A Kendal supermarket has been given the go-ahead to install electric vehicle charging bays in its car park.
Westmorland and Furness Council has approved proposals to install eight chargers in 10 charging bays – including one accessible bay – in the Marks & Spencer car park off Library Road.
In six bays there will be dedicated rapid charging units and in four there will be shared hypercharge units.
Proposals also include the relocation of the trolley bay to the opposite row of car parking spaces, a pillar enclosure and substation as well as relocation of the CCTV pole.
The application from Marks & Spencer said: “The central imperative of the development, at this site and others nationwide, is part of the inevitable and essential move away from hydrocarbons into a world where net zero carbon transport is the norm.
The development should in principle be embraced by the local authority, as part of the overall move to a zero carbon and emission transport future.
“Further, the site as an established foodstore car park is an entirely appropriate location for such development, and offers the added benefit of linked trips.”
The application has been approved with conditions including that no development should take place until a scheme for the protection of retained trees is in place.
