Work to install electric vehicle chargers on 33 Norwich streets will start next month - but 13 more are still on hold.

Norfolk County Council awarded a contract to Blink Charging UK earlier this year to install the chargers for public use in roads across the city.

The council had intended those charge points would be available in the summer, but the scheme was delayed, so work will now start next month.

The hold-up was to address issues raised during public consultation, such as chargers taking up too much room on pavements, impeding people in wheelchairs and parents with buggies.

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The original contract was to install, supply and operate 46 new charge points on 40 streets across Norwich.

But the review and redesigns will mean there will be more charge points, with 66 at 33 of the original locations.

Work on the first streets - Grove Road, Telegraph Lane East, Onley Street, Hobart Square, St Leonards Road and Hall Road - will start on Monday, December 11.

The rest will be done in stages, due to all be in place by spring next year.

But an additional 13 locations are under review, with further design stage and feasibility work scheduled to make certain it is practical for them to be installed there.

Those locations are Scott Road, Golding Place, Mill Hill Road, Neville Street, Norfolk Street, Portersfield Road, Southwell Road, St Leonards Road, Telegraph Lane East, Union Street, Waterloo Road, Grove Road and Long John Hill.

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Graham Plant, the council's cabinet member for highways, infrastructure and transport, said; “We remain committed to this pioneering project which supports our ambitions for a greener and cleaner future for Norfolk.

"The feedback we gained from our consultation was invaluable and has allowed us to reassess some of the site designs to ensure we are introducing the right infrastructure to make Norfolk fit for the future and enable people to cut their dependence on motor transport that relies on fossil fuels."

Labour county councillor Emma Corlett, who represents Town Close division, welcomed how the project had been paused to allow for better design.

Jamie Osborn, Green county councillor for Mancroft, said: "The county council urgently needs to get on with installing EV chargers, but they need to be installed appropriately and shouldn't obstruct access for wheelchair users or disabled people."