All Planning articles
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NewsControversial Minehead EV charging hub garners 300 comments from locals
More than 300 people have already commented on plans for an EV charging hub with the “additional provision” of petrol/diesel and ancillary retail, coffee shop facilities and valeting in Minehead.
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NewsRoadworks on over 1,000 miles of major roads lifted ahead of Easter break
Roadworks are being lifted on 1,127 miles of motorways and A roads in time for the Easter getaway, when an expected 21 million people will take to the road.
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NewsMoto submits second planning application for Basingstoke MSA
Moto has submitted a revised planning application for a motorway service area (MSA) at land adjacent to Junction 6 of the M3 near Basingstoke, Hampshire.
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NewsLeicestershire forecourt set for redevelopment
A planning application has been made to significantly redevelop a filling station in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
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NewsShropshire forecourt to be brought back to life
A former filling station on the A41 outside Market Drayton, Shropshire, is set to be resurrected after a planning application was submitted to the local council.
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NewsCouncil warns artificial intelligence can hinder planning applications
A local authority is warning all parties seeking planning approval that using AI can negatively impact their applications.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Grove Retail’s expansion plans continue with brace of developments
Planning documents have revealed how Top 50 Indie Grove Retail intends to continue its portfolio expansion, adding EV chargers and a jet wash to one site, and building a completely new filling station on another.
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NewsEssex forecourt kebab van told to shut up shop by council
A kebab van that has been trading from an Essex forecourt for three years has been refused retrospective planning permission after councillors said concerns over noise and odour had not been mitigated against in the proposals.
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NewsWest Suffolk filling station looks to consolidate tank setup
A forecourt in Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, has reapplied for planning permission to replace four 13,200-litre fuel tanks and install a new 60,000-litre tank, following the refusal of an application last year.
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NewsPlanning permission refused for Fastned Oxfordshire charging hub
Local planners have blocked an application from Fastned to build an EV charging hub that would have featured eight ultra-rapid bays, together with a toilet block and amenity building for vending machines.
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NewsMoto Sawtry services on the A1(M) officially opens
A new motorway services area (MSA) on the A1(M) between Peterborough and Huntingdon officially opened this week on Monday, March 31.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Grove Retail seeks to resurrect derelict forecourt as valeting and EV charging hub
A disused petrol station dubbed a “known eyesore” is set to be redeveloped as a £1m car wash and EV charging hub if planning approval is granted for the site.
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NewsPlans for new M5 motorway services revealed
Welcome Break has revealed plans for its forthcoming motorway service area (MSA) at Junction 24 on the M5 near Bridgwater, Somerset, submitting details to local authorities as it seeks full planning approval
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Scotland may have inadvertently banned all new petrol stations
It seemed, in the grand scheme of things, a relatively minor story: Renfrewshire Council had refused planning permission for a new petrol station on the outskirts of Lochwinnoch, a village 20 miles to the west of Glasgow. But it is feared that the decision may have set a wider precedent.
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NewsNewts no longer blocking motorway service area development
Extra MSA Group has found itself one step closer to breaking ground on a new motorway service area (MSA) it first applied for permission for in 2019, after successfully mitigating against a planning condition related to great crested newts.
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NewsClimate change rules see petrol station planning permission refused
A Scottish council has refused planning permission for a new petrol station and service area partly because the development would “increase dependency on car travel” and go against government plans to “address the climate emergency”.
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NewsPolice object to forecourt’s 24-hour application over staff safety concerns
Blackpool police have objected to a Rontec filling station shop opening 24 hours a day due to concerns that such an arrangement may not be safe for employees, even when two members of staff are on duty overnight.
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NewsNew Moto Sawtry services just weeks away from opening
A new motorway service area operated by Moto is soon to open at Sawtry on the A1(M) between Peterborough and Cambridge, cementing the partnership between the two firms.
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NewsDerbyshire forecourt gets 24-hour licence despite local opposition
A Morrisons forecourt operated by MFG has been granted 24-hour opening rights by the local council, despite opposition from residents that extending its operating hours would create additional noise and disruption to the local area.
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NewsMFG Herefordshire forecourt seeks to expand with EV charging and jet wash
MFG is seeking to expand a Morrisons-branded forecourt in Leominster, Herefordshire, with the addition of jet washing facilities and EV chargepoints, planning documents have revealed.
