Blue Badge applications and decisions 23/24 - 25/26
Case reference FOI2026/02454
Received 12 October 2026
Published 9 November 2026
Request
Provide the following information held by Herefordshire Council, for each of the three financial years 2023 to 2024, 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026 (1 April to 31 March):
1. The number of Blue Badge applications received from individuals.
2. The number of those applications that were refused.
3. The fee charged for issuing a Blue Badge to an individual. If the information is held in these breakdowns, please also provide, for each year:
4. The figures for questions 1 and 2 split between new applications and re-applications (renewals).
5. The figures for questions 1 and 2 split between applicants eligible without further assessment and applicants assessed by the council. Please send the figures in an electronic, reusable format such as a spreadsheet or a table in the body of your reply.
Response
Provide the following information held by Herefordshire Council, for each of the three financial years 2023 to 2024, 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026 (1 April to 31 March):
1. The number of Blue Badge applications received from individuals.
Answer:
2023-2024 : 2612
2024-2025 : 6011
2025-2026 : 5617
2. The number of those applications that were refused.
Answer:
2023-2024 : 147
2024-2025 : 543
2025-2026 : 448
3. The fee charged for issuing a Blue Badge to an individual.
Answer: £10.00
If the information is held in these breakdowns, please also provide, for each year:
4. The figures for questions 1 and 2 split between new applications and re-applications (renewals).
Answer:
2023-2024 : 2612
New : 1620
Renewal : 992
2024-2025 : 6011
New : 3306
Renewal : 2705
2025-2026 : 5617
New : 3245
Renewal : 2327
In relation to question 2 – Breakdown not recorded between new and renewal.
5. The figures for questions 1 and 2 split between applicants eligible without further assessment and applicants assessed by the council.
Answer: 2023-2024 : 2612
Automatic : 1216
All other : 1396
2024-2025 : 6011
Automatic : 2352
All other : 3659
2025-2026 : 5617
Automatic : 2287
All other : 3330
In relation to question 2 – Breakdown not recorded between automatic and assessed.
Please send the figures in an electronic, reusable format such as a spreadsheet or a table in the body of your reply.
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