By John Baron
Parking spaces at Kirkstall Bridge Retail Park will be transformed into electric charging points for vehicles, after planning permission was granted
Applicant BP Pulse will re-purpose three existing car parking spaces to use as two parking spaces for recharging of electric vehicles.
A Leeds City Council planning officer’s report concluded: “The proposal is not considered to have a significant detrimental impact on amenity nor contribute toward flood risk within the area or down stream.
“The development creates new electrical vehicle charging infrastructure and does not lead to the creation of a sensitive end use within [a flood zone] and is considered acceptable.”
The proposals, which also include landscaping and the introduction of bollards, can be viewed in full here.
As reported in October, plans for a new electric vehicle charging zone and jet wash bays in the car park at nearby Kirkstall Morrisons have also been submitted to Leeds City Council.
Applicants Motor Fuel Group want to remove 31 parking spaces and replace them with eight bays powered by four new electric vehicle chargers. Three new jet wash bays would be added. There would be a reduction of 19 parking spaces if the proposals were approved.