A planning application for a facility with six 150kW rapid chargers and one standard 22kW charger was lodged with East Ayrshire Council recently.
Queen’s Drive retail park in Kilmarnock is going to create a new electric vehicle charging point.
Recently, a planning application was submitted to East Ayrshire Council for a facility that would house six 150kW quick chargers and one 22kW normal charger.
The location of the proposed hub would be between Smyths Toy Store and Asda.
The location is partially within an area with a “low likelihood” of surface water flooding and is situated in an area with a “medium likelihood” of river flooding.
In 1996, the retail park received approval.
The application requests permission to establish underground cabling, a substation, electrical vehicle charging points, and other related infrastructure.
According to the application forms, the plans “improve, enhance, or provide active travel infrastructure, public transport infrastructure, or multi-modal hubs will be supported,” and they also comply with guidelines.
This includes suggestions for electric vehicle forecourts and charging infrastructure, particularly for those powered by renewable energy sources.
According to the applicant, this means that suggestions for EV charging facilities are supported by the national planning policy position.
Two spots will be lost as a result of the relocation, despite the fact that the report notes that there are around 408 places there.
“Given the quantum of parking available within the wider retail park, this is considered negligible,” the application asserts.
There won’t be any negative effects on the neighbourhood or need for on-street parking as a result of the proposed development, considering the extent of the space decrease and the retail park’s current parking arrangements.
Furthermore, since the majority of EV charging station users are anticipated to be connected to those utilising the retail park’s current amenities, it is believed that the proposal does not meet the requirements for a transport assessment because it is only for an EV charging hub at an existing parking lot and would only result in a slight decrease in the number of parking spaces currently available.
