St Peter's Church in Caversham has been given planning permission to install a private electric vehicle charger for the Rectory next to Caversham Court Gardens.
The church was founded and consecrated in 1162. The church, its 17th-century garden walls and the Rectory (dating to 1843) are Grade II listed.
Reading Borough Council's planning department approved the private charger on May 7.
Mrs Rachel Ross Smith, the associate vicar, said: "The charger will only be a private one, and my husband has gone through all the right processes. There are some parking spaces for disabled people which we keep free so that disabled people have access to Caversham Court Gardens, so we don't want people coming to charge cars there because that will prevent people using the gardens. So there is no public charger there."
There are public charging points at the Caversham High Street car park, and at the Chester Street and Thames Promenade car parks, run by the council.
Planning officer Gary Miles said the charger would not have a physical impact on the Rectory; it will be attached to a post secured into the ground next to a large hedge and was judged compliant with council planning policies.
You can view the approved application using reference PL/26/0334 on the council planning portal.
James Aldridge, Local Democracy Reporter
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