39 Ripon Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4LN Data via plota.co.uk

Awaiting decision 26/00547/ENQ10
Date received
24 Jul 2026
Date validated
24 Jul 2026
Postcode
SG1 4LN

Description

I am looking to install an EV charger at my house, however there are a few issues that need to be address. The first issue is that there is not a designated parking space on the road and it is a shared parking on the road. The second issue is on the side of the house, and where the EV charged will be installed, there is a hedge between the house and the parking spaces. I have had an electrician visit to survey the house and advise where the best place is to install the EV charger given the situation and he has advised on the side of the house, and to create somewhere of a path between the side of the house, through the hedges, to the parking spaces. I have uploaded a number of pictures to illustrate the challenges. On the first picture, with the red circle, this shows where the EV charger will be installed, and the hedges that are on the side of the house. The picture also shows the distance between the side of the house and the parking spaces. The second picture shows the hedges that are in front of the side of the house where we would like to create a pathway. Could you please advise the feasibility and possibility of creating a pathway through the hedges in order to have a path between the EV charger and my car and what are the next actions? I am keen to open a dialogue to find the best way to get an EV charger installed at my house… Data via plota.co.uk

Stevenage
Planning Authority Score
8.8/10
Excellent
#10 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Stevenage is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #36 out of 296. Only 16% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Stevenage decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #16 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #60 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #36 of 296
16%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #14 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
14 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
25 decided
253
Total decisions
11 refused in the year to March 2026