EV home charging · Medway

Can you charge an EV without a driveway in Medway?

Medway is expanding public charging but does not currently approve private cross-pavement charging solutions. Being geographically in Kent does not make Kent County Council the highway authority for a Medway address.

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Current scheme status

Not currently permitted

Cross-pavement charging solutions not currently approved

Where the scheme applies

Medway unitary area; Kent County Council has a separate policy

Published cost position

No approved household cross-pavement installation price published

Funding position

A policy announcement, public charger request or procurement award does not establish highway consent or a personal grant. If an authorised permanent household route becomes available, obtain required permissions and OZEV eligibility confirmation before charger installation. Temporary covers and mats are excluded.

Your practical route

What to do next in Medway

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

Check the highway areaUse the actual Medway postcode route; neighbouring Kent addresses have different guidance.
Follow the current restrictionDo not commission a channel or gully across the public footway without a new specific council-approved route.
Use public charging alternativesCheck a live operator map, availability and parking terms. Public network investment does not grant a household installation licence.
Keep grant routes separateThe resident page links off-street grants for eligible flats and rented properties. Those grants do not overcome the current cross-pavement restriction.

Site and policy checks

What could prevent the project?

Likely barriers

No current approval for cross-pavement solutions
Public network rollout is not a household application
National planning rights do not override highway refusal

Does Medway’s public charging rollout open household gully applications?

No. The resident page distinguishes the public network from private home charging and says cross-pavement solutions are not currently being approved.

Official source

Confirm the current council position

Medway explicitly says it is not providing approval for cross-pavement solutions such as gullies across the public footway. Its LEVI public-charger rollout is separate from household highway permission.

Source last checked: 5 November 2026. This independent guide cannot grant highway permission or reserve a parking space.