Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.

The report details the locations of council-owned parking spaces within the Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme South 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 Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme South Area where it is planned to install Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         Members welcomed the report and the introduction of new electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the area.

·         It was noted that a lack of public charging stations could be discouraging residents to consider switching to electric vehicles, as people did not feel confident to undertake long-distance journeys.

·         Members requested that proposed charging points on Moor Lane be installed on the longer stay parking bays in order to ensure that the short stay bays would remain available

·         Members suggested that charging points could be installed in the large car park behind Meadway as an alternative to the proposed site in the Bramhall Precinct car park.

·         In response, it was commented that site choice was limited by power access, and that it may not be feasible to install charging points in all locations.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.