Overview
- The plan would loosen permitted development rules to speed up home charger installations, with a focus on renters and leaseholders.
- Ministers say the proposals aim to help motorists without off-street parking access reliable, lower-cost charging at home.
- Labour estimates residents could avoid up to £250 in planning application fees through a streamlined process.
- The Department for Transport cites potential running costs as low as 2p per mile once affordable home charging is more widely available.
- The announcement builds on earlier PDR amendments and a June call for evidence, with most non-domestic charger installations already not requiring full planning permission.