Connected Kerb will install 1,562 public chargepoints across Cheshire West and Chester from early 2027, mostly in council car parks. There were 412 in July.
Cheshire West and Chester Council has hired Connected Kerb to install 1,562 public electric vehicle chargepoints across the borough. Work is due to start in early 2027 and finish by December 2030.
The council announced the 20-year contract on Wednesday 11 November. The scheme is aimed at people who want an electric car but have no driveway or garage to charge it at home.
Where the chargepoints will go
The council says most of the chargepoints will be in car parks it owns. Where residents live more than 400 metres from a council car park, chargers will go on the street instead.
The council has not yet published a list of car parks or streets.
Who is paying
The money comes from two places, according to the council:
- £2.049 million from the government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund
- around £8 million of private investment from Connected Kerb
The council says every new charger will offer “highly competitive overnight public charging rates”. It has not said what those rates will be.
Buses and Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood called them “rapid chargers” in a statement issued with the announcement. The council’s own release does not give the charging speed.
How many chargers the borough has now
Cheshire West and Chester had 412 public chargers on 1 July 2026, according to the Department for Transport’s latest local authority figures, which come from the Zapmap database. Of those, 107 were rated at 50kW or more.
The new contract would add nearly four times that number.
The borough sits behind two of its neighbours on chargers per head:
| Area | Public chargers, 1 July 2026 | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Warrington | 344 | 159.7 |
| Cheshire East | 520 | 123.4 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 412 | 110.9 |
| Wirral | 234 | 71.2 |
What it means for you
If you live in a terrace or a flat with no off-street parking, this is the scheme meant for you. The first chargepoints are not due until early 2027, so nothing changes this winter.
Three things are still unknown:
- which car parks and streets get chargers first
- what the overnight price will be
- how fast the chargers will be
Councillor Stuart Bingham, Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Neighbourhood Pride, said the scheme would help “particularly those who don’t have access to a driveway or home charger”.
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