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