EG On The Move has lodged an appeal against a planning refusal that snubbed its proposal to build a new-to-sector filling station a stone’s throw away from a major airport.
Back in May 2025 the firm applied to Renfrewshire Council for permission to construct a four-pump-island forecourt on a 3.8-acre plot a few hundred metres away from Glasgow Airport.
The site would feature a huge 5,500sq ft shop, 52 parking spaces, plus EV charging and a separate 3,500sq ft drive-thru restaurant.
The land on which the forecourt would sit is derelict, vacant and adjoins two busy main roads, the site is also little more than 100 metres away from a residential cul de sac, which would be linked to the filling station via an existing footpath that is in need of restoration, and would be improved as part of the project.
Transport Scotland, Glasgow Airport and Renfrewshire Council’s planning officer all supported the project, but the council itself ultimately refused it, ruling that it would have a “significant adverse impact on neighbouring properties”, and that the forecourt would not be “of an appropriate scale and would significantly impact the function, character and amenity of the surrounding area”.
EG On The Move’s appeal against the council’s refusal is now lodged with the Scottish Government and due for consideration this summer. The appeal highlights a number of reasons why the project should go ahead including the jobs a new forecourt would create; the fact the forecourt would bring derelict land back into use; and that “over 150 metres separation from the site to the nearest residential proprerties”.
