The £4m scheme that looks to 'breathe new life'’ into a Greater Manchester town

The station will service the growing number of EV owners in Greater Manchester.

CGI images show how a huge new £4m electric vehicle charging site will look in Failsworth.

Works on the large-scale charging station - which developers call a ‘charging oasis’ - have already begun.

The project at an abandoned petrol station on the corner of Reliance Street and Oldham Road is supposed to help ‘breathe new life’ into the area by supporting commuters with electric cars.

The design features 12 ultra-rapid charging bays, four waiting bays for if all the chargers are occupied and a Caffè Nero Express.

The images show an unusual circular design with plenty of greenery, green road markings and the charging ports, which will be able to deliver up to 300kW in short charges. The charge means drivers could travel up to 325 miles after a 20-minute stop.

Be.EV, the project developer, believes the site could ‘revitalise the area’. The site sees more than 26,000 commuters pass by each day, and has more than 1,242 registered EVs in the local area.

But as well as letting EV owners charge their cars, Be.EV predicts the scheme would boost spending at local businesses by up to three per cent, giving a leg-up to the local economy.

Asif Ghafoor, the company’s CEO, said: “This once-derelict site is set to become a key transport feature of the community—a thriving hub buzzing with activity. By breathing new life into this space, we're not just revitalising the area—we're paving the way for cleaner, greener streets.”

The old petrol station, left derelict for around 15 years, has undergone intensive decontamination works and is now the first former petrol station to be re-certified as a ‘green site’ for clean energy use by Manchester City Council.

The multi-million pound scheme is a part of the ‘Northern Gateway’ project, which aims to bring new employment, neighbourhoods and infrastructure to a number of ‘underdeveloped’ sites in north Manchester and the borders of Oldham, Rochdale and Bury.