EV home charging · Bath & North East Somerset

Can you charge an EV without a driveway in Bath & North East Somerset?

Bath & North East Somerset has documented a limited cable-channel trial using three providers. The latest trial record verified in this review is the July 2025 Cabinet Q&A, not a current open application. Ask for today’s intake position, and do not treat the original maximum of 60 participants as remaining places.

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Current scheme status

Planned scheme or trial

Limited trial documented; current household intake unverified

Where the scheme applies

Bath and North East Somerset; Somerset Council is a separate authority

Published cost position

No verified current household quote, fees or remaining trial places

Funding position

The national household chargepoint grant is separate from council channel funding. Confirm eligibility and obtain OZEV confirmation before charger installation; funding or an enquiry alone does not grant permission.

Your practical route

What to do next in Bath & North East Somerset

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

Ask whether the trial can accept your householdRefer to the March 2023 decision and July 2025 Cabinet answers. Ask whether the trial is still running, accepting residents or being evaluated, and request the current process.
Confirm the approved product and assessmentThe July 2025 answers named Gul-e, Kerbo Charge and Pavecross and described selected participants being sent for provider checks. That record does not authorise your own supplier or guarantee a place.
Plan for ordinary street parkingThe council explicitly says selected trial residents do not receive the right to park outside their home. Consider alternatives when the space beside the approved channel is occupied.
Get current terms before spendingThe original trial size and duration were proposed programme limits, not current availability. Confirm fees, grant eligibility, ownership, licences, insurance, maintenance and any community-sharing conditions in your actual offer.

Site and policy checks

What could prevent the project?

Likely barriers

No current open application window or remaining trial places verified
The historical maximum of 60 participants is not a current allocation
Trial participation does not reserve the parking space; Somerset Council has different arrangements

Does the B&NES cable-channel trial reserve a parking space outside my home?

No. The July 2025 Cabinet answer explicitly says trial participants do not get a right to park outside their home. The council explained that reserving a bay would require a separate traffic regulation process outside the trial’s scope.

Official source

Confirm the current council position

The March 2023 decision approved a trial of up to 60 cable channels. July 2025 Cabinet answers described participant selection and Gul-e, Kerbo Charge and Pavecross provider checks, without reserved parking. Those dated records do not establish that places or an application window are available now.

Source last checked: 30 October 2026. This independent guide cannot grant highway permission or reserve a parking space.