Parking zones and parking areas
Planned System Maintenance - Monday 5 October 2026
Please be advised that the permit system will be undergoing essential maintenance from 4:00pm on Monday 5 October 2026 and is expected to be unavailable for approximately 2 hours. During this period, you will be unable to access permit accounts, apply for permits, renew permits, or manage visitor vouchers. Please where possible activate any visitors permits prior to this time. To minimise inconvenience to residents, permit-related parking restrictions will not be enforced during the maintenance window. However, all other parking and traffic restrictions will continue to be enforced as normal. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience while we carry out these improvements.
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A controlled parking zone (CPZ) is an area in which all space along the kerb is controlled either by waiting or loading restrictions, or by designated parking spaces.
A permit parking area (PPA) is an area of residential streets where parking is reserved for permit holders – a sign at the entrance to the street will show that parking is for permit holders only. PPAs may not have signs or bay markings within them. Sometimes there may be small plates to remind motorists of the controls in place.
CPZs and PPAs are often used where there is high demand for parking spaces. They give priority to residents, and offer short-term parking for shoppers and visitors. There are CPZs and PPAs at:
- Chadwell St Mary
- Grays
- Purfleet-on-Thames
- South Ockendon
- Stanford-le-Hope
- Tilbury
You can check lists of roads within each parking zone or area.
Parking restrictions do not change on public holidays unless stated on official signs.
Parking permits
The parking permit portal has had a system upgrade, and as a result the appearance of the system is different. The process for applying and managing permits will remain unchanged.
We provide parking permits to eligible residents, businesses, healthcare professionals and council contractors.
To find out more and apply for each permit type, go to:
- resident parking permits
- visitor parking permits
- carers parking permits
- business parking permits
- NHS parking permits
- contractor parking permits
When applying for any permit, be aware that:
- parking permits must not be transferred or resold
- anyone who knowingly makes a false statement to obtain a parking permit, or who sells a parking permit to someone else, may have their permit revoked
- we do not send reminder letters before parking permits expire