EV home charging · Ealing

Can you charge an EV without a driveway in Ealing?

Ealing currently does not permit EV charging through a cross-pavement solution and says it is not ready to proceed with a gully trial. The council wants wider engagement about kerbside use and consideration of safety, liability and long-term costs. Its public lamp-column rollout is separate from a home-supplied channel.

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Current scheme status

Not currently permitted

Cross-pavement charging not permitted; no current gully trial

Where the scheme applies

Ealing highway authority area; individual site, parking and permission checks apply

Published cost position

No household gully application or installation charge currently offered

Funding position

Public charging investment and national chargepoint grants do not establish permission for a private Ealing channel. No local household gully subsidy or open trial is confirmed.

Your practical route

What to do next in Ealing

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

Read Ealing’s cross-pavement positionThe official EV page explicitly says cross-pavement charging is not currently permitted. Do not treat the national planning change as permission to install a channel.
Use the public charging networkReview Ealing’s current operator information and charging locations. The planned expansion of public lamp-column charging does not create a private household installation entitlement.
Wait for a resident-facing trial decisionThe council intends wider engagement about kerbside use before considering a gully trial further. There is no verified open household application or confirmed launch date on the reviewed page.
Keep any off-street project separateIf you can park entirely within your property, assess a conventional private charger with an installer and planning authority as appropriate. That does not authorise a cable across a public pavement.

Site and policy checks

What could prevent the project?

Likely barriers

Cross-pavement solutions are not currently permitted
No verified gully trial application or confirmed launch date
Public charging funding is separate from private channel permission

Do the 21 October planning rights force Ealing to allow a gully?

No. The new planning rights apply only to qualifying authorised installations and do not remove highway-authority control. Ealing’s current page says cross-pavement charging is not permitted and that it is not ready to trial gullies. Wait for an explicit local policy change and approval.

Official source

Confirm the current council position

Source last checked: 27 October 2026. This independent guide cannot grant highway permission or reserve a parking space.