Parking in Ayr

Retailers - Loading Permits

Retailers in Carrick Street, Hope Street and Newmarket Street are entitled to a Type A Loading Permit. The permit is valid in the street in which the applicant has a business. It can be used for loading and unloading by private car after 4.30pm and before 10.30am. It must not be used between 10.30am and 4.30pm.

Retailers in the High Street Kirk Port, Nile Court and Old Bridge Street whose deliveries are wholly or predominantly by private car are entitled to a Type B Loading Permit. In the cases of retailers in Kirk Port, Nile Court and Old Bridge Street, these permits are valid in the street in which the applicant has a business. The permit can be used, in that street, for loading and unloading by private car after 4.30pm and before 10.30am. It must not be used between 10.30am and 4.30pm. It can also be used in the loading bays in the High Street after 6pm and before 10am. They must not be used in High Street between 10am and 6pm.

In the case of retailers in the High Street these permits are valid in one of the following streets, whichever is closest to the applicant's business: Carrick Street, Hope Street, Kirk Port, Newmarket Street, Nile Court or Old Bridge Street. The permit can be used in these streets for loading and unloading by private car after 4.30pm and before 10.30am. It must not be used between 10.30am and 4.30pm. It can also be used in the loading bays in the High Street after 6pm and before 10am. It must not be used in the High Street between 10am and 6pm.

Both Type A and Type B permits are renewable annually and are valid from 4 quarterly dates in the year, namely 1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st December. A permit applied for between two of these dates will run from the beginning of the current quarter. Permits running from the start of the next quarter may be applied for up to 14 days in advance.

Type A loading permit

Address	Permit Valid In	Permitted Hours
Carrick Street	Carrick Street	4.30pm - 10.30am
Hope Street	Hope Street	4.30pm - 10.30am
Newmarket Street	Newmarket Street	4.30pm - 10.30am

Type B loading permit

Address	Permit Valid In	Permitted Hours
Kirk Port	Kirk Port	4.30pm - 10.30am
	High Street	6.00pm - 10.00am
Nile Court	Nile Court	4.30pm - 10.30am
	High Street	6.00pm – 10.00am
Old Bridge Street	Old Bridge Street	4.30pm - 10.30am
	High Street	6.00pm - 10.00am
High Street	Nearest Side Road	4.30pm - 10.30am
	High Street	6.00pm - 10.00am

Before a loading permit can be issued, the Council must be satisfied that the applicant is entitled to a permit. You therefore must supply certain documentation to confirm your address and the registration number of your vehicle.

Examples of acceptable documentation are:

• Confirmation of address: any document from an official source so long as it includes your address or headed note paper from your business (if applicable)
• Confirmation of registration number: any document from an official source so long as it includes your vehicle registration number, e.g. insurance document or vehicle registration document.