A village home owner’s bid to install his own electric car charger after he claimed it was cheaper and more reliable than his nearest public one has been rejected by planners.

The owner of the house on Pathhead’s High Street had argued that while he did not have a driveway he owned the land immediately in front of his house and considered it ‘off road parking’.

However a report by Midlothian Council planning officers said Transport Scotland had objected to the plans saying the area of land was part of the public footpath and could not have cable trailed over it between a charger and vehicle.

In their report they stated: “Transport Scotland have advised that they would object to cars parking on /cables associated with the proposed EV charger trailing over the tarmacked area directly

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