement (current financial years, only for non – resident leaseholders plus letter/email/quotes from building maintenance company on a headed paper stating address of property and details of work being carried out.)

How do I apply?

The cost of a visitor scratch card is £3. To purchase a scratchcard please visit the Residents' hub at The Town Hall.

Terms and conditions

1. Maximum of 10 visitor scratch cards can be purchased in any rolling months per property.
2. Each scratch card is valid for whole day (mid night to mid night and two years from date of issue).
3. The scratch card will only be issued for the zone / estate nearest to applicants address.
4. They are valid on council estate visitors bays only (they are not valid on resident permit holder / disabled / contractors bays in council estates or the public highway / non council estates/private land).
5. Only one scratch card can be displayed at any given time.
6. No refund will be issued for out of date or unused scratch card. 
7. The scratch card does not guarantee a parking space.
8. Any alternations or tampering on the scratch card will make it invalid.
9. The scratch card is only valid for the zone / estate printed on it.

Disabled parking

On some of our estates, we have parking spaces for disabled residents.

Bays for disabled parking are usually marked. They will show as disabled or display the international wheelchair symbol. You must display a valid blue badge when parked in a disabled bay. If a valid blue badge is not displayed, LBTH enforcement will issue a parking ticket.

Enquiries and applications

If you would like to enquire about estate parking then please use the form below:

Submit a Parking Enquiry

If you wish to find out more about applying for a or parking space, please visit our parking applications page.

Penalty Charge Notices (PCN)

Penalty charge notices (PCNs) are also known as Parking Fines.

Parking controls on housing estates are now managed by Parking Services.

Details on how to pay are available on the parking fines page.