Decision - Improving Electric Charging Infrastructure

Brighton and Hove Cabinet Decided 14 May 2026 · effective 23 May 2026 approved Key decision GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Cabinet

Report author

Kieran Fitsall

Published

15 May 2026

Reference

7620

As published

the council's own words, unedited

The report provides an update on the council's progress in installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure, details about the recent procurement of new contracts, the award of government grants, the results from a recent Your Voice survey about EV charging and sets out the council's plan for how it will be expanding the city's EV charging network.

1) That Cabinet notes the award of the LEVI funded 15 year EV charging infrastructure contracts, the development of proposals for Ultra Rapid EV Charging Hubs, and the intention for integrated EV charging infrastructure to form a core element of future Park & Ride schemes. 2) That Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director of City Operations, in consultation with the Cabinet Member, to take all steps necessary to procure a new contract or modify the existing concession contracts following termination of the contract with Blink for the Lot 2 services for the supply, installation, maintenance and operation of 8kW to 50kW EV chargepoints . 3) That Cabinet notes the findings of the EV public consultation undertaken on the council's Your Voice platform during summer 2025. 4) That Cabinet approves the 'Electric Vehicle Charging Policies' as set out in the appendices to this report. 5) That Cabinet agrees to the use of the Department for Transport (DfT) EV Pavement Channel Grant to carry out a cross-pavement EV charging trial as set out in Section 3.4.

Parsed from the document

gpt-5.6-luna-2026-07-09 · 10060/1429 tokens · 13462ms · parsed 8 Sep 2026 11:37

Everything below was read out of a PDF by a model It is useful and it is not authoritative. The document it came from is linked in the rail, and where the two disagree the document is right.

The consultation received 505 valid responses and found strong support for expanding Brighton & Hove’s electric vehicle charging network, particularly in areas without off-street parking. Respondents prioritised reliable and available chargepoints, affordable charging, dedicated EV bays and a range of charging speeds. The council plans to install 1,650 chargepoints over the next three years, review cross-pavement charging solutions and use consultation feedback to guide future locations and design.

Recommendation

Continue expanding the public chargepoint network, including 1,650 new chargepoints over the next three years; review locations that may need EV-only restrictions; provide a mix of slow, fast, rapid and ultra-rapid chargers; pursue funding for cross-pavement charging solutions; and present a Cabinet report in Spring 2026 recommending how the city should proceed with cross-pavement EV charging.

Financial impact

Cross-pavement charging solutions were quoted in the survey at £2,000–£3,000, including the home charger, gully and trench works; funding support has been sought from the Department for Transport, but no council funding amount is stated.

Ward affected

city-wide

Stakeholders named

parsed

Brighton & Hove residentsVisitorsLocal businessesElectric vehicle and plug-in hybrid ownersResidents without off-street parkingCar clubsCommunity schemesLocal resident groupsSchools and collegesCycling stakeholder groupsDisabled and partially sighted pedestriansChargepoint operators

Next steps

parsed

Share the suggested chargepoint locations with CPOs for a detailed viability review.
Continue the planned rollout of 1,650 chargepoints over the next three years.
Review locations that may benefit from conversion to EV-only bays, subject to a Traffic Regulation Order consultation.
Await the Department for Transport’s decision on the cross-pavement charging funding application.
Present a report to Cabinet in Spring 2026 with a recommendation on how Brighton & Hove should proceed with cross-pavement EV charging.

Precedents

not built

"Decided elsewhere" is not built Finding the same decision in other councils needs semantic matching over decision text, which is part of the search rewrite. Until then, the council's own decisions list is the way through.