Strategic Environmental Assessment Report

Environmental Effect requiring Environmental

Potential Environmental Effects (in the absence of Environmental Mitigation)

AQ N

Ref.

Proposal

PHH

BFF

Mitigation identified?

However, there is also potential for a variety of negative environmental effects, including construction related effects (e.g., noise, dust), material assets and traffic and transport conditions - in the absence of good design or appropriate environmental mitigation. The construction and operation of sizeable charging stations at biodiversity sensitive areas may generate localised adverse impacts important habitats, flora and fauna - through a reduction in habitat area or disturbance to key species, for example. While the development of charging infrastructure across each location will provide increased accessibility to charging infrastructure and use of EVs across the city; utilisation of the infrastructure will also generate an increased demand on energy supply and increased traffic at particular areas.

• It is preferrable to place normal speed residential charging infrastructure on side streets and not on roads/ streets which have been designated key bus routes or cycle routes. Should it be necessary to place charging infrastructure on bus routes, there needs to be sufficient buffer to ensure the charging cables to not impact on either the safe movement of pedestrians/ cyclists or vehicles. • At Normal Speed Charging Stations existing parking regulations (i.e. parking disc zone, residential parking permit) will remain in place, ensuring that such chargers are reserved primarily for those actively charging from the local community who do not have access to a driveway or private off-street parking space. • At a minimum each disk parking zone will be provided with one Normal Speed Charging Station. • Access to normal speed charging stations will be actively managed by the operator to ensure the facilities are not monopolised by one or two users and that there is fair access to the wider residential community in terms of their use. Such fair access may include, the requirement to book a charging session (i.e. morning, afternoon, evening, night, etc..), limiting access to an individual charge point to every second, third, etc.. day.