COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Thursday, December 16, 2021

MOTION NO. 2

MOTION: Councillor Derren Ó Brádaigh

That this committee in recognising the essential provision for EV charging points and promoting real everyday tangible change, work with the developers for Clonburris and Adamstown SDZ's, to insist on the implementation of a system of practicable and pedestrian safe points where only on-street parking exists.

REPORT:

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 GDA EV Strategy Document will provide a consistent approach in the region. The Planning Authority will continue to work with all developers on implementating charging points where on-street parking exists. 

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.