A developer who lost an appeal with the Planning Inspectorate to construct a new forecourt on a derelict plot that traded as a filling station 20 years ago has lodged a fresh application to put a forecourt on the land.
IN 2023 Bushbury LTD had an application to construct a new filling station in Tettenhall, a village on the outskirts of Wolverhampton, refused. The plans featured an large forecourt shop overlooking four pump islands, together with an automatic car wash and jet wash.
Wolverhampton City Council rejected the plans, arguing noise from the forecourt would adversely affect a neighbouring residential property, and that the development was ”a poor design as it lacks sufficient landscaping and is dominated by hardstanding, utilitarian structures and buildings, to the detriment of the character and appearance of the area”.
Bushbury appealed to the national Planning Inspectorate, but that body upheld the council’s decision, finding in 2024 that the project “would have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the area”.
Apparently not disheartened, the developer has submitted a fresh planning application, leaving the main layout largely unchanged, but adding features such as a red-brick façade intended to help the forecourt shop blend in with local buildings. The developer also argues that the site is a “blot on the local landscape and will continue to deteriorate further if not developed”.`
