Stoke-on-Trent City Council has approved plans for electric vehicle charging points on a busy retail park off the A50. 

Osprey Charging Network will install a substation, ultra-rapid electric vehicle charge points and associated electrical infrastructure at Phoenix Retail Park.

Three parking spaces will be lost to make room for the new substation. 

The design and access statement submitted as part of the application says the charging points will increase footfall at the retail park. 

Three charging points have already been installed on the nearby Costa car park (Nub News).

It states: "The proposed development will have minimal visual impact to the local area, as the chargers and associated infrastructure are limited to 2.3 metres in height; and as it will be completely contained within the wider site's existing car park. 

"To minimise disruption to the site, both during construction, and once operational, the charge points and infrastructure have been located within a single area of the car park and away from the busiest parking spaces nearer to the entrance of the pub."

Stoke-on-Trent City Council approved the plans on Friday 8 September. 

Work is expected to start on installing the new charging points in the coming months. 

READ MORE: Stoke man charged with criminal damage following fight in nearby town

Free from clickbait, pop-up ads and unwanted surveys, Stoke Nub News is a quality online newspaper for our city.

Subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter email HERE - just click the 'SIGN UP' button.

Please consider following Stoke Nub News on Facebook or Twitter.