Overview
- Transport ministers told Parliament a consultation will be brought forward on extending permitted development rights for cross‑pavement EV installations.
- Section 50 street‑works licences will stay in place for now, though councils can use their own highways teams to install solutions without requiring a Section 50 in some delivery models.
- Officials say enabling domestic charging could bring running costs down to about 2p per mile, with potential savings of roughly £250 compared with relying on public chargers.
- The public chargepoint network has grown to more than 86,000 devices, while only a few hundred cross‑pavement installations exist, underscoring the early stage of this approach.
- Campaigners raise concerns about kerbspace, trip hazards and accessibility, issues set to be examined in the consultation, as wider rollout funding includes £381m for over 100,000 public chargers.