# Hedgevolt > Hedgevolt tells UK EV drivers without a driveway whether their council lets them run a charging cable across the pavement, what it costs, which channel products are approved, and whether the on-street chargepoint grant applies. The postcode check is free; the full report is £1. Hedgevolt is run by 4K Technologies Ltd (company 14234800), independent of councils and product vendors. ## Key facts - Coverage: English highway authorities (152 councils). Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are not covered yet. - Grant: Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant for Households with On-Street Parking pays 75% of the chargepoint cost, up to £500. Closes 31 March 2027, 11pm. It needs the council's permission for a channel first. Source: https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/electric-vehicle-chargepoint-grant-for-households-with-on-street-parking-1 - Planning: From 21 October 2026, a new permitted development right in England (Class F, Part 9 of the GPDO) removes the need for a planning application for a pavement cable channel installed with highway authority authorisation. It does not apply in conservation areas, within the curtilage of a listed building, or at scheduled monuments. - Every council status carries a source link and a last-checked date. Where a council has published nothing, Hedgevolt says so rather than guessing. ## Pages - [Check a postcode](https://hedgevolt.co.uk): free council lookup, then the £1 report. - [Cross-pavement charging by council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils): every council's status in one list. ## Articles - [Do you need planning permission for a pavement cable channel?](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/blog/planning-permission-pavement-cable-channel): From 21 October 2026 a new planning right covers pavement cable channels in England, with exceptions. What it means and how the grant fits in. (26 Oct 2026) ## Council status - [Barking and Dagenham](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/barking-and-dagenham): Not permitted (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Barnet](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/barnet): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Barnsley](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/barnsley): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Bath and North East Somerset Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/bath-and-north-east-somerset): Trial running (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Bedford](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/bedford): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Bexley](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/bexley): Scheme planned (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Birmingham](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/birmingham): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Blackburn with Darwen](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/blackburn-with-darwen): Live scheme (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Blackpool](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/blackpool): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Bolton](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/bolton): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Bracknell Forest Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/bracknell-forest): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Bradford](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/bradford): Scheme planned (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Brent](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/brent): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Brighton and Hove City Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/brighton-and-hove-city): Trial running (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Bristol City Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/bristol-city): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Bromley](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/bromley): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Buckinghamshire Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/buckinghamshire): Under review (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Bury](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/bury): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Calderdale](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/calderdale): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Cambridgeshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/cambridgeshire): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Camden](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/camden): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Central Bedfordshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/central-bedfordshire): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Cheshire East](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/cheshire-east): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Cheshire West and Chester](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/cheshire-west-and-chester): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [City of London](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/city-of-london): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Cornwall Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/cornwall): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Coventry](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/coventry): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Croydon](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/croydon): Under review (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Cumberland](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/cumberland): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Darlington](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/darlington): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Derby](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/derby): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Derbyshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/derbyshire): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Devon County Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/devon): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Doncaster](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/doncaster): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Dorset Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/dorset): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Dudley](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/dudley): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Durham](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/durham): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Ealing](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/ealing): Under review (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/east-riding-of-yorkshire): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [East Sussex County Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/east-sussex): Under review (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Enfield](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/enfield): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Essex](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/essex): Scheme planned (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Gateshead](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/gateshead): Not permitted (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Gloucestershire County Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/gloucestershire): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Greenwich](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/greenwich): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Hackney](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/hackney): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Halton](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/halton): Scheme planned (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/hammersmith-and-fulham): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Hampshire County Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/hampshire): Not permitted (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Haringey](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/haringey): Under review (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Harrow](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/harrow): Under review (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Hartlepool](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/hartlepool): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Havering](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/havering): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Herefordshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/herefordshire): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Hertfordshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/hertfordshire): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Hillingdon](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/hillingdon): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Hounslow](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/hounslow): Not permitted (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Hull](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/hull): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Isle of Wight Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/isle-of-wight): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Islington](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/islington): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Kensington and Chelsea](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/kensington-and-chelsea): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Kent County Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/kent): Under review (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Kingston upon Thames](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/kingston-upon-thames): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Kirklees](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/kirklees): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Knowsley](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/knowsley): Not permitted (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Lambeth](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/lambeth): Not permitted (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Lancashire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/lancashire): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Leeds](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/leeds): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Leicester](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/leicester): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Leicestershire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/leicestershire): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Lewisham](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/lewisham): Scheme planned (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Lincolnshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/lincolnshire): Scheme planned (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Liverpool](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/liverpool): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Luton](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/luton): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Manchester](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/manchester): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Medway Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/medway): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Merton](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/merton): Not permitted (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Middlesbrough](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/middlesbrough): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Milton Keynes](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/milton-keynes): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/newcastle-upon-tyne): Scheme planned (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Newham](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/newham): Under review (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Norfolk](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/norfolk): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [North East Lincolnshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/north-east-lincolnshire): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [North Lincolnshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/north-lincolnshire): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [North Northamptonshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/north-northamptonshire): Trial running (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [North Somerset Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/north-somerset): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [North Tyneside](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/north-tyneside): Scheme planned (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [North Yorkshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/north-yorkshire): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Northumberland](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/northumberland): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Nottingham](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/nottingham): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Nottinghamshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/nottinghamshire): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Oldham](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/oldham): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Oxfordshire County Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/oxfordshire): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Peterborough](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/peterborough): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Plymouth City Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/plymouth-city): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Portsmouth City Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/portsmouth-city): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Reading Borough Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/reading-borough): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Redbridge](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/redbridge): Scheme planned (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Redcar and Cleveland](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/redcar-and-cleveland): Scheme planned (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Richmond upon Thames](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/richmond-upon-thames): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Rochdale](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/rochdale): Trial running (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Rotherham](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/rotherham): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/royal-borough-of-windsor-and-maidenhead): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Rutland](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/rutland): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Salford](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/salford): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Sandwell](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/sandwell): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Sefton](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/sefton): Not permitted (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Sheffield](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/sheffield): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Shropshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/shropshire): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Slough Borough Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/slough-borough): Trial running (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Solihull](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/solihull): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Somerset Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/somerset): Scheme planned (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [South Gloucestershire Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/south-gloucestershire): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [South Tyneside](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/south-tyneside): Not permitted (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Southampton City Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/southampton-city): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Southend-on-Sea](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/southend-on-sea): Not permitted (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Southwark](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/southwark): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [St Helens](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/st-helens): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Staffordshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/staffordshire): Under review (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Stockport](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/stockport): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Stockton-on-Tees](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/stockton-on-tees): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Stoke-on-Trent](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/stoke-on-trent): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Suffolk](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/suffolk): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Sunderland](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/sunderland): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Surrey County Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/surrey): Live scheme (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Sutton](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/sutton): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Swindon Borough Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/swindon-borough): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Tameside](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/tameside): Scheme planned (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Telford and Wrekin](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/telford-and-wrekin): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Thurrock](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/thurrock): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Torbay Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/torbay): Trial running (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Tower Hamlets](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/tower-hamlets): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Trafford](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/trafford): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Wakefield](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/wakefield): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Walsall](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/walsall): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Waltham Forest](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/waltham-forest): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Wandsworth](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/wandsworth): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Warrington](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/warrington): Scheme planned (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Warwickshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/warwickshire): Scheme planned (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [West Berkshire Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/west-berkshire): Live scheme (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [West Northamptonshire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/west-northamptonshire): Not permitted (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [West Sussex County Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/west-sussex): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Westminster](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/westminster): Not permitted (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Westmorland and Furness](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/westmorland-and-furness): Not permitted (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Wigan](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/wigan): Scheme planned (high confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Wiltshire Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/wiltshire): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Wirral](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/wirral): Scheme planned (medium confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Wokingham Borough Council](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/wokingham-borough): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Wolverhampton](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/wolverhampton): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [Worcestershire](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/worcestershire): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026) - [York](https://hedgevolt.co.uk/councils/york): No published policy (low confidence, checked 23 Oct 2026)