Paragraph 9 Electric vehicle charging points

In matter A7 in List A, the title to which becomes “Churchyard etc.”, after paragraph (10) insert—

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(11) The installation in the churchyard or elsewhere in the curtilage of the church of an upstand with an electrical outlet mounted on it for recharging an electric vehicle, where the church is not a listed building

The upstand and outlet together do not exceed 1.6 metres in height from the level of the surface used for parking vehicles Any new disturbance below ground level is kept to a minimum The upstand is situated in an area which may be lawfully used for off-street parking The upstand is not situated within 2 metres of a highway No more than one upstand is provided for each parking space The work is carried out by a body or person who is registered with the relevant government department or other body responsible for accreditation

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In matter B1 in List B (church building etc.), after paragraph (14) insert—

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(14A) The mounting of an electrical outlet for recharging an electric vehicle on an external wall of a church which is not a listed building

The outlet is mounted at a height not exceeding 1.6 metres from the level of the surface used for parking vehicles Any new disturbance below ground level is kept to a minimum The wall is adjacent to an area which may be lawfully used for off-street parking The wall is not situated within 2 metres of a highway The work is carried out by a body or person who is registered with the relevant government department or other body responsible for accreditation

”.

In matter B5 in List B (church hall etc.) after paragraph (2) (inserted by paragraph 6(5) above) insert—

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(3) The mounting of an electrical outlet for recharging an electric vehicle on an external wall of a building which is not a listed building

The outlet is mounted at a height not exceeding 1.6 metres from the level of the surface used for parking vehicles Any new disturbance below ground level is kept to a minimum The wall is adjacent to an area which may be lawfully used for off-street parking The wall is not situated within 2 metres of a highway The work is carried out by a body or person who is registered with the relevant government department or other body responsible for accreditation

”.

In matter B6 in List B, the title to which becomes “Churchyard etc.”, after paragraph (5) insert—

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(5A) The installation in the churchyard or elsewhere in the curtilage of the church of an upstand with an electrical outlet mounted on it for recharging an electric vehicle, where the church is a listed building

The upstand and outlet together do not exceed 1.6 metres in height from the level of the surface used for parking vehicles Any new disturbance below ground level is kept to a minimum The upstand is situated in an area which may be lawfully used for off-street parking The upstand is not situated within 2 metres of a highway No more than one upstand is provided for each parking space The work is carried out by a body or person who is registered with the relevant government department or other body responsible for accreditation

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In Schedule 1, in the text entitled “General Notes”, in the section of that text beginning “In List A and List B”, after the definition of “church” insert—

• ““curtilage”, in relation to a church, means any land (whether or not consecrated for burials) which is—

  1. (a)

     part of the curtilage of the church, or

  2. (b)

     if there is a church hall or other similar building subject to the faculty jurisdiction, part of the curtilage of that other building;”.