Installation of electric vehicle chargepoints throughout Lancashire

Lancaster Park and Ride charging points

We are supporting residents in transitioning to electric vehicles, as part of our work to reduce transport-related emissions and protect our environment. Our modelling indicates that by 2030, Lancashire will need about 6665 chargepoints for our residents by 2030. Our forecasts show that there will be around 240,000 electric vehicles on Lancashire’s roads by the end of the decade. These electric vehicles are projected to make up around 36% of all cars and vans on our roads in Lancashire by 2030, with even higher numbers after that.

Our strategy

The Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy (PDF 1.6 MB) sets out our detailed plan to provide more 'close to home' chargepoints for Lancashire. This strategy outlines our vision of how we intend to deliver more affordable electric vehicle charging options throughout Lancashire for residents, businesses and visitors without access to off-street charging. This will be alongside the chargepoints available from commercial operators, to meet the expected growth in electric vehicle usage and demand, as the cost of owning an electric vehicle becomes cheaper.

Find a chargepoint

You can find live information on chargepoint availability, connector type, power rating and costs to charge wherever you are traveling by visiting Zap-Map.

Chargepoint sharing or 'co charging', where another homeowner with a chargepoint allows someone else to charge for a fee via arrangements made through a mobile phone app is becoming more popular. It’s worth checking out what is available locally for you if you don’t have off-street parking.

Buying and owning electric vehicles

If you're thinking about buying an electric vehicle or are new to owning an electric vehicle, you can read more at:

Information and advice from the UK Government on electric vehicles and charging.

Information about owning an electric vehicle from the Energy Saving Trust, including advice on electric vehicles for drivers with disabilities.

Charging electric vehicles at home

EV charging cable crossing the pavement

You can install a chargepoint connected to your home power supply but cannot place any electric vehicle charging cable across the pavement, even if a cable cover or mat covers it.

Our legal duty

We have a legal duty to ensure the safety of the highway under the Highways Act 1980 and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Placing an obstruction such as a wire or cable across the highway in a way likely to cause danger is an offence under the Highways Act 1980. Any electrical equipment on the highway also must be certified and regularly tested as electrically safe.

Cross-pavement solutions

There are cross-pavement solutions available for this, often called gullies or cable trays. These usually require a shallow trench to be dug into the pavement. This is then fitted with a solution that allows the charging cable to run through the channel without presenting a public health and safety risk.

You cannot install a cable gully on the street outside your home. Only the council can authorise or install equipment on the pavement or the street.

If you feel that a cable gully would be the best solution for your home, you will be able to apply for these via Lancashire County Council soon.

Chargepoints we have installed

We have already installed 150 fast and rapid chargepoints with bpPulse to help the people of Lancashire make the switch to electric vehicles. Rapid chargepoints, which typically will fully charge an electric vehicle in less than an hour and fast chargepoints which take around three hours to fully charge the vehicle. The full list of where these chargepoints are and their power ratings can be viewed on the list below:

District Location Availability Total Bays
Burnley Kingsway, Burnley 4x F7 (7kWh) 8
Ribble Street, Padiham 1x Rapid (50kWh) 1
Chorley Market Street, Chorley 1x F7 (7kWh) & 1x Rapid (50kWh) 3
Fylde Inner Promenade, Lytham St Annes 3x F7 (7kWh) 6
Hyndburn St James' Street, Accrington 1x Rapid (50kWh) 1
Bridge Street, Accrington 3x F7 (7kWh) 6
Town Hall Street, Great Harwood 2x F7 (7kWh) 4
Hartley Street, Oswaldtwistle 2x F7 (7kWh) 4
Lancaster Park and Ride, Lancaster Superhub of 6x F7 (7kWh) & 6x Rapid (50kWk) 18
Marine Road Central, Morecambe 4x F7 (7kWh) 8
Market Street, Carnforth 1x Rapid (50kWh) 1
New Street, Carnforth 2x F7 (7kWh) 4
Preston Street, Carnforth 1x F7 (7kWh) 2
Pendle Manchester Road, Nelson 1x Rapid (50kWh) 1
Church Street, Colne 3x F7 (7kWh) 6
Ellis Street, Barnoldswick 2x F7 (7kWh) 4
Albert Street, Earby 2x F7 (7kWh) 4
Preston Bus Station, Preston 3x F7 (7kWh) 6
Winckley Square, Preston 4x F7 (7kWh) 8
Walton-le-dale Park and Ride 4x F7 (7kWh) 8
Lawson Street, Preston 1x Rapid (50kWh) 1
Ribble Valley York Street, Clitheroe 4x F7 (7kWh) 8
King Street, Whalley 1x Rapid (50kWh) 1
George Street, Whalley 1x F7 (7kWh) 2
Rossendale Bury Road, Haslingden 2x F7 (7kWh) 4
King Street, Bacup 2x F7 (7kWh) 4
Kay Street, Rawtenstall 2x F7 (7kWh) & 1x Rapid (50kWh) 5
South Ribble Adjacent to Library, Leyland 2x F7 (7kWh) 4
West Lancs Ruff Lane, Ormskirk 3x F7 (7kWh) 6
Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale 2x Rapid (50kWh) 4
Wyre North Albert Street, Fleetwood 4x F7 (7kWh) 8
Blackpool Old Road, Poulton-le-Fylde 2x F7 (7kWh) 4
Victoria Road West, Cleveleys 2x F7 (7kWh) 4

Want to know more?

Email us at evcharging@lancashire.gov.uk