MP Luke Hall switches on EV charging network at new Thornbury housing development
Electric charging points
60% of homes at Morton Meadows to include Electric Vehicle charging points
The Electric Vehicle (EV) charging network for a brand-new community in South Gloucestershire was switched on today by local MP Luke Hall.
Almost two thirds of the new homes now being built at David Wilson Homes’ Morton Meadows, Thornbury, will have their own EV charge point.
Luke Hall, MP for Thornbury and Yate, has been campaigning for more electric car charging points across South Gloucestershire and today became the first person to connect a vehicle to the network at the new development.
Morton Meadows will deliver 130 much-needed new homes on the outskirts of Thornbury including 46 affordable homes. Offering a full range of homes from three, four and five-bedroom houses to one and two-bedroom apartments, the development also includes eight acres of public open space, a large play area and new allotments for residents. More than 200 trees will be planted on and around the site.
Switching on the new network for the first time, Luke commented:
“I’m delighted to be able to switch on the new EV charging network here at Morton Meadows today which will ensure that almost two thirds of the people who move here will have the option to use electric vehicles, improving air quality and reducing our impact on the environment.”
The first show homes at Morton Meadows opened earlier this month and the community now under construction is already proving hugely popular with more than 1500 people registering their interest, one of the highest registration rates for a new development from David Wilson Homes South West.
With 60% of the new homes including an electric vehicle charging point, this new development is helping Barratt Developments, parent company of David Wilson Homes, deliver on its commitment to becoming the leading national sustainable housebuilder and achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. The company has also pledged that 100% of the electricity it uses will be from renewable sources by 2025 and new home designs will be net zero from 2030.
Welcoming Luke Hall to Morton Meadows, James Dunne, managing director at Barratt David Wilson Homes South West, said:
“Luke has campaigned hard for more electric car charging points across the county and we’re delighted he has switched on the new network here at Morton Meadows. Offering EV chargers on new homes and developments is an important contribution in helping to tackle the climate crisis by making clean technology accessible for everyone.
“As well as EV charge points, Morton Meadows will offer large areas of open, green space, new allotments and a range of improvements and protections for wildlife, from 200 new trees to bird and bat boxes, hedgehog highways and swift nesting bricks built into homes.”
Luke Hall continued,
“David Wilson Homes is leading the way here, not only by adding EV charge points on so many of the homes, but in its wider commitment to sustainability and biodiversity. I look forward to watching this community grow.”
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