Step by step guide to building a local plan based on everything we have learnt from the previous modules.
This section of the toolkit is being built during the beta development phase and the content below is just a sketch outline to give an idea of what we have planned for the launch version.
There is the scope for automating sections of this such that we would pull data from relevant sources and put it into a repository for you to use.
We will be looking at this kind of automation for future versions of the toolkit once we have had a chance to test different options for the elements that should go into a plan and received feedback on these.
Step 1 - find the Government Statistical Service (GSS) code for the local authority area.
If you do not already know this, then it can easily be found by entering a local postcode into the MapIt website (see Primer).
Step 2 - extract projected local household numbers up to 2030 for your local area from the relevant source.
The sources for this data are different for each of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland but for each area you should be able to find projections for the period to 2030.
Step 3 - calculate the overall car ownership per household rate for your local area.
This will use DVLA data on car ownership with redistribution of leased cars to where we think they may actually be.
Step 4 - calculate the EV per household rate for your local area.
This will use DVLA data on EV ownership with redistribution of leased cars to where we think they may actually be.
Step 5 - collect information on known factors that may affect demand in your local area.
This means looking at current and planned local transport policies and initiatives that may influence EV takeup and usage.
Step 6 - identify the public chargepoints listed in the National Chargepoint Registry (NCR) for your local area.
This can be done by extracting data from the National Chargepoint Registry (NCR) either using the API to pull from coordinates that cover all of your area or by downloading the entire dataset.
You can plot the chargepoints to a map and overlay your local authority boundary to confirm those inside your area of interest.
Step 7 - check the completeness of the NCR data by comparing it with the chargepoints that ZapMap shows for your local area.
You might use various methods, based on data tables as well as visual representation on maps, to check the various sources of chargepoint data against each other.
Step 8 - identify local groups of EV owners that may be contacted with online surveys
The starting point for this is to search for relevant local groups with their own websites and to look for groups present on social media platforms like Facebook.
Step 9 - set up methods to collect local media stories about EVs.
There are various ways to monitor local media including professional services and Google News Alerts.
