Project uddates
At its meeting on 29 April 2025 Council will consider the Local Traffic Committee recommendations on this proposal.
At its meeting on 17 March 2025 the Local Traffic Committee made the following recommendation:
That the EV charging sites identified in Table 2 be supported for installation as per the signage and line marking plans.
Local Traffic Committee will consider the community consultation report on Monday 17 March 2025, related to this consultation.
Read the Local Traffic Committee report
How can I attend the meeting?
If you wish to attend the meeting register by calling Christy Li, on 02 93925788 or Christy.Li@innerwest.nsw.gov.au no later than by 3.30pm on Friday 14 March 2025
Meeting details
Location: Meeting Rooms 1 and 2, Level 6 Ashfield Service Centre, 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield.
- Date: Monday 17 March 2025
- Time: 11.00am
Ask at the Customer Service Desk about the directions to the meeting room.
Consultation outcomes
Public consultation was undertaken between 29 January and 2 March 2025. Submissions were received from 95 households across all locations from Your Say Inner West and emails.
Support rates, submission summaries and officer comments are summarised below.
| Location | Support Rate | What we heard | Council Response |
| 14 Cooper Street, Balmain | 47% 15 responses | High parking demand and loss of parking. Concerns relating to proximity of EV charger to living quarters of 14 Cooper Street, including increased noise and loss of amenity from the additional pole proposed blocking the views from both windows. Concerns including traffic congestion, safety of pedestrians, children and beachgoers were raised. ICE vehicles block EV chargers. It is necessary to make the space dedicated to EV only while charging within the LGA. | The conversion of parking spaces to EV charger do not remove any available parking spaces on-street, it would displace EV vehicles that may already be in the nearby streets between 8am-10pm. Any approved public EV charger locations will be monitored to justify the public demand for the charger, where locations with low/high utilisation will be reviewed and further adjustment can be undertaken. Line marking is installed to assist EV users with identifying and locating charging spaces. However, officers will not be recommending this location due to the high response and low support rate. |
| 12-14 Myra Road, Dulwich Hill | 20% 5 responses | High parking demand and loss of parking. There are already four (4) charging stations on Myra Road ICE vehicles block EV chargers. It is necessary to have marked EV charging sites in the Inner West Restrictions should be altered to allow EV parking 24 hours a day | The original EV charging proposal for four (4) charging spaces outside no.32-34 Myra Road, Dulwich Hill could not be installed due to conflicts with the adjacent bus zone. The two (2) EV charging spaces proposed outside 12-14 Myra Road is the revised location and two (2) unrestricted parking spaces are retained from the original proposal. The low support rate (20%) in this instance may have been due to concerns about an additional two (2) EV charging spaces proposed, in addition to the four (4) spaces. Despite the low support rate (20%) received during consultation, the original proposal outside no.32-34 Myra Road has a support rate of 100%. Accordingly, it is recommended to install the revised two (2) EV charging spaces outside no.12-14 Myra Road. |
| Opposite 2 Pigott Street, Dulwich Hill | 0% 2 responses | Loss of parking Concerns about double parking whilst waiting to charge, and causing congestion ICE vehicles block EV chargers. It is necessary to have marked EV charging sites in the Inner West Restrictions should be altered to allow EV parking 24 hours a day | The original proposal for two (2) EV charging spaces opposite no.79 Pigott Street was the preferred location as it was located outside a park and less impact to timed, resident parking. However, it was found that the power pole at this location was unsuitable. This location has a support rate of 94% from the previous consultation. The revised location opposite no.2 Pigott Street, Dulwich Hill is more appropriate as it is located at the side of a property, within proximity to the shops on New Canterbury Road. Whilst there is a loss of two (2) 1P parking spaces, the EV charging spaces are an acceptable alternative for short to medium term timed parking for visitors to the nearby shops and businesses. Double parking and congestion would unlikely occur as users are able to check for availabilities on platforms such as PlugShare.The proposed parking restrictions will discourage petrol vehicles from parking and improve the reliability of platforms like PlugShare. This seeks to prevent issues such as double parking on the road. Line marking is installed to assist EV users with identifying and locating charging spaces. EV charging spaces are proposed to be operational between 8am-10pm, this seeks to maximise parking for households to use the unrestricted hours (10pm-8am) for parking. |
| Opposite 1 Station Street, Petersham | 0% 1 response | This location floods during heavy rain periods with gutters overflowing, and vehicles under water Concerns were raised about safety of EV charger during flooding and heavy rainfall ICE vehicles block EV chargers. It is necessary to have marked EV charging sites in the Inner West Restrictions should be altered to allow EV parking 24 hours a day | Council officer’s will assess further with the EV charging provider whether the charging unit will be affected by the existing nearby flooding issues. Should it be found that there are safety issues due to flooding with this location, a revised location will be considered. Line marking is installed to assist EV users with identifying and locating charging spaces. EV charging spaces are proposed to be operational between 8am-10pm, this seeks to maximise parking for households to use the unrestricted hours (10pm-8am) for parking. |
| Opposite 67 Boomerang Street, Haberfield | 0% 2 response | Residents experience anti-social behaviour from park goers, taxis, party buses and drivers idling around their vehicles, disturbing residents. There are concerns that this behaviour will increase during periods where EV drivers are waiting for the EV charger to become available. The proposed site is considered a dangerous location due to previous accident history. ICE vehicles block EV chargers. It is necessary to make the space dedicated to EV only while charging within the LGA. | The proposed location is in front of a park where parking is unrestricted. Having a dedicated public EV charger in this location may increase parking turnover and improve passive surveillance. EVs waiting for a charge would unlikely occur as users are able to check for availabilities on platforms such as PlugShare. The proposed parking restrictions will discourage petrol vehicles from parking and improve the reliability of platforms like PlugShare. This seeks to prevent issues such as double parking on the road. Any approved public EV charger locations will be monitored to justify the public demand for the charger, where locations with low/high utilisation will be reviewed and further adjustment can be undertaken. Officers will not recommend the proposed changes to the parking restrictions due to the low support rate. |
| 287 Ramsay Street | N/A 0 responses |
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Recommendations
Proposed changes in parking restrictions are outlined below:
| Address | No. of bays | Existing restriction | Proposed restriction |
| 12-14 Myra Road, Dulwich Hill
| 2 | Unrestricted | No Parking 8am-10pm EV Vehicles Excepted While Charging |
| Opposite 2 Pigott Street, Dulwich Hill
| 2 | 1P 8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri; 8,30am-12.30pm Sat | No Parking 8am-10pm EV Vehicles Excepted While Charging |
| Opposite 1 Station Street, Petersham | 2 | Unrestricted | No Parking 8am-10pm EV Vehicles Excepted While Charging |
| 287 Ramsay Street, Haberfield | 1 | unrestricted | No Parking 8am-10pm EV Vehicles Excepted While Charging |
Project details
Inner West Council has secured funding to roll-out 136 public electric vehicle charging ports across our community over the next 12 months. This is by far the biggest number of any Local Government Area in NSW. The provision of public charging is essential in the Inner West as many of our residents do not have off-street parking. All chargers will be installed by April 2025 and will be open to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
What is being proposed?
Council is proposing to change parking conditions in the following locations:
- Opposite 67 Boomerang
Street, Haberfield
- 14 Cooper Street, Balmain
- 12-14 Myra Road, Dulwich Hill
- Opposite 2 Pigott
Street, Dulwich Hill
- 287 Ramsay Street,
Haberfield
- Opposite 1 Station
Street, Petersham
Proposed parking changes
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Have your say
You can provide feedback by:
- Completing the survey below
- Emailing to daniela.kiproff@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
- Posting to Inner West Council, Po Box 14, Petersham NSW 2029, c/o Daniela Kiproff
- Calling us on 02 93925321
Other ways to provide feedback:
- Call a FREE Interpreter or the National Relay Service, Monday to Friday between 9am-4pm and provide our phone number 02 93925321
- Free Interpreter call TIS National on 131 450
- Voice relay call 1300 555 727
- TTY call 133 677
- SMS relay call 0423 677 767
Last day to provide feedback is 2 March 2025.
Survey closed
What happens next?
A report, including feedback from the community, will be considered by Council’s Local Traffic Committee. The Committee’s recommendations will then be considered by Council where a final decision will be made. Everyone who provides feedback will be notified when the report is considered by the Committee.
