COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

MOTION NO. 24

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

This committee recognised the many items /issues relevant to the a Adamstown SDZ and that quarterly meeting are held to address these. However one issue has become a regular one of late , the EV Charging points. This committee requests an update from Chief Executive in regards to the policy discussions currently being held between all four local authorities. And while we await the outcome of these proceedings this area committee asks CE what are residents to do in the meantime. We are planning new homes, numerous developments, and less private driveways, parallel parking spaces, etc , encouraged to be economically environmentally friendly invest in electric cars and residents are struggling to get planning permission from both the landowner and the council. There are charging points installed in areas which are not been used how is this design meant to work. This motion is on foot of the many queries I receive and representations that have been submitted.

REPORT:

In terms of Planning, the Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No.2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 115 of 2021) – Electric Vehicle Charging Points and Hubs are enacted and provide conditions and limitations for exempted development.
These Regulations increase the existing provisions in the Planning and
Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the Principal Regulations), to exempt
specified electric vehicle charging infrastructure from the requirement to obtain planning permission.

The Regulations amend the existing Principal Regulations to state

Development consisting of –

(a) the construction of a charging point for electric vehicles that –

(i) in the case of a charging point situated on a public road, does not exceed 0.75 cubic metres by volume above ground, and
(ii) in all other cases, does not exceed 3.6 cubic metres by volume above ground,

(b) the adaptation of a street lighting pole for the purposes of the provision of both street lighting and a charging point for electric vehicles,

(c) the adaptation of a car parking payment machine situated on a public road for the purpose of both the making of payments for car parking and a charging point for electric vehicles, or

These Regulations inserts a new CLASS 29B to set out the exempted development conditions and limitations in respect of “charging hubs” for electric vehicles. The exemption for charging hubs enables up to four charging units to be provided subject to the parking location having been developed in accordance with the Planning and Development Act.

SDCC have collaborated with the other Dublin LAs to develop a regional EV charging strategy. This document is at a draft stage. The Dublin LA’s have engaged the same consultants to develop a stakeholder engagement strategy.
The Council have had several request from citizens to install EV charging units outside their properties on public property, however, to date, SDCC are not giving consent to privately owned EV charging units to be placed on public property.