If you have a drive or garage, you are likely to be able to have your own private EV chargepoint installed under permitted development rights. If your home is in a conservation area, is a listed building (or on land surrounding a listed building) or would require a charger be  within 2 meters of a public highway,  you will need to seek advice from your local council planning team as you may require planning consent from your relevant:

• District Council 

If you have the authority to install a chargepoint, you will need to source the type of charger you want, and use a competent registered chargepoint installer or electrician. Your installer will usually register the chargepoint for you but please do check this with them. 

The Energy Saving Trust has produced a video that you may find useful:

• Electric vehicle home charging

For residents that have no off-street parking, we provide a cable protector guidance notice for residents that opt to charge EV’s on-street from their property. Charging cables may be placed across footways only if they are housed in an appropriate cable protector.

It is essential that any homeowner considers public safety and legislation when charging an EV in this manner as legal liability arising from the use of the cable or the protector lies with the homeowner.

Please note: the full cable protector guidance notice will be made available shortly.

These relate specifically to embedded channels and permanent under the pavement cables for residents to charge from a home electrical supply. We do not permit the breaking or any damage to the highway to install an EV charger connection or the crossing of the footway or verge or overhead cables. 

Some councils are trialing the use of such solutions are we await the outcome of trials to inform our future decision. We are also reviewing Government guidance on cross pavement charging to fully understand the implications for the user, the authority and users of the footway. Issues such as the structural integrity of the footway, maintenance, electrical safety and liabilities must be resolved in the first instance. Until all issues have been fully considered and a formal decision made.