Issue - meetings

To ask Cabinet to consider making at least one Electric Vehicle (EV) charging bay in Council car parks fully accessible.

Members were informed that he Council signed an agreement in 2018 to maintain a set number of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging spaces with Nottingham City Council, these spaces could not be reduced by reconfiguring parking spaces to accommodate accessibility EV parking spaces.  However, works could be undertaken at each location to meet the accessibility requirements either with currently designated spaces or non-designated spaces, at existing EV charging car park locations retrospectively to help meet the industry standards. Cabinet considered making at least one EV charging bay in Council car parks, where installed, fully accessible.

RESOLVED to make one EV charging bay accessible in the Council’s car parks at Portland Street, Beeston and Victoria Street, Kimberley and two bays at Cliffe Hill Avenue, Stapleford and Victoria Street, Eastwood and to make accessible spaces designated specifically for use by disabled drivers.

Reason

Most of the current charging points have been placed on pedestals/kerb edges set back from the parking space making it difficult for wheelchair users to access the plug connection or read the digital display.