Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.

The report details the locations of council-owned parking spaces within the Bredbury & Woodley and Bredbury Green and Romiley wards where it is planned to install Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.

The Area Committee is recommended to comment on and note the report.

Officer contact: Mark Glynn on 0161 474 3700 or email: mark.glynn@stockport.gov.uk or Sue Stevenson on 0161 474 4351 or email: sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk.

A representative of the Director of Place Management submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the locations of council-owned parking spaces within the Bredbury & Woodley and Bredbury Green and Romiley wards where it is planned to install Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         The proposal to increase the number of EV charging facilities within the Werneth area were welcomed.

·         The introduction of chargers at Romiley Railway Station was welcomed, however it was queried why consideration had not been given at this stage to Woodley or Bredbury stations.  In response, it was stated that the car park at Romiley Railway Station was in council ownership which meant that this could be progressed more quickly than at Bredbury and Woodley.

·         It was stated that these proposals represented the first phase of new EV chargers, and consideration was actively being given to further sites to be included in future phases.

·         Robust agreements needed to be in place with landowners, infrastructure and energy providers to ensure the long-term sustainability of any charging site.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.