Overview
- Ministers said Tuesday that summer legislation will classify cross‑pavement EV cable channels as permitted development, with officials expecting installs to go ahead without council planning approval by year‑end.
- A gully is a narrow channel cut into the pavement so a charging cable runs underfoot, solving current trip‑hazard rules that ban trailing leads across public walkways.
- Installation typically costs about £1,000, and while some local councils subsidise the work, many households will need to pay themselves.
- Home charging can be far cheaper than public points, with Zapmap data showing public chargers average about 72p per kWh while some home EV tariffs fall to roughly 8p per kWh.
- The government also set out plans to cut electricity bills by breaking their link to wholesale gas prices, which currently set the power price about 60% of the time.