Transwest Fuels plans for new service station along one of Tamworth's busiest roads

Transwest Fuels have lodged a development application for a service station on the corner of Jewry Street, in the new Federation Park industrial site.

It's been a rapid expansion for Transwest Fuels, who recently opened a service station on the corner of Marius and Fitzroy streets, adding to the company's existing service stations in Kootingal, Manilla and Walcha.

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Transwest Fuels managing director Ben Clifton said he wanted "to give locals the best value for money".

"We want to create competition in the market," Mr Clifton said.

"We're locally owned, and we want every dollar staying in the region."

The Marius Street service station had a "soft opening" this week, and all the "bells and whistles" will be in place within the next week.

It'll have barista-made coffee, a 24-seat cafe, a retro-style lolly wall and a permanent florist.

"We're not like a traditional service station," Mr Clifton said.

"It's unlike any service station in the region. It's fresh and funky with industrial features."

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Mr Clifton was "very happy" to secure sites on two of the city's main arterial roads.

"If you look at those areas, they need those facilities given that Tamworth is growing," he said.

"Especially in the industrial estate, you need a development that complements the surround infrastructure."

If approved, the Jewry Street site will have five double-sided small vehicle pumps, two double-sided large vehicle pumps, a drive through food facility and the capacity to store half a million litres of fuel.