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To approve recommendations as set out in
Section 3 of this report.

Reasons for the decision

It is the Council’s commitment to
encourage use of electric vehicles to support the borough in
delivering its carbon reduction targets and air quality
improvements. The uptake of EVs is increasing and the majority of
households in the borough do not have off street parking where they
can install their own charging points. It’s therefore
necessary for the council to provide on-street EV charging points
to meet the increasing demand.

Alternative options considered

An alternative considered was to
‘not’ undertake the introduction of new EVCPs. However,
this is not recommended as it would be against the Councils
commitment to expand the network of charging points in the borough.
It’s also the council’s policy to encourage a
sustainable mode of transport to support the borough in delivering
its carbon reduction targets and air quality
improvements.