A Nottinghamshire council has paused plans that could have seen a developer fined £2,500 over electric car charging points. Gedling Borough Council says "further investigation" is needed on the matter after the developer concerned criticised the authority, saying he "could not understand" why there were planning to issue a fine.
The issue surrounds the building of six new homes and garages in Chapel Lane, Ravenshead. As part of permission being given for the project in 2019, developers DDM Homes were told to install electric vehicle charging points that would be ready to use when residents moved in.
Gedling Borough Council said earlier in the month it was considering enforcement action against DDM Homes after receiving a complaint not all of the charging points had been installed. The action taken could have resulted in a fine of up to £2,500.
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But one of the directors of DDM Homes spoke out against the claims made by Gedling Borough Council. Danny Skillington said the company had gone into liquidation and no one from the council had ever tried calling his mobile number, still listed on the DDM Homes website.
Mr Skillington said five of the six houses have now been built, with the final one currently under construction. But despite being behind the overall planning application, Mr Skillington said many of the plots were subsequently sold off and the houses on them self-built.
Just two of the homes built were therefore constructed by DDM Homes, but Mr Skillington insists all the five houses initially came with electric car chargers when completed. He said that most were then subsequently removed at the request of residents who labelled them "ugly."
Gedling Borough Council had been considering the issuing of a Breach of Condition Notice, which would have seen DDM Homes being given a timeframe to install electric vehicle charging points on all of their plots. If this had not been done within the timeframe, they could have been fined up to £2,500.
Danny Skillington added that he had already agreed to install a charger for the owner of the one plot behind the complaint to the council, but that the plot owner had not contacted the electrician to arrange an installation date. Gedling's enforcement plans were due to be discussed at a planning committee meeting on February 22.
The item ended up being pulled from the agenda. A Gedling Borough Council spokesperson confirmed: "The report was withdrawn from the agenda to allow officers to undertake further investigation, following the receipt of new information relevant to the case."
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