Agenda item

Report of the Executive Director, Community and Children’s Services.

The committee received a report of the Executive Director of Community and Children's Services.

The committee welcomed the proposal for an Electric Vehicle Charging Point Working Party to be re-established to review the electric vehicle charging point offer across the estate but expressed concerns about the proposed increase to charges, with concerns raised that demand for estate charging would be lessened because of local, on-street charging points being less expensive.

The committee discussed the use of the charging bays, recognising they seemed to be underutilised but that electric vehicle ownership rates were increasing annually and that use of the spaces was likely to increase over time.

In response to questions, it was confirmed that the current charges would remain in place if the Barbican Residential Committee did not agree to their increase at its next meeting.

It was proposed that the Barbican Estate Residents Consultation Committee recommend to the Barbican Residential Committee that it defer any decision on electric vehicle charging fees until such time as the Electric Vehicle Working Party could meet to further investigate the proposals. This was put to the committee and agreed.