Bradford Council has granted EG On The Move permission to build a new-to-industry forecourt on one of the busiest roads in the city.
The firm had previously been granted permission by the local authority to demolish an old Mercedes dealership in anticipation of beginning work on a forecourt, and Bradford has now given the independent operator the go-ahead to build its new filling station.
EGOTM will now construct a four-pump-island forecourt laid out in starter-gate format, with the pumps facing a 5,130sq ft on-site shop, which will be glass-fronted in the firm’s usual style. Four EV charging spots and 28 customer parking spaces will also feature once the site has been completed.
The granting of planning permission marks another win for one of the more rapidly expanding forecourt firms in the business, with EGOTM having at least 13 sites in planning or construction at present.
In reaching its decision to grant the firm’s project permission, the City of Bradford Council’s planning officer noted that while a petrol station would amount to a change of use to the land’s previous life as a car dealership, they considered that it would “provide a valuable service”, bringing a “vacant brownfield site back into productive use” while creating around 20 new jobs.
