Available evidence supports the expectation that most plug-in vehicle owners will carry out the largest proportion of their charging at home and, as chargers are provided at workplaces, these too will become the places of choice to charge electric vehicles.
The County Council has not installed any on-street charge points and is awaiting the outcome and evaluation of numerous national trial projects before making any further decisions on the provision of on-street charging.
We need to consider how we successfully balance the needs of all road users, especially pedestrians and those reliant on a safe and accessible network of footways, the type of chargers needed and who is going to fund and maintain them once installed.
As energy-storing solutions for electric vehicles is a rapidly changing technological area, there is significant potential for installed new infrastructure to soon become outdated and potentially redundant.
Apart from short-term parking locations where vehicles would be expected to come and go regularly, it is also not appropriate for specific sections of the highway to be reserved for specific individuals (for vehicle charging or otherwise).
If you don't have access to off road charging and you are interested in community on-street charging near to your home, please complete this form. This will help to identify where more residential charging facilities may be required in the future. (Please note filling in this form does not commit the Council to provide chargepoints).
