EV home charging · Cornwall

Can you charge an EV without a driveway in Cornwall?

Cornwall's EV Cable Channel Subsidy is open. Eligible residents can receive up to £1,200 toward a typical installation, while paying the highway licence and arranging their own compliant home chargepoint.

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Current scheme status

Live application scheme

EV charging-channel applications open

Where the scheme applies

Cornwall Council highway area, subject to site assessment and available funding

Published cost position

£184 highway licence; installation may receive up to £1,200 subsidy

Funding position

The subsidy is subject to eligibility and available funding; the home charger and other property works remain separate

Your practical route

What to do next in Cornwall

The correct order matters: do not buy a channel or arrange pavement work before the authority confirms the route.

Check the property and routeYou must live at the property, own it or have written permission, and be able to park legally directly outside with only the footway between home and road.
Submit the application packComplete the licence pack and email it to Cornwall Highways. The published processing time is four weeks.
Pay the £184 licenceIf approved, pay the invoice within 14 days. Cornwall currently instructs applicants to hold any required home-chargepoint planning and electrical approvals.
Complete the evidenceCormac aims to install within two months of the licence. Supply the requested charger invoice, serial number and photographs within three months so the subsidy is not put at risk.

Site and policy checks

What could prevent the project?

Likely barriers

Parking restrictions, a Traffic Regulation Order or an unsafe position
A verge, obstruction, unsuitable drainage or non-council land without permission
Electrical street furniture or another channel within 2.5m of the vehicle
A charger above 7.5kW or use of an extension lead

What does Cornwall's subsidy cover?

Cornwall offers up to £1,200 toward the channel installation, which it says covers a typical job. The resident pays the current £184 licence and remains responsible for the home chargepoint, electrical work and any required planning permission.

Official source

Confirm the current council position

Cornwall provides a downloadable application route, aims to decide applications within four weeks and targets installation within two months of approval. Its page currently instructs applicants to address planning permission for the chargepoint.

Source last checked: 12 October 2026. This independent guide cannot grant highway permission or reserve a parking space.