A Somerset filling station is to get a fresh lease of life after Shell applied for planning permission to install new canopy and signage.
The forecourt abuts a roundabout that joins the A361 and A39 – major arterial routes that form a triangle linking Glastonbury with Frome and Bath respectively.
In what can best be described as a comprehensive makeover, Shell is seeking to replace the existing forecourt canopy along with the entrance and exit signs, and pump signage and numbers, while the firm is also refreshing the shop fascia.
This last aspect will see a new ‘Proud to stock Co-op’ sign affixed to the shop front, in addition to Costa Express and Deli by Shell hanging pendant signs. A new five-metre-high totem MID (main identification display) sign is also to be erected, as are illuminated ‘Shell Select’ and opening-hours signs – assuming the plans meet with the approval of Somerset Council.
Shell’s plans for the site run more than skin deep, though: Somerset Council has already granted permission for the current underground tanks to be removed from the forecourt, which was built in 1989, with a new tank farm installed in their place.
The new tank setup will comprise two 50,000-litre units, each with two compartments. A 20,000-litre section for V-Power super unleaded will be joined by a 30,000-litre compartment for standard grade petrol in one tank, while the other will be filled with diesel, split between 30,000 litres of standard, and 20,000 litres of V-Power diesel.
The four pump islands are also being replaced, as are the pumps, with Shell opting for eight-hose, four-grade Tokheim QML series units.
The forecourt is currently closed while works are carried out.
