FOI request (FOIR-725634834)

Electric on-street charging

Requested Tue 24 June 2025
Responded Wed 25 June 2025

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information relating to electric on-street charging.

In particular, are you able to provide me with:

1. How many public charging outlets or charge points for electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles have you installed to date in your local authority? Please provide figures to the nearest possible date and include the month and the year the figures correspond to.

2. For question 1, how many of the public charging outlets or charge points are those classed as 'On-Street Residential Charge Points', located on-street in residential streets or areas?

3. How many public charging outlets or charge points for electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles do you plan to install in the current fiscal year or the current calendar year? Please provide figures to whichever timeframe corresponds with your reporting.

4. For question 3, how many of the planned public charging outlets or charge points are classed as 'On-Street Residential Charge Points, to be installed in on-street residential areas?

5. Do you have a published strategy for On-Street Residential charging infrastructure?

6. Do you have a dedicated Policy Officer (or equivalent) responsible for your electric vehicle charging infrastructure?

7. Have you applied for the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund yet? If yes, have you been successful?

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Response

Information not held.

On-street parking/charging is the responsibility of East Sussex County Council, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk

Hastings Borough Council is responsible for council run car parks only.