All Planning articles
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NewsTesco planns new forecourt for Isle of Skye
Developers are set to build a new-to-sector filling station on the Isle of Skye, which sits off the north-west coast of Scotland and has a population of just 10,000 – though is visited by over 1m people a year.
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NewsEG On The Move planning new-to-sector site in Devon
Top 50 Indie EG On The Move is looking to construct a new-to-sector forecourt in Paignton, Devon, and is awaiting a council decision on its planning application for the project.
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NewsAnother Go petrol station in the offing
Go, which specialises in unmanned forecourts and last week agreed to buy Sainsbury’s Northern Irish fuel-retail operations, is further expanding into England, with a new site in planning for Carlisle.
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NewsSecond planning application sees permission granted for new Lancashire forecourt
Forecourt firm Petromex has been given the go-ahead to knock down a former filling station in Lancashire and build an all-new three-pump-island facility in its place, having previously been refused permission for the project.
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NewsCostco expands Birmingham forecourt by 50% to cope with demand
Warehouse retailer Costco is to expand its Birmingham forecourt after it became a victim of its own success, with queuing drivers causing jams on a nearby main road and blocking access to the attached supermarket.
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NewsRoadside Real Estate spends £3m bringing defunct Sainsbury’s site back to life
Rapidly expanding independent forecourt operator Roadside Real Estate has successfully completed its recommissioning of a former Sainsbury’s filling station in Coventry.
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NewsMFG in planning battle over forecourt Burger King proposals
Plans from MFG to remove a jet wash and install a 1,000sq ft Burger King ‘pod’ at a forecourt in Cornwall have met with objections from local councillors, with one branding the firm’s proposals “ludicrous”.
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NewsEG On The Move set to demolish pub to make way for charging hub and forecourt
Proposals from EG On The Move to demolish a pub and construct a new-to-sector forecourt and EV charging hub in Cheshire have met with staunch opposition, with residents and councillors raising a series of objections to the firm’s plans.
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NewsEG On The Move facing resistance to new-to-sector project in Worcestershire
Top 50 Indie EG On The Move is proposing to knock down a disused pub and construct a new-to-sector forecourt on a main road west of Droitwich, Worcestershire – but the firm’s plans are already under threat after the parish council objected to the project “very strongly”.
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NewsRontec to demolish £100,000 toilet
Independent forecourt operator Rontec is proposing to demolish a toilet that was previously valued at £100,000.
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NewsMFG and EG On The Move lose planning bids for rival forecourts
Top 50 Indies EG On The Move and MFG have both been refused planning permission for new-to-sector sites 250 metres away from each other on the A487 trunk road in north-west Wales.
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NewsNew Birmingham roadside services planned – without petrol station
A new roadside services with a coffee shop, a self-storage facility and EV charging has been approved by planners for Birmingham, with no petrol station featuring in the project.
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NewsShell to swap fuel pumps for EV chargers at Staffordshire knockdown rebuild
Oil major Shell is planning to remove two of six pump islands at a company-owned forecourt in Lichfield, Staffordshire, replacing fuel nozzles with half a dozen EV charging bays.
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NewsMFG heads to government to appeal planning refusal
MFG has lodged an appeal with the government’s Planning Inspectorate after it was refused planning permission to upgrade a Wiltshire filling station.
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NewsAtlas loses second bid for 24-hour forecourt opening
Atlas Retailers, which operates 17 forecourts and is targeting 100, has been refused permission to open a forecourt in Bradford on a 24-hour basis.
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NewsPlymouth petrol station set to become car rental outlet
A former filling station in Plymouth, Devon, is set to be demolished and rebuilt as a car rental outlet following a planning application by Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
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NewsEG On the Move gets hard-won planning permission to knock down and rebuild forecourt
Top 50 Indie EG On The Move can finally begin work on demolishing and rebuilding a forecourt in Ipswich, Suffolk, after the local authority gave the firm the go-ahead.
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NewsGo continues British expansion with new unmanned forecourt in Old Trafford
Northern Irish forecourt brand Go is continuing to grow in Britain, with the firm planning a new unmanned forecourt for Manchester.
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NewsWelcome Break opens consultation into new £50m motorway services
A consultation has opened on proposals from Welcome Break to build a new-to-sector motorway services on the A1(M) by Doncaster.
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NewsControversial EG On The Move development plans to be decided
Proposals from EG On The Move to knock down and rebuild a Sussex forecourt are set to be decided imminently by the local authority.