All Planning articles
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NewsYorkshire forecourt set for knock-down rebuild
A filling station in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, is set to be comprehensively redeveloped if the local authority grants a recent planning application.
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NewsGillingham Services campaigners continue their fight
Campaigners in Norfolk have had their initial application for a Judicial Review Hearing into changes at Gillingham Services turned down by the Administrative Court.
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NewsDual-carriageway safety concerns see forecourt-redevelopment plans quashed
A planning application to redevelop a filling station in Suffolk has been refused over concerns relating to the A12 dual-carriageway the forecourt sits astride.
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NewsEnvironment Agency tells EG On The Move renovation plans carry “unacceptable” risk
Proposals from EG On The Move to knock down and rebuild a forecourt in Ipswich, Suffolk, have hit a snag after the Environment Agency objected to the firm’s planning application over groundwater contamination concerns.
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NewsCouncil recommends new M4 services goes ahead for Moto
Moto Hospitality, which operates 70 sites across the UK, has moved one step closer to breaking ground on a new MSA on the M4, after Wiltshire Council recommended the project go ahead.
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NewsBad news for Roadchef as Moto intervention sees planning permission overturned
The small world of UK motorway services operators has been racked with drama after the High Court overturned planning permission that had been granted to Roadchef for a new MSA following an intervention from rival firm Moto.
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NewsDevelopers make third attempt to get EV charging station through planning
First, there was the council’s initial refusal; next came an unsuccessful appeal to the government’s Planning Inspectorate. Now, developers have lodged a fresh planning application in the hope of building a 31-bay EV charging hub and drive-thru restaurant on the A34 south of Stoke.
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NewsEG On The Move involved in new £20m roadside services project
Top 50 Indie EG On The Move has been named as the forecourt operator providing refuelling services at a new £20m development on the A90 trunk road in Perthshire, Scotland.
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NewsEsso seeks to upgrade Warrington forecourt
Oil major Esso is seeking planning permission to upgrade the forecourt hardware of a filling station in Warrington, Cheshire.
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NewsShell to knock down and rebuild Glasgow forecourt
Shell has been granted planning permission to demolish and reconstruct a filling station in Erskine, a commuter town seven miles to the west of Glasgow.
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NewsUnderground gas pipeline fears see authorities recommend forecourt not be built
Plans to construct a new-to-sector filling station on the Norfolk coast are hanging in the balance after the Health and Safety Executive recommended the project not go ahead due to an underground gas pipeline in the vicinity.
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NewsPeterborough forecourt set for knock-down rebuild
A planning application has been submitted to Peterborough City Council seeking permission to demolish and reconstruct a BP filling station.
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NewsMFG granted permission to add eight EV and five jet-wash bays to Norfolk forecourt
South Norfolk District Council has granted MFG permission to upgrade a Morrisons forecourt in Diss, south Norfolk, adding valeting and charging facilities, amongst other improvements.
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NewsIonity partners with Hubber to build new central Birmingham charging hub
Chargepoint provider Ionity has opened what it terms its “most urban UK charging site” to date, with project being undertaken in partnership with Hubber, which was set up by three former Tesla execs.
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NewsRoadside Real Estate plans knockdown rebuild of former Sainsbury’s forecourt
Just weeks after revealing it has “big aspirations” to become a serious player in the forecourt business, Roadside Real Estate has applied for planning permission to knock down and rebuild a former Sainsbury’s filling station in Coventry.
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NewsTesco plans to turn disused filling station into convenience store without forecourt
Planning officers have recommended New Forest District Council give Tesco the go-ahead to turn a defunct forecourt into a convenience store with 2,100sq ft of retail space, despite hundreds of objections from residents.
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NewsRemote community launches £500k fundraiser to reinstate village filling station
Rural petrol stations are often said to serve as hubs for the community as much as they are motorist pit-stops, and residents of a remote Scottish village are proving this point after beginning a £500,000 fundraiser to replace a forecourt and village shop that closed last year.
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NewsPlanning error sees developer refused permission to reinstate forecourt
Plans to reinstate a former petrol station that currently trades as a used-car dealership have been turned down by a local council after the applicant used the wrong route to seek permission.
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NewsMFG plans to triple size of forecourt shop with Pret addition
A planning application has been submitted by MFG seeking permission to extend the shop at a forecourt in Norwich, with the proposed build set to almost triple the amount of retail space on offer.
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NewsCouncil hit with hefty legal bill after trying to stop Gridserve EV charging hub
Planning applications can be expensive undertakings, but one local authority has been hit with unexpected costs after the Planning Inspectorate ruled not only that a Gridserve EV hub should have been given the go-ahead, but that Hartlepool Borough Council must pay the chargepoint operator’s legal fees.