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AnalysisBOOK REVIEW: 226 Garages and Service Stations. An affectionate and insightful photographic survey of forecourts
Photographer Philip Butler’s latest book sees him share pictures of 226 notable filling stations and vehicle workshops, and while it might at first glance seem a tongue-in-cheek look at these buildings, it’s a far more nuanced and warm-hearted endeavour, and one that’s impossible not to appreciate.
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ArticleTom Highland takes touches from award-winning Childerley Gate for new St Neots forecourt
Tom Highland’s new site in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, may not be big enough to replicate his award-winning nearby Childerley Gate Service Station, but it takes inspiration from that forecourt, with the shop having a cosy yet comprehensive feel, as we found on a recent visit.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Grove Retail’s expansion plans continue with brace of developments
Planning documents have revealed how Top 50 Indie Grove Retail intends to continue its portfolio expansion, adding EV chargers and a jet wash to one site, and building a completely new filling station on another.
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NewsNew Moto Sawtry services just weeks away from opening
A new motorway service area operated by Moto is soon to open at Sawtry on the A1(M) between Peterborough and Cambridge, cementing the partnership between the two firms.
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NewsMaxol expands Northern Irish forecourt as part of £145m investment strategy
Irish oil firm Maxol has refurbished and expanded a forecourt in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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NewsBrookfield wins planning permission for roadside services on appeal
Top 50 Indie Brookfield Group has won a planning appeal against a council’s refusal of permission for roadside services near Skipton in North Yorkshire.
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NewsPlans unveiled to build petrol station on site in Wolverhampton
Plans to build a petrol station and retail store on the site of a former service station have been lodged with Wolverhampton City Council.
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NewsApplication made to modernise Oxfordshire petrol filling station with a KDRB
Plans to modernise a petrol filling station with a KDRB have been submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council.
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NewsAscona Group reopens Machynlleth Service Station after £3m redevelopment
Top 50 Indie Ascona Group has reopened Machynlleth Service Station in North Wales after a £3m redevelopment.
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NewsMFG site in Scotland wins planning permission to raise height of canopy
MFG has won planning permission to raise the height of the canopy at its Auchinleck Service Station, in East Ayrshire, from 4.5m to 5.1m.
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NewsBolton welcomes new forecourt with drive-thru Greggs and Burger King
Diners in Bolton are due to receive two new drive-thru restaurants after developers secured funding from specialist lender Together for a new petrol forecourt development.
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NewsLocals object to pub being turned into petrol station
Plans to turn an old pub in Percy Main, North Shields, into a petrol forecourt have been met by dozens of objections from locals.
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NewsMFG applies for KDRB of BP-branded site at Ferry Road in Edinburgh
MFG has applied for planning permission for a KDRB of its BP-branded site at 72-77 Ferry Road in Edinburgh, which would include solar panels on top of the canopy and a sedum green roof for the new sales building.
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NewsMaxol unveils plans for growth through acquisitions and redevelopment
Maxol has announced plans to continue to grow the company in Ireland through acquisition of established convenience forecourt stores and the purchase of land adjoining existing sites to improve facilities and services for customers.
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NewsPenny Petroleum expecting to provide Easingwold’s only petrol station
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum is expecting to add to its 80-strong estate of forecourt sites after a development in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, was granted planning permission.
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NewsPlans for major expansion of service station on route into Skegness
Plans for a major expansion of a service station on a route into Skegness have been lodged with the local council.
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NewsNew petrol station included in plans for a service area on trunk road in Redcar
A new petrol station is included in plans for a service complex on the edge of the Teesworks site at Redcar in North Yorkshire.
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NewsShell reopens site in Staffordshire after rebuild involving addition of Little Waitrose
Shell has reopened its site on the A32 in Stone, Staffordshire, after a six-month rebuild.
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NewsLeeds Skelton Lake Services wins 'Planning for the Natural Environment' award
Extra MSA’s state-of-the art Motorway Service Area at Skelton Lake in east Leeds has been unveiled as this year’s winner of the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) National Award for Excellence in Planning for the Natural Environment 2022.
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NewsPlanning permission granted for KDRB of Hedworth Service Station in Jarrow
Planning permission for the redevelopment of Hedworth Service Station at Leam Lane, Jarrow, has been granted to SRJ Energy by South Tyneside Council.