Drivers without driveways no longer need planning permission for pavement EV chargers, but councils must STILL give approval
Buses minister Simon Lightwood says eliminating 'unnecessary red tape' will put up to £300 back in drivers' pockets by cutting installation costs for a cable gully. Home charging can be as cheap as 2p a mile. However, more than 20 councils, Ealing among them, plan to keep rejecting gullies on cost and safety grounds — leaving Londoner Alison Williams with no choice but to use public chargers.
Around 9.3 million households have no off-street parking.
Ministers are also weighing rules making it harder for landlords to block renters' chargers.
RAC's Simon Williams warned there is 'no guarantee' of parking within cable reach.
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