Ionity's Big UK Expansion

[simcity]

Probably mentioned elsewhere here, but I thought I'd bring it into one thread for visibility.

As of 12 June 2024 these are the UK sites listed in the Ionity Tracker (and from local planning) as in construction (most distant announcement to most recent)

Frimley
Entered 551 days ago
(Due to be energised around 19 June 2024)

Greenock
Entered 546 days ago
(entered on app)

York
Entered 541 days ago
(complete awaiting energisation)

Singing Kettle
Entered 352 days ago

Leicester
Entered 329 days ago
02/10/23 - updated planning application with 12 additional charge points (6 x Alpitronic HYC dual-head units) to the original 12 x ABB
(complete awaiting energisation)

Ayr
Entered 225 days ago

Doncaster
Entered 208 days ago
(groundworks almost complete, posts in place)

Sheffield
Entered 205 days ago
(entered on app)

Abergavenny
Entered 205 days ago

South Normanton
Entered 205 days ago
(complete awaiting energisation)

Dungannon (NI)
Entered 180 days ago

Dundee
Entered 174 days ago

Sunderland
Entered 85 days ago

Lancaster North
Entered 71 days ago

Edinburgh, Shawfair Business Park
Entered 55 days ago
09/04/24 - link. Due to open autumn 2024

Bristol - Village Hotel
Entered 6 days ago
Planning approved on 1 Feb 2024, P23/03488/F

Hull - Village Hotel
Entered yesterday
Planning approved on 18 April 2024, 23/03522/FULL

Cambridge, expansion - additional 18 charge points
Due by end of 2024

Peterborough, expansion - additional 18 charge points
Due by end of 2024

Beaconsfield, expansion - battery system planned
TBC. See link

Wrexham, Ramada Hotel
APPROVED, P/2023/0278

Droitwich Spa
30/04/23 in planning, W/23/00687/FUL

Almondsbury
22/02/24 WITHDRAWN, P23/02088/F

Cross Hands, Llanelli
20/03/24 WITHDRAWN, PL/06697

Haverfordwest
APPROVED, 23/0646/PA

Manchester, Eccles (M30 7EY)
25/01/24 in planning, PA/2023/0497

Southport
30/01/24 in planning, DC/2024/00197

Gloucester
28/03/24 in planning S.24/0598/FUL

Bristol (Eastgate)
APPROVED, 23/04014/F

Dartford, Doubletree Hilton
02/04/24 In planning 24/00365/FUL

I will provisionally add the 33 new Village Hotels / Ionity sites below (in alphabetic order) as announced on 12 September. As more details become available I can update / edit this post.

Aberdeen - APPROVED, 240077/DPP

Basingstoke - APPROVED, 24/00361/FUL

Birmingham Dudley - APPROVED, 23/1606

Birmingham Walsall - APPROVED, 23/1601

Blackpool - APPROVED, 24/0024

Bournemouth - APPROVED, 7-2024-9177-EH

Bracknell - 12/04/24 in planning 24/00193/FUL

Bristol - APPROVED, P23/03488/F

Cardiff - 24/01/24 in planning, 24/00164/FUL

Chester St David's - 19/03/24 in planning, FUL/000203/24

Coventry - APPROVED, PL/2024/0000321/FUL

Edinburgh - 16/05/24 WITHDRAWN, 24/00133/FUL

Farnborough

Glasgow - 24/01/24 in planning, 24/00164/FUL

Hull - PERMITTED, 23/03522/FULL

Leeds North - REFUSED, 23/07573/FU, REFUSED again, 24/01878/FU

Leeds South - REFUSED, 24/00376/FU. REFUSED again, 24/01877/FU

Liverpool - 15/03/24 in planning 24/00127/FUL

London Watford - PERMITTED, 24/0224/FUL

Maidstone - PERMITTED, 24/501357/FULL

Manchester Ashton

Manchester Bury - 26/02/24 in planning 23/01367/FUL

Manchester Cheadle - APPROVED DC/091638

Manchester Hyde - 19/12/23 in planning, 23/01106/FUL

Newcastle - 16/02/24 in planning 24/00200/FUL

Nottingham - 19/01/24 in planning, 24/00034/FUL

Portsmouth

Solihull - WITHDRAWN, PL/2023/02638/PPFL

Southampton Eastleigh

Swansea - APPROVED, 2023/2626/FUL

Swindon - 28/03/24 in planning, S/24/0368

Warrington - APPROVED, 2023/01545/FUL

Wirral - 16/02/24 in planning, APP/24/00220

[edits to OP in red]

As of last count there will be 85 Ionity sites in the UK total:
- Opened 29
- 17 in construction (include 2 VH sites)
- 8 in planning, and
- 31 Village Hotels sites in planning

The rough timetable, if it can be believed, for the Village Hotels sites (compared to the average Ionity construction time in the UK), is very aggressive indeed.

All these sites to be operational by 2024 apparently.

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[Porsche-Guru]

Thanks for compiling the list…
Yes, the Village hotels Ionity build program seems to be very aggressive.

 

[simcity]

Thanks for compiling the list…
Yes, the Village hotels Ionity build program seems to be very aggressive.

Yeah I hope having “site selection” out of the equation makes for faster builds. Hopefully they have a fat grid connection they can leverage too.

 

[simcity]

I’ve been told on another forum that York is looking very close to be ready…

 

[BigBob]

Probably mentioned elsewhere here, but I thought I'd bring it into one thread for visibility.

As of October 8 2023 these are the UK sites listed in the Ionity Tracker as "in construction" (most distant announcement to most recent)

Frimley
Entered 303 days ago

Greenock
Entered 298 days ago

York
Entered 293 days ago

Manchester East
Entered 292 days ago

Aberdeen
Entered 104 days ago

Singing Kettle
Entered 104 days ago

Belfast
Entered 82 days ago

Leicester
Entered 81 days ago

Toome
Entered 74 days ago

Stranraer
Entered 72 days ago

+
Cobham (expansion)
Entered 31 days ago (planning granted 7 September 2023)
18/20 additional charge points (mixture of ABB Terra and Alpitronic HYC)

I will provisionally add the 33 new Village Hotels / Ionity sites below (in alphabetic order) as announced on 12 September. As more details become available I can update / edit this post.

Aberdeen

Basingstoke

Birmingham Dudley

Birmingham Walsall

Blackpool

Bournemouth

Bracknell

Bristol

Cardiff

Chester St David's

Coventry

Edinburgh

Farnborough

Glasgow

Hull

Leeds North

Leeds South

Liverpool

London Watford

Maidstone

Manchester Ashton

Manchester Bury

Manchester Cheadle

Manchester Hyde

Newcastle

Nottingham

Portsmouth

Solihull

Southampton Eastleigh

Swansea

Swindon

Warrington

Wirral

There will be 65 Ionity sites in the UK total - the existing 22, the 10 variously in construction and the 33 new Village Hotels sites. The rough timetable, if it can be believed, for the Village Hotels sites (compared to the average Ionity construction time in the UK), is very aggressive indeed.

All these sites to be operational by 2024.

London Watford! A bit like London Stansted airport!

I wonder if they'll decide to put one or two in the capital city?

 

[Dabz]

Let's hope they don't fund this expansion by raising pricing on the Porsche charging service

 

[simcity]

Let's hope they don't fund this expansion by raising pricing on the Porsche charging service

Well Ionity already pushed up their per unit and sub prices back in June. Quite significantly. The only quid pro quo was they reduced minimum sub terms to 1 month.

We are lucky to have such a large discount on PCS.

 

[simcity]

London Watford! A bit like London Stansted airport!

I wonder if they'll decide to put one or two in the capital city?

The announcement was to be build at the existing 33 Village Hotels group sites. Don't think there's any of them in the capital.

If Ionity were to build a station in London itself, would think it would be outside of this particular hotels deal and be a "standalone" site....

 

[Throb]

Probably mentioned elsewhere here, but I thought I'd bring it into one thread for visibility.

As of October 8 2023 these are the UK sites listed in the Ionity Tracker as "in construction" (most distant announcement to most recent)

Frimley
Entered 303 days ago

Greenock
Entered 298 days ago

York
Entered 293 days ago

Manchester East
Entered 292 days ago

Aberdeen
Entered 104 days ago

Singing Kettle
Entered 104 days ago

Belfast
Entered 82 days ago

Leicester
Entered 81 days ago

Toome
Entered 74 days ago

Stranraer
Entered 72 days ago

+
Cobham (expansion)
Entered 31 days ago (planning granted 7 September 2023)
18/20 additional charge points (mixture of ABB Terra and Alpitronic HYC)

I will provisionally add the 33 new Village Hotels / Ionity sites below (in alphabetic order) as announced on 12 September. As more details become available I can update / edit this post.

Aberdeen

Basingstoke

Birmingham Dudley

Birmingham Walsall

Blackpool

Bournemouth

Bracknell

Bristol

Cardiff

Chester St David's

Coventry

Edinburgh

Farnborough

Glasgow

Hull

Leeds North

Leeds South

Liverpool

London Watford

Maidstone

Manchester Ashton

Manchester Bury

Manchester Cheadle

Manchester Hyde

Newcastle

Nottingham

Portsmouth

Solihull

Southampton Eastleigh

Swansea

Swindon

Warrington

Wirral

There will be 65 Ionity sites in the UK total - the existing 22, the 10 variously in construction and the 33 new Village Hotels sites. The rough timetable, if it can be believed, for the Village Hotels sites (compared to the average Ionity construction time in the UK), is very aggressive indeed.

All these sites to be operational by 2024.

Thanks for the update. I popped by Cobham a week or so ago, and was surprised to see they were already underway with the expansion. This is great news, combined with this new expansion.

 

[simcity]

 

[Throb]

New site started construction yesterday in Ayr...

 

[simcity]

Cobham expansion progress (photos nicked from a thread I’ve running at SpeakEV).

Also new contactless payment terminal (to comply with new UK Gov charging regs coming into force). Another installed at Chippenham too.

 

[simcity]

New site started construction yesterday in Ayr...

Fort William has a planning app in, but not yet on the Ionity roadmap / tracker.

 

[simcity]

So updates from a member on this topic over at SpeakEV (following conversations with the Ionity contractors on site) suggest that the Cobham expansion is due to be opened by mid-December.

They have 12 of the ABB pedestals now in place.

They have held off installing the Alpitronic HYC400 dual-head units (3 of) that they have planning permission for, until they see what demand is like with the expansion.

 

[Throb]

So updates from a member on this topic over at SpeakEV (following conversations with the Ionity contractors on site) suggest that the Cobham expansion is due to be opened by mid-December.

They have 12 of the ABB pedestals now in place.

They have held off installing the Alpitronic HYC400 dual-head units (3 of) that they have planning permission for, until they see what demand is like with the expansion.

Thanks for the update. Shame about the HYC400s not being added from the start, but the 12 new ABBs are very welcome. I'll be using Cobham at the beginning of December, and then again just before Christmas. Would be great to see them working, at least by the end of December.

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