Lincoln’s new EV charge park at Tentercroft Street gets council approval

Plans for an electric vehicle charge point car park have been approved by the city council.

The area opposite the existing Tentercroft Street car park in Lincoln would house 16 charging stations and parking spaces for electric vehicles, two of which would be for accessible parking, and a substation, located just in front of the private car park for Portland Medical Practice.

It has been deemed an important development given there are currently no electric vehicle charge points at Tentercroft Street car park, opposite the new development, despite its capacity of 298 vehicle spaces.

The site in question is a portion of grass adjacent to the Sincil Drain. It was created as a consequence of the construction of the East/West link road, and was occupied by small buildings when Tentercroft Street was a cul-de-sac.

The initial plan was approved earlier this year, but alterations have since been made to a few of the details.

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A new application was submitted to create two van bays rather than car bays, re-position the accessible parking and two other bays to allow maintenance access to the nearby river, and amend the vehicle entrance point to offer better access to the substation.

In a summary of the application, City of Lincoln Council’s planning officer said it would “provide a valuable facility for users of the city centre, encourage the use of sustainable modes of transport and make a small contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

Developers now have until April 2027 to commence construction, but must first get approval on a landscaping plan from the planning authority before works can begin.

It is likely to spell the end of plans for a five-storey mixed use building at the site, which was approved back in 2020. The vision was for commercial or business use on the ground floor, and eleven student apartments in the upper floors, but despite approval being granted, it was never implemented.