Policy information sourced from the Waltham Forest Local Plan

67 Electric Vehicles

Where development provides car parking through either reprovision or when car parking has been justified through a Transport Assessment (TA), it should accelerate uptake of electric vehicles by:

A. Providing infrastructure for electric vehicle charging, including a minimum of 20% of spaces to have active charging facilities at the outset, with passive provision for all remaining spaces;

B. Demonstrating within Car Parking Management Plans how occupants using electric vehicle charge points will be charged fairly and consistently, and how the number of EV charge points will be increased to meet demand;

C. Incentivising ownership and use of electric vehicles through measures including reduced rate parking charges or leases for spaces, or subsidised electricity in line with London Plan guidance; and

D. Contributing to the borough’s publicly accessible rapid charging and on-street charging network, especially where development is served by electric vehicles for taxis and deliveries and servicing.