CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL PROPOSES TO MAKE AN OFF-STREET PARKING PLACES ORDER RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING BAYS IN CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE
Published: 01 February 2023
PUBLIC NOTICE
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL PROPOSES TO MAKE AN
OFF-STREET PARKING PLACES ORDER RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING BAYS WITHIN CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE
Reason for proposal: The general effect of the Parking Places Order would be to introduce and restrict certain spaces specifically for electric vehicles to park and charge off street. The proposed restrictions would enable electric vehicle users to have access to un-obstructed parking in EV charging bays, which is enforceable.
Effect of the Order:
To introduce Electric Vehicle Charging Bays in Off Street Car Parks as follows:
| Location | Restrictions Days & Hours | Duration (when restrictions apply) | Number of ‘EV Charging Only’ bays |
| The Baulk Car Park, Biggleswade | Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 6:00pm | 6 hours max. when plugged in and charging | 8 of 8 |
| Priory Gardens Church Street Car Park, Dunstable | Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 6:00pm | 6 hours max. when plugged in and charging | 8 of 8 |
| Gravenhurst Village Hall, Gravenhurst | Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 6:00pm | 6 hours max. when plugged in and charging | 4 of 8 |
| Tithe Farm Recreation Ground Car Park, Houghton Regis | Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 6:00pm | 6 hours max. when plugged in and charging | 8 of 8 |
| Baker Street Car Park, Leighton Buzzard | Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 6:00pm | 6 hours max. when plugged in and charging | 4 of 8 |
| Henlow Park Pavilion, Henlow | Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 6:00pm | 6 hours max. when plugged in and charging | 4 of 8 |
| Shefford Town Memorial Association Hall, Shefford | Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 6:00pm | 6 hours max. when plugged in and charging | 4 of 8 |
| Stotfold Memorial Hall, Stotfold | Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 6:00pm | 6 hours max. when plugged in and charging | 4 of 8 |
| Brook Street Car Park, Stotfold | Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 6:00pm | 6 hours max. when plugged in and charging | 4 of 8 |
Outside of the restricted days and hours, bays will be free and unrestricted, as long as the vehicle is plugged in and charging.
Please see plans for clarification on the location of the EV Charging bays.
Details may also be viewed online at www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/publicstatutorynotices.
Comments should be sent by e-mail to highways.consultation@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk by 17th February 2023. Any objections must state the grounds on which they are made and must quote unique reference number A00349OFF. If you want to send in your comments in writing please send them to the address shown below FAO Emily Hirst.
Please note that any comments received will be redacted of personal information and uploaded onto the Central Bedfordshire Council website as part of a report on the scheme a few days before the proposal is discussed at the relevant Traffic Management Meeting, where it will remain in the public domain. If you do not wish for your comments to be part of the report please state this explicitly within your response
Order Title If made will be “Central Bedfordshire Council (Off-Street Parking Places) (Electric Vehicle Charging Bays) Order 2023”
Central Bedfordshire Council Jill Dickinson
Priory House Deputy Director
Chicksands Place and Communities
Shefford SG17 5TQ
27th January 2023