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124 Chapter 7street parking or loadingspace under the terms oftheir planning consent; and● Businesses that require touse a vehicle for the purposeof the business during theworking day.It is not unusual for off-streetspace that has been provided forcommercial vehicles to be usedinstead for commuter parking bypeople employed at thebusiness. This may mean thatthe commercial vehicles areparked in the street. In thesecircumstances business permitsshould not be issued.The cost of a business permitshould reflect the cost of shortterm parking revenue forgone,as the benefit should be to allowthe vehicle to park for a longerperiod than otherwise permittedand to avoid the necessity to payon every parking event. Thecharge for a business permitshould therefore be higher thanfor a resident’s permit.The provision for business usecan be enforced by a declarationfrom the applicant andobservation by parkingattendants. A vehicle that isobserved as not moving duringthe course of the day is unlikelyto be necessary for theoperational needs of thebusiness, though there areexceptions, such as vans used tore-stock market stalls during theday.Making special provision forDoctors and other HealthWorkersNormally permitted parking baysare available to any user in thedefined category. However,when it is desirable to providedoctor parking bays, normally forGPs close to their surgery, it isgood practice to number thebays and restrict the use to thedoctor or doctors registered withthe permit for that numbered bay.This ensures that only theperson for whom it is designatedcan use the bay. Localauthorities may need toundertake detailed consultationto establish which people at amedical practice need a privilegeof this sort. Besides doctorsthere are other health workerswho may be dependent on theircars in order to perform theirduties. They should normallymake a charge for the permit thatreflects their costs in making andmaintaining the order,administration and enforcement.Providing special Permits,Waivers and SuspensionsIn writing the TRO for residentpermit areas it is useful to have aprovision for the council to issuespecial permits in exceptionalcircumstances. Examples of theuse of special permits include:●An enhanced allocation ofvisitor permits for an oldpeople’s home, so that thewarden can provide them toresidents’ visitors; and● The supply of a residentpermit to a carer who visits aresident daily but would nototherwise be entitled to aresident permit.Internal guidelines should bedeveloped to ensure consistencyon the circumstances whenspecial permits can be issued.Authorisation should be by asenior officer or member of thecouncil to ensure that issue isproperly controlled.The TRO should normally allowfor waivers and baysuspensions, which are used foractivities like building works,furniture removals, weddingsand funerals and public events.The authority has discretion tocharge for these and wouldnormally do so for commercialactivities such as building works.Other on-street parkingissuesStreet Trading and MarketsSpecial licensing arrangementsare usually made for streettraders and street markets.Street trading is usually coveredby royal charters going backcenturies or by local Acts ofParliament. Special provisionsmay be required in TROs toensure that spaces are cleared