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EV home charging · North Yorkshire

Can you charge an EV without a driveway in North Yorkshire?

North Yorkshire is exploring cross-pavement charging, but its trial expressions of interest are now closed. The council says it may reopen interest in future; trailing a charging cable across the pavement is currently not allowed.

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Current scheme status

Applications currently closed

Cross-pavement trial expressions of interest closed

Where the scheme applies

North Yorkshire highway authority area; individual parking, safety and location conditions apply

Published cost position

No new trial expression of interest or current household application route

Funding position

Check the current national grant eligibility and obtain any required approval before installing a charger. A temporary cable, enquiry or planned trial does not establish eligibility.

Your practical route

What to do next in North Yorkshire

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

  1. Read the cross-pavement sectionThe council’s current electric-vehicle page explicitly closes trial expressions of interest. Expand the home-charging section to see the notice.
  2. Wait for a new household windowA possible future reopening is not a promised date or a current application. Existing participants should follow their own council instructions.
  3. Keep public charger suggestions separateThe public-chargepoint suggestion tool and community or parish charging contacts concern shared infrastructure. They do not reopen household trial registration.

Site and policy checks

What could prevent the project?

Likely barriers

  • Expressions of interest are closed with no confirmed reopening date
  • Loose pavement cables are not permitted
  • York is a separate highway authority and is outside this guide

Can I use North Yorkshire’s public-chargepoint form to join the household trial?

No. The form suggests locations for public infrastructure, while the household cross-pavement trial has closed expressions of interest. Wait for an explicit new household window; a public charger suggestion does not provide trial acceptance or highway permission.

Official source

Confirm the current council position

North Yorkshire is exploring cross-pavement charging, but its trial expressions of interest are now closed. The council says it may reopen interest in future; trailing a charging cable across the pavement is currently not allowed.

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Council permission applies only within its own highway area.

Derbyshire EV chargingChannel programme developing; final criteria and intake unverifiedDerby EV chargingRegional development recorded; current city household intake unverifiedNottingham City EV chargingRegional programme developing; city household intake unverifiedWindsor and Maidenhead EV chargingPublished 2023 cable restriction; current household intake unverifiedKensington and Chelsea EV chargingCross-pavement solutions currently not acceptedHillingdon EV chargingPavement cables, covers and gullies currently prohibited
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Source last checked: 21 October 2026. This independent guide cannot grant highway permission or reserve a parking space.