Overview
- The Department for Transport and the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles will consult on removing full planning permission for cross‑pavement charging gullies that allow cables to run safely from homes to parked cars.
- Renters and leaseholders could save up to £250 in application fees while accessing domestic electricity rates, with running costs estimated at about 2p per mile.
- The government will work with Ofgem to prevent landlords or management companies from overcharging tenants for home charging and to improve connection standards on the public network.
- The package includes a proposal to mandate chargepoints in new covered car parks to expand affordable charging options for drivers without off‑street parking.
- The measures build on a £25 million fund for councils to deliver cross‑pavement solutions and a £381 million programme targeting more than 100,000 public chargers, with a formal consultation to launch shortly.