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NewsEG On The Move wins controversial bid to replace “eyesore” car dealership with new forecourt
Wyre Forest District Council’s planning committee has unanimously granted permission for EG On The Move to knock down a defunct car dealership described as “a redundant eyesore”, and construct a new 24-hour filling station in its place.
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NewsYo-yo planning process sees forecourt application reintroduced
Developers looking to construct a new employment hub on the Isle of Sheppey have reintroduced a filling station to their plans, having initially proposed a forecourt, before previously deciding against it.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON PROPERTY: The art of the deal
Neil Findlay is a man who spends much of his working life in a car. That’s because he is the acquisitions director at EG On The Move, and he says if you don’t ride the roads, you’re not going to identify the opportunities. Forecourt Trader caught up with him, as well as other property experts, on a rare occasion he was at his desk.
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NewsPark Garage Group follows MFG into partnership with digital ad firm Wildstone
Hot on the heels of a deal to upgrade advertising boards throughout MFG’s portfolio, outdoor media company Wildstone is partnering with Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group to install digital ad boards across at least three forecourts in the firm’s estate.
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NewsMoto defends plans for controversial M3 services
MSA firm Moto has hit back at claims it is “misusing” the planning system after the firm withdrew one planning application for a new motorway services on the M3 in Hampshire, and submitted another in its place.
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NewsRoadchef firms up plans for new motorway services by Leeds
A series of planning changes for a forthcoming motorway services area on the A1(M) 15 miles to the east of Leeds have been submitted by Roadchef.
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OtherHOW TO BUILD YOUR FORECOURT: Groundworks
The first instalment in our series looking at forecourt design, construction and business planning sees us head to a forthcoming EG On The Move site in Chepstow
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NewsJP&S digs deep for Surrey forecourt redevelopment
Top 50 Indie JP&S Services is embarking on a £1m-plus refresh of its filling station in Godalming, Surrey, with the project involving a three-tonne battery being installed in a dedicated underground substation to facilitate EV charging.
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NewsMFG refused permission for new Greggs building over neighbour concerns
Proposals from MFG to construct a new Greggs ‘pod’ building behind a filling station in Coventry, West Midlands, have been turned down by the local authority over concerns the project would have an “overbearing impact” on nearby residential properties.
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NewsDerelict Newport forecourt to be redeveloped
Local authorities have granted planning permission for a derelict filling station in Newport to be knocked down, and a new PFS erected in its place.
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NewsNew Truro forecourt gets off the ground after seven years of planning
A new-to-sector filling station on the outskirts of Truro, Cornwall, looks set to come to fruition over seven years since it was initially proposed.
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NewsGillingham Services campaigners apply for a Judicial Review
Campaigners in Norfolk are trying to overturn a decision that would double the size of Gillingham Services and turn it into a ‘rural retail park’.
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NewsWelcome Break submits plans to redevelop Muskham Services
Welcome Break has applied for planning permission to redevelop Muskham Services on the Great North Road – part of the A1 trunk road near Newark.
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NewsNational Highways delays Welcome Break’s M11 plans
Welcome Break’s plans for a new motorway service area (MSA) at junction 11 of the M27 are being delayed following intervention by National Highways.
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NewsPlanning permission sought for new forecourt on Caister Bypass
Planning permission is being sought for a new petrol filling station with a McDonald’s and a coffee shop at Pump Lane on the Caister Bypass near Great Yarmouth.
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NewsRontec applies to add extra retail unit to Bath forecourt
Rontec is applying for planning permission to add a single-storey building to its Walcot Service Station on London Road in Bath.
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NewsChange.org petition started to stop EG On The Move’s Carlisle plans
An online petition has been started to try and stop EG On The Move from building a new forecourt on the A69 Warwick Road in east Carlisle.
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NewsBiswas family to install above-ground tank and jet wash at recently purchased forecourt
It was only this summer that we reported how the Biswas family, which previously owned forecourts around London, had purchased a filling station on a two-acre plot beside a main road in Norfolk; now, planning documents reveal what the family has in store for the site.
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NewsMFG poised to reopen main-road services following knock-down rebuild
MFG is set to reopen a filling station on the A10 following a knock-down rebuild that has comprehensively redeveloped the site.
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NewsDeveloper again seeks permission to reinstate forecourt after losing planning appeal
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.