Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 80889

Planning Permission: Charging Points

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to update the National Planning Policy Framework to facilitate the installation of electric vehicle charging points for homeowners without driveways.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that in setting local parking standards for residential and non-residential development, planning policies should take into account the need to ensure adequate provision of spaces for charging plug-in and...

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