Bicester Lidl could get four new Electric Vehicle spots

An application has been submitted to Cherwell District Council, the planning authority, to install two Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points at Lidl, the German supermarket in Launton Road.

J Butterworth Planning and Parco Civil Engineering & Groundworks Ltd prepared the application on behalf of Lidl GB.

Proposed site plan for two new EV chargers to support four electric vehicles at Lidl in Bicester (Image: BE Utility Solutions Ltd)

The plan proposes installing two EV charger upstands and associated feeder pillar cabinet and car parking layout amendments to provide charging for four electric vehicles.

Each Terra 60 EV Charger will be capable of charging two vehicles and will be 1,210mm in width, 2,215mm in height and 656mm in depth.

Lidl in Bicester could get two new Terra 60 EV chargers to support four electric vehicles (Image: Terra)

The proposed W2 GRP Walk-In Cabinet will be 2m in width, 2m in height and 1m in depth.

READ MORE: Sainsbury’s cleans-up deteriorating Bicester store

Planning permission for the 1,616sqm site was granted in 2010 and allowed for 75 car parking spaces but with the installation of two EV charging spots, there will be a loss of two spaces to 73

Lidl hosts one of the highest proportions of rapid charges in the retail sector, supporting the Governments goal of installing 300,000 public EV charge points by 2030.

Comments are due on the council’s planning portal until Friday, May 1, and a decision is expected by Friday, May 15.