EV, charging and follow on questions
Case reference EIR2023/01004
Published 14 June 2023
Request
Please may you provide me with:
1. What are the council's plans and timelines for the deployment of chargers under LEVI funding?
2. If there is no reply to the above what is your timeline to have something ready?
3. Regarding the NEVIS data that has been provided to local authorities and councils.
Can you provide the amount for;
• Slow 7KW or less
• 22KW
• rapid chargers
Are forecasted for your area from NEVIS for your council?
4. Do you already have PFI's for your street furniture if so who they are with?
5. Who is in charge of leading the electric vehicle charging projects under LEVI, their department and contact information?
6. Does the authority allow drilling in lamp columns to accommodate the installation of electric vehicle charging points?
7. What execution issues have been faced in implementing your current EV strategy, if any?
8. Have you granted planning permission for large-scale development of housing estates if so who? Or are you looking at any with the possibility of granting, again if so who?
Response
Please may you provide me with:
1. What are the council's plans and timelines for the deployment of chargers under LEVI funding?
A: We are part of the successful Midlands Connect consortium bid for pilot LEVI funding. Procurement for charge points is currently being developed ready to go out to tender later this year. Should the tender be awarded we expect the majority of charge points to be deployed during 24/25.
We do not currently know which tranche we will be in for the main LEVI fund.
2. If there is no reply to the above what is your timeline to have something ready?
A: As above
3. Regarding the NEVIS data that has been provided to local authorities and councils.
Can you provide the amount for;
• Slow 7KW or less
• 22KW
• rapid chargers
Are forecasted for your area from NEVIS for your council?
A: NEVIS projects the following EVI sockets required for Herefordshire by 2030 assuming medium uptake of EV cars:
Standard: 996 Fast: 77 Rapid: 47 Ultra rapid: 50
4. Do you already have PFI's for your street furniture if so who they are with?
A: This council has no PFI arrangements for the management of any of its highway assets.
5. Who is in charge of leading the electric vehicle charging projects under LEVI, their department and contact information?
A: We are in the process of applying for our LEVI capability fund allocation so that we can increase capacity within the council to develop our EV Strategy and deliver EVI. The team currently leading EVI projects is Sustainability and Climate Change. They can be contacted via energy@herefordshire.gov.uk
6. Does the authority allow drilling in lamp columns to accommodate the installation of electric vehicle charging points?
A: No decision has yet been taken on this.
7. What execution issues have been faced in implementing your current EV strategy, if any?
A: Our EV Strategy is in the process of being finalised and as part of that we are installing EVI within council car parks across the county. The main execution issue relating to the roll out of EVI has been DNO costs and network capacity.
8. Have you granted planning permission for large-scale development of housing estates if so who? Or are you looking at any with the possibility of granting, again if so who?
A: This information is publically available and published on Herefordshire Council's website and can be viewed via the following link:
Planning Search - Herefordshire Council
As such we consider this information to be excepted under Regulation 6 of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 because this is available to you via other means.
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