Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.

The report details the locations of council-owned parking spaces within the Marple area 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 Marple area where it is planned to install Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         Members questioned how quickly of the proposed ‘rapid chargers’ could charge a vehicle. It was commented that rapid charging could take from 20 minutes to an hour, with costs to the user increasing the longer it was in use.

·         Members asked for clarity on the timescale around future waves of electric vehicle charging infrastructure rollouts.

·         It was commented that interested parties, such as the Friends of Marple Memorial Park, should be consulted on any future installations of charging points.

·         Overall, Members welcomed the report and supported the rollout of future electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.