Electric vehicle charging: changes to permitted development rights

Permitted development rights (PDRs) allow certain building works to be carried out without the need to submit a planning application, streamlining processes and reducing costs for property owners and developers.

The government has already made changes to PDRs to support the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints.

This consultation asks about further proposed changes to PDRs to allow for: 

• multiple units of equipment housing or storage units for electric vehicle chargepoints in non-domestic, off-street car parks 
• the installation of cross-pavement solutions and associated domestic chargepoints